Publications by authors named "Luke DeRoos"
Background: In the United States, the demand for organ transplants far outpaces available organs. The use of Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network-defined ineligible donors is an immediate method for increasing donations. However, the use of ineligible donors varies across organ procurement organizations (OPOs), and its association with recipient survival remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Organ transplant is a life-saving procedure for patients with end-stage organ failure. In the US, organ procurement organizations (OPOs) are responsible for the evaluation and procurement of organs from donors who have died; however, there is controversy regarding what measures should be used to evaluate their performance.
Objective: To evaluate OPO performance metrics using combined mortality and donation data and quantify the associations of population demographics with donation metrics.
Purpose: To compare forecasted changes in mean deviation (MD) for patients with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) and high-tension open-angle glaucoma (HTG) at different target intraocular pressures (IOPs) using Kalman filtering, a machine learning technique.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Participants: From the Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study or Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study, 496 patients with HTG; from Japan, 262 patients with NTG.
Importance: Presumed consent, or an opt-out organ transplant policy, has been adopted by many countries worldwide to increase organ donation. The implication of such a policy for transplants in the United States is uncertain, however.
Objective: To simulate the potential implications of a presumed consent policy in the United States.