Transplant
Proc 1993 Aug;25(4):2487-8
Organ donation and referrals among African-Americans.
Yang SL, Abrams J, Smolinski S, Nathan H.
Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Solid organ referrals for AA have been growing since 1989. One third
of AA referrals are in the 16 to 30 year age group with the majority of
these males suffering traumatic injury. AA donors have increased from
11 in 1989 to 32 in 1992. This is in spite of AA and minority consent
rates that are 20% to 30% below that of the CAUC group. This gap represents
a vital opportunity for improvement. Increased education to minority groups
with a message that considers the ethnic and cultural diversity of the
minority community coupled with an increase in the number of minority
transplant coordinators should help to increase the number of AA referrals
and
donors.
PMID: 8356641 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
