Breakdown in the Organ Donation Process and Its Effect on Organ Availability

Table 2

Descriptive statistics for eligible deaths.

Median age	37 years
Females	40%
Joining the state donor registry	32%
Race
Caucasians	87%
African-Americans	11%
Process breakdowns ()	25
Suboptimal request	17
Untimely referral	5
Deescalation of care/early extubation	1
Unidentified	2