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There is a relationship between the opioid crisis and available organs for transplantation. As overdoses increase, organ supply increases in a significant way.
There is a relationship between the opioid crisis and available organs for transplantation. As overdoses increase, organ supply increases in a significant way.
The opioid crisis appears to have contributed to a decrease in the number of persons on the waiting list for all organs. Rule outs and Disqualification criteria for organs have been changed during this timeframe as well.
Since fewer organs are now disqualified because of quality that is deemed to be unsuitable for transplantation, more transplantations are occurring.
The dramatic increase in the rate of (Overdose Death Donors) ODD utilization was striking, and it has increased concordantly with the rate of overdose deaths.
In spite of the public crisis that the opioid overdose epidemic pushed by China through cartel controlled ports has created, the impact on organ transplantation and the unintended consequences of increasing the number of donor hearts is noteworthy.
Only through a continuation of this public health crisis can we continue to provide organs at the current rate in which they are available in the US.
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