Liao W.C.Hwang S.L.Ko W.J.SHOEI-SHEN WANG2020-03-052020-03-0520040041-1345https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-9244220610&doi=10.1016%2fj.transproceed.2004.08.083&partnerID=40&md5=a7ef682c07033dc27bca49638fdb8f90https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/471132The demand for organ transplantation is disparate to the supply of organ donors. The organ shortage is a limitation for transplantation. This study analyzed the status of heart donors at the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) from July 1987 through November 2001 using registry records. One hundred ninety-four total heart donors yielded about 25 donors per year in the late era (years of 1995-2001). The majority of heart donors were men (78.4%) of O blood type (46.9%) with a mean age of 29.8 (SD = 11.9) years. Though head injury was the main source of heart donors (78.4%), cerebrovascular accident patients have increased (15%) since 1995. However, the number of donors from head injury decreased in the year of 1997, when Taiwan passed a law to force motorcycle drivers to wear safety helmets. The average interval from brain death to donation was 75.4 (SD = 71.2) hours. One hundred fifty-six (80.4%) of the 194 donor hearts came from outside hospitals. However, the majority of heart transplantations (166 cases, 85.6%) were done at the NTUH. Implementing a program for a smooth donation and organ procurement processes should provide better donor management in cardiac transplantation.[SDGs]SDG3adult; blood group typing; brain death; cerebrovascular accident; conference paper; female; head injury; health program; heart transplantation; helmet; human; law; male; organ donor; priority journal; safety; Taiwan; time series analysis; ABO Blood-Group System; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Brain Death; Cause of Death; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Heart; Hospitals, University; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Taiwan; Tissue Donorsconference paper10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.08.083155612502-s2.0-9244220610