Observational Study Examining Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Following Donation From Individuals That Died of Drug Toxicity in British Columbia, Canada.

Background: The illicit drug toxicity (overdose) crisis has worsened across Canada, between 2016 and 2021 more than 28 000 individuals have died of drug toxicity. Organ donation from persons who experience drug toxicity death has increased in recent years.

Objective: This study examines whether graft loss after kidney transplantation differed by donor cause of death.

Outcomes following heart or bilateral-lung transplantation from donors who died of drug toxicity in British Columbia, Canada.

Introduction: The illicit drug toxicity (overdose) crisis has worsened across Canada; between 2016 and 2021, more than 28,000 individuals have died of drug toxicity. Organ donation from persons who experience drug toxicity death (DTD) has increased in recent years. This study examines whether survival after heart or bilateral-lung transplantation differed by donor cause of death.