The Health Resources and Services Administration's Division of Transplantation administers and oversees two contracts to facilitate the nation's allocation system for organ transplantation.
The OPTN, contracted by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), is responsible for operating the national network for organ procurement and allocation, and works to promote organ donation.
The SRTR, contracted by the Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, provides analytical support for the ongoing evaluation of scientific and clinical status of solid organ transplantation.
Contents of the Annual Report
Over 250 tables of comprehensive transplant data, showing both recent activity and 10-year trends
Nine chapters with analysis and explanation of the data tables prepared by more than 40 national experts, including three "special focus" articles on transplant tourism, LYFT methods for kidney allocation, and performance measures
Examinations of trends in waiting list patient counts and characteristics, highlighting the need for additional organ donors
Analyses of transplantation by organ, including patient outcome predictors and factors affecting patient survival
An overview of the unique clinical and policy issues of pediatric transplantation
A review of trends in organ donation and utilization and recent efforts to increase the number of donors
Detailed discussions of issues frequently raised by patients, physicians, policy makers and administrators
Online Resources
Each year the OPTN and the SRTR prepare and disseminate a report on transplant data; since 2003 this report has been available online.
This Annual Report is a publication of the Department of Health and Human Services.
It was developed by contract for the Health Resources and Services Administration,
Healthcare Systems Bureau, Division of Transplantation. The OPTN contract requires
production and dissemination of this report; the SRTR contract requires coordination
of the descriptive chapters and data-related sections of this report.
This is a U.S. government-sponsored work. There are no restrictions on its use. Citing the Annual Report.
Find national graft and recipient survival rates for all organs from 1996 to 2005.
