UNOS plan reimagines governance of U.S. transplant system to best serve patients
Roadmap outlines how to create an independent OPTN Board in a move endorsed by Congress
Coming soon: Reporting primary graft dysfunction in heart
The new data collected will allow for improved monitoring of outcomes for recipients with primary graft disfunction (PGD).
Now in effect: Changes to security personnel requirements and reporting
These changes were approved by the OPTN Board of Directors at their June 26, 2023 meeting.
New kidney biopsy fields coming to DonorNet and TIEDI
These new fields aim to reduce inconsistencies in both the reporting of kidney biopsy results as well as the specific biopsy parameters reported.
In Memoriam – Isabel Stenzel Byrnes
UNOS celebrates the life of Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, a lung recipient who, with her twin sister Anabel, became a voice for patients and a passionate advocate for donation and transplant. Isabel and Anabel were both born with cystic fibrosis in 1972. Not expected to live... Match result data archiving now in effect
If you navigate to an archived match result, a message will display explaining the match has been archived, along with instructions on how to obtain the results if needed.
Updated National Liver Review Board guidance in effect for multivisceral candidates
New exception point assignments for qualified candidates needing multi-organ combinations including a liver and intestine
Public Comment open from July 27 through Sept. 19, 2023
The OPTN is offering 14 items for review.
U.S. House of Representatives calls on FAA to improve air transport of donor organs
Vote calls for a work group to consider whether organs transported via commercial flight could once again travel safely in a plane’s cabin
UNOS applauds house action to improve air transport of donor organs
Floor vote establishes a work group to review whether organs transported via commercial flight could once again travel safely in a plane’s cabin