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Organ Procurement and maintains the waiting list and allocates donor organs
Transplantation Network to individuals waiting for an organ transplant.
(OPTN) is the National Creates the policies and rules that transplant centers,
system that... OPOs and histocompatibility labs must follow.
United Network for Organ the current government contractor who carries out
Sharing (UNOS) is... the responsibilities of the OPTN.
Medical Physicians/Surgeons of organ specialty
Dietitians
Pharmacists
Per OPTN policy, the
multi-disciplinary team Transplant Coordinators
includes...
Social Workers
Psychologists
Others as indicated by organ specialty
Listing criteria is each individual center according to the center's
determined by... selection criteria and protocols.
Ready for listing and transplantation
Candidates for transplant
fall into the following Reassess after addressing unresolved issues
categories:
Not a candidate for listing
, National organ allocation political influence
policies do not permit discrimination
favoritism based on... financial status
The UNet application The UNet application Waitlist allows for...
Waitlist allows for...
adding/reviewing donors, run matches, and send
The UNet application
organ offers to transplant hospitals with compatible
DonorNet allows for...
candidates
the management and tracking of data from the initial
The Unet application Tiedi
listing to the actual transplant, and then through the
allows for...
follow-up process
Medical Urgency (status, CAS, MELD, etc)
Tissue Match (prospective if required)
Blood Type
Organs are matched on Waiting Time
the following criteria:
Organ Size
Histocompatibility matching (HLA unacceptable
antigens)
Geographic Distance
Patient Selection Criteria
ABO Documentation
Listing documentation
required by OPTN Multiple
includes:
Listing/Wait Time Transfer
Status Justification
selection criteria is met
Patient selection
evaluation complete
documentation includes...