Table 3.
Proportion of eligible deaths for which direct consent for organ donation was obtained, N=31,408*
| Category | Consented | Did not consent | Consent not requested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity† | |||
| Whites, N=17,002 | 13,980 (77.0) | 3,418 (20.1) | 495 (2.9) |
| Blacks, N=7,394 | 4,060 (54.9) | 3,009 (40.8) | 325 (4.4) |
| Hispanics, N=5,262 | 3,553 (67.5) | 1,528 (29.0) | 181 (3.4) |
| Asians, N=1,226 | 490 (48.1) | 585 (47.7) | 51 (4.2) |
| Other, N=524 | 309 (59.0) | 187 (35.7) | 28 (5.3) |
| Age category† | |||
| 0–5, N=1,839 | 1,278 (69.5) | 443 (24.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| 6–17, N=2,358 | 1,774 (75.2) | 532 (22.6) | 52 (2.2) |
| 18–39, N=9,715 | 7,146 (73.6) | 2,294 (23.6) | 275 (2.8) |
| 40–54, N=9,709 | 6,525 (67.2) | 2,875 (29.6) | 309 (3.2) |
| 55–64, N=5,753 | 3,671 (63.8) | 1,845 (32.1) | 237 (4.1) |
| 65+, N=2,034 | 1,207 (59.3) | 738 (36.3) | 89 (4.4) |
| OPO, %‡ | |||
| 25thpercentile | 67.5% | 21.4% | 1.2% |
| Median | 72.4% | 30.4% | 2.6% |
| 75th percentile | 78.4% | 34.1% | 5.3% |
| Cause of brain death† | |||
| Anoxia, N=7,136 | 4,958 (69.5) | 1,899 (26.6) | 279 (3.9) |
| CVA, N=13,062 | 8,350 (63.9) | 4,271 (32.7) | 441 (3.4) |
| Trauma, N=10,216 | 7,713 (75.5) | 2,213 (21.7) | 290 (2.8) |
| CNS Tumor, N=177 | 117 (66.1) | 55 (31.1) | 5 (2.8) |
| Other, N=817 | 463 (56.7) | 289 (35.4) | 65 (8.0) |
| Consent process met OPO definition of effective requesting† | |||
| Yes, N=24,973 | 18,970 (76.0) | 5,997 (24.0) | N/A |
| No, N=5,359 | 2,630 (49.1) | 2,727 (50.9) | N/A |
| Gender† | |||
| Males, N=18,546 | 12,987 (70.0) | 4,900 (26.4) | 659 (3.6) |
| Females, N=12,862 | 8,614 (67.0) | 3,827 (29.8) | 421 (3.3) |
| Overall | 21,601 (68.9) | 8,727 (27.8) | 1,080 (3.4) |
*
Excluded consent obtained based on prior documentation (e.g. donor registry)
†
P<0.001 for comparisons across categories in the proportion of eligible deaths who consented vs. not consented vs. consent not requested
‡
P<0.001 for comparisons of the consent rate across OPOs using Wilcoxon rank-sum test