ArticleAmerican journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons2011
Estimating the potential pool of HIV-infected deceased organ donors in the United States.
Article in American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.
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- Evaluating Challenges in Access To Transplantation for Persons with HIV.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Review
- Breaking barriers: giving HOPE to people living with HIV and end-stage renal disease.Clinical kidney journal · 2025Article
- Safety of Kidney Transplantation from Donors with HIV.The New England journal of medicine · 2024Observational
- Deceased Donors With HIV in the Era of the HOPE Act: Referrals and Procurement.Transplantation direct · 2024Article
- Overcoming barriers and stigma: new frontiers in solid organ transplantation for people with HIV.Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- Efficacy of hope: Analysis of organ quality and availability among deceased HIV-positive donors.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society · 2022Article
- Barriers experienced by organ procurement organizations in implementing the HOPE act and HIV-positive organ donation.AIDS care · 2022Article
- National Landscape of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Deceased Organ Donors in the United States.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2022Article
- HOPE in action: A prospective multicenter pilot study of liver transplantation from donors with HIV to recipients with HIV.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2022Article
- Transplanting Organs from Donors with HIV or Hepatitis C: The Viral Frontier.World journal of surgery · 2021Review
- Patients' Experiences With HIV-positive to HIV-positive Organ Transplantation.Transplantation direct · 2021Article
- A prospective multicenter pilot study of HIV-positive deceased donor to HIV-positive recipient kidney transplantation: HOPE in action.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2021Article
- Science Over Stigma: Lessons and Future Direction of HIV-to-HIV Transplantation.Current transplantation reports · 2021Review
- Brief Report: Willingness to Accept HIV-Infected and Increased Infectious Risk Donor Organs Among Transplant Candidates Living With HIV.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2020Article
- Kidney Transplantation in Patients with HIV.Kidney360 · 2020Review
- Cost-utility analysis in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing kidney transplant; what pays? A systematic review.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2020Review
- The future of HIV Organ Policy Equity Act is now: the state of HIV+ to HIV+ kidney transplantation in the United States.Current opinion in organ transplantation · 2019Review
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Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is no longer a contraindication to transplantation. For HIV-infected patients, HIV-infected deceased donors (HIVDD) could attenuate the organ shortage and waitlist mortality. However, this practice would violate United States federal law. The goal of this study was to estimate the potential impact of legalizing transplantation of HIV-infected organs by quantifying the potential pool of HIVDD. Using Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) data, HIV-infected deaths compatible with donation were enumerated. Using HIV Research Network (HIVRN) data, CD4 count, plasma HIV-1 RNA level, AIDS-defining illnesses and causes of death were examined in potential HIVDD. Using UNOS data, evaluated donors who later demonstrated unanticipated HIV infections were studied. From NIS, a yearly average of 534 (range: 481-652) potential HIVDD were identified, with 63 (range: 39-90) kidney-only, 221 (range: 182-255) liver-only and 250 (range: 182-342) multiorgan donors. From HIVRN, a yearly average of 494 (range: 441-533) potential HIVDD were identified. Additionally, a yearly average of 20 (range: 11-34) donors with unanticipated HIV infection were identified from UNOS. Deceased HIV-infected patients represent a potential of approximately 500-600 donors per year for HIV-infected transplant candidates. In the current era of HIV management, a legal ban on the use of these organs seems unwarranted and likely harmful.
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