COVID-19 updates: April 1, 2020
Latest news and updates for organ procurement organizations and transplant programs
COVID-19-related cause of death option now available for transplant recipients and candidates
New code will allow for better assessment of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on transplant candidates and recipients.
Changes to the Organ Offer Report for transplant programs
The ROO is available to every transplant program and includes data on 180 days of organ offers to candidates at each transplant program.
Using behavioral research to test and improve transplant decision making
UNOS researchers used simulated organ offers to test the effect of biopsies on kidney offers and published the results in the inaugural issue of Kidney360.
COVID-19 updates: March 28, 2020
Latest news and updates for organ procurement organizations and transplant programs
COVID-19 updates: March 27, 2020
News and updates for organ procurement organizations and transplant programs
COVID-19 inactivation process for multiple kidney transplant candidates
Kidney transplant programs now have the ability to perform temporary inactivation of multiple transplant candidates simultaneously for the reason of “COVID-19 Precaution”.
COVID-19 refusal codes for transplant hospitals implemented March 25
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some transplant programs may want to refuse certain organ offers for reasons related to the candidate, the donor, or OPO or transplant hospital operational issues.
OPTN policy link added to DonorNet®
OPO and transplant hospital members who are using DonorNet will now be able to access OPTN policies easily from a link added under the “Related Links” header within DonorNet.
Then and now: Living donor liver transplantation
See how living donor liver transplantation has changed over time and what helps clinicians improve