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The OPTN's secure transplant information database contains all national data on the candidate waiting list, organ donation and matching, and transplantation. This system is critical in helping organ transplant institutions match waiting candidates with donated organs.
- Center Data
Every 10 minutes, someone is added to the transplant waiting...
- National Data
National Data - Data - OPTN - Health Resources and Services...
- State Data
State Data - Data - OPTN - Health Resources and Services...
- Optn Database
Data collected at the time of recipient registration include...
- Regional Data
Every 10 minutes, someone is added to the transplant waiting...
- Citing Data
Citing Data - Data - OPTN - Health Resources and Services...
- Annual Report
Annual report. OPTN/SRTR annual reports include analysis of...
- Data Collection
Transplant professionals from hospitals, histocompatibility...
- Uses of Data
The data can show the impact of patient mix on patient and...
- 2 Adult Heart Transplant
In 2022, 4,446 new adult heart candidates were added to the...
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- Heart Transplant Status
- What Does Status 1-3 Mean For A Heart Transplant?
- How Do You Get on A Heart Transplant List?
- Staying Close to UPMC While You Wait For Your Donor Heart
- When Your New Heart Becomes Available
- Becoming Inactive (Status 7) on The Heart Transplant Waiting List
- Contact The UPMC Heart Transplant Program
Placement on the heart transplant waiting list will be in accordance to specific criteria met for status levels 1 through 6: 1. 1 - 3:Most often hospitalized in ICU to support their heart. 2. 4:This group is often at home but may need IV medications or VAD to support their heart. 3. 6:This group includes all others who are stable enough to remain h...
Patients who are categorized as Status 1 and 2 have top priority in receiving heart transplants. They are often severely ill, may be on advanced life support, and are not expected to survive more than a month. For these reasons, they will be offered an available heart first. Status 3 patients are the next highest priority. Though expected to live l...
To be placed on the UNOS heart transplant waiting list, you first need to receive a referral from your physician. You can also refer yourselfby reaching out to a member of our heart transplant team. Once a referral is submitted, a member of the transplant team will contact you to discuss next steps. This will include scheduling a time to come to th...
While you're on the heart transplant waiting list, you may need to stay in Pittsburgh. We ask that you live within four hours of UPMC. Once a donor heart is ready, you'll need to get to the hospital quickly to have your transplant. Family Houseis an affordable “home away from home” for heart transplant patients and their families. Maintaining your ...
When we find a good match and assign you a donor heart, your transplant coordinator will call you right away. He or she will let you know what happens next. While you travel to the hospital, the UPMC heart transplant team continues to assess the donor heart. If the team finds the heart: 1. Is right for you, we'll begin to prepare you for heart tran...
Surgeons must transplant a donor heart within a certain amount of time. You will always need to be within four hoursof the hospital while you're on the heart transplant waiting list. Please inform your transplant coordinator of any travel that will take you outside the four-hour window. If you must travel, we may place you in an “inactive status," ...
To contact the UPMC Heart Transplant Program, please call 412-648-6202 or toll-free at 844-548-4591. You can also fill out the UPMC Heart Transplant Program contact formto make an appointment or refer a patient.
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When a deceased organ donor is identified, UNOS’ computer system generates a ranked list of transplant candidates who are suitable to receive each organ. UNOS matches individuals waiting for a lifesaving transplant with compatible donor organs.
Feb 17, 2022 · 206 donors were DCD donors, nearly double the amount in 2020. 159 more transplants were performed in 2021 than 2020. 2021 is also the tenth consecutive year where heart transplant numbers have set a new record.
Steps you need to take. Here are the necessary steps to get on the national waiting list: Your physician must give you a referral. Contact a transplant hospital.
Print page. Welcome to our question and answer page for adult heart allocation. We address the most common information requested by people seeking a transplant for themselves or a loved one, as well as for transplant recipients or their caregivers who want to know more about their treatment.
