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Public mistrust linked to drop in deceased donor organ donations and kidney transplants
Public mistrust after rare incidents led to a drop in deceased donor kidney transplants by 116 last year, while living donor transplants slightly rose, Kidney Transplant Collaborative found.
- Wednesday, the Kidney Transplant Collaborative reported organ donations from the recently deceased dropped last year for the first time in over a decade, resulting in fewer kidney transplants than in 2024.
- The analysis found the decline traced to recent reports of patients showing signs of life during retrieval preparations, which shook public confidence and prompted people removing names from donor lists.
- There were just over 49,000 transplants last year compared with 48,150 in 2024, with about 100 living kidney donors partly offsetting the decline while hearts, livers and lungs rose.
- The Association of Organ Procurement Organizations warned Wednesday that planned retrievals were stopped and urged members, hospitals and federal regulators to restore public trust and develop additional safeguards.
- More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant waiting list, and with the broader trend of rising organ transplants prior to last year, the shortfall matters.
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