In 1984, Congress passed the National Organ Transplant Act (See also National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) that mandated the establishment of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and SRTR The purpose of the SRTR is to provide evaluation of clinical information about donors, transplant candidates and recipients, as well as patient and graft survival rates. (Organdonor.gov April 2020)
As called for by the National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA), the purpose of the SRTR is to provide ongoing evaluation of clinical data about donors, transplant candidates, and recipients, as well as patient and graft survival rates. With oversight and funding from the DoT, the SRTR is currently administered by the Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG) of the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation (MMRF). (OPTN Glossary May 2021)
The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, a national database of transplantation statistics. Founded in 1987, the registry exists to support the ongoing evaluation of the scientific and clinical status of solid organ trans
plantation. Data in the registry are collected by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) from hospitals and organ procurement organizations (OPOs) across the country (Alliance Terminology & Data Resources May 2021)
The organization that provides ongoing evaluation of clinical data about donors, transplant candidates, and recipients, as well as patient and graft survival rates. The SRTR contract is awarded by HRSA, who oversees and funds it. (OPTN Bylaws Definitions, December 2020)