Max Xie - Observational Study Examining Organ Utilization and Transplant Outcomes Following Donation from Individuals that Died of Drug Toxicity

The opioid crisis is a public health emergency, and illicit drug toxicity poisoning is now the leading cause of unnatural death in Canada and the United States. In the last decade, an increasing number of individuals who have died from drug toxicity (overdose) have become organ donors. Transplantation is the preferred treatment for individuals experiencing end stage organ failure and organ demand outpaces supply. Maximizing donation from all eligible donors is essential. Our study focuses on transplantation outcomes for recipients of heart, bilateral lung, liver, and kidney from individuals who died of drug toxicity in British Columbia, Canada.

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10/27/2022 7:20:00 PM