TABLE 1. Characteristics of deceased organ donors, by region, Colombia, 2022.
|
Region |
Total N = 1 451 |
Region 1 n = 694 |
Region 2 n = 433 |
Region 5 n = 324 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Average age (SD) |
46.4 (19.3) |
48.1 (18.9) |
44.3 (18.8) |
45.1 (20.2) |
0.001* |
|
Male gender n (%) |
899 (62.0) |
399 (57.4) |
301 (69.5) |
199 (61.4) |
0.000* |
|
Diagnosis of brain death n (%) |
|
|
|
|
0.000* |
|
Hemorrhagic stroke |
599 (41.3) |
319 (45.9) |
140 (32.3) |
140 (43.2) |
|
|
Ischemic stroke |
138 (9.5) |
79 (11.3) |
28 (6.4) |
31 (9.6) |
|
|
Unknown |
14 (1.0) |
4 (0.5) |
2 (0.4) |
8 (2.4) |
|
|
Hypoxia |
128 (8.8) |
60 (8.6) |
27 (6.2) |
41 (12.6) |
|
|
Metabolic |
8 (0.6) |
8 (1.1) |
-- |
-- |
|
|
Neurological infection |
31 (2.1) |
17 (2.4) |
13 (3.0) |
1 (0.3) |
|
|
Other |
11 (0.8) |
-- |
10 (2.3) |
1 (0.3) |
|
|
Traumatic brain injury |
451 (31.1) |
177 (25.5) |
193 (44.5) |
81 (25.0) |
|
|
Brain tumor |
71 (4.9) |
30 (4.3) |
20 (4.6) |
21 (6.4) |
|
|
Donor critical pathway |
|
|
|
|
0.000* |
|
Possible |
1 451 (100) |
694 (100) |
433 (100) |
324 (100) |
|
|
Potential |
441 (30.4) |
245 (35.3) |
128 (29.6) |
68 (30.0) |
|
|
Eligible |
201 (13.9) |
126 (18.1) |
66 (15.2) |
9 (2.8) |
|
|
Actual |
160 (11.0) |
102 (14.7) |
52 (12.0) |
6 (1.8) |
|
|
Utilized |
147 (10.1) |
98 (14.1) |
44 (10.2) |
5 (1.5) |
|
Notes: SD, standard deviation;
Result statistically significant with a p-value < 0.05.
Source: Table prepared by the authors.