Influence factors for successful corneal donation among Chinese adults:data from Nanjing between 2001 and 2012
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    AIM: To investigate the factors that may influence the successful corneal donation among adults in China.METHODS:This retrospective study was conducted in 2012. The eligible participants were all the adults registered in Nanjing Red Cross Eye Bank to donate their corneas after death during the period of 2001 and 2012. Multivariate logistic regression models were applied to investigate the influence factors for successful donation, the outcome events.RESULTS:Totally, 210 of 328 (64.0%) registered potential donors successfully donated their corneas after death. The mean (SD) age at registration was 64.7 (12.5) for all participants, with 65.5 (10.1) and 63.2 (15.8) for successful and unsuccessful donors, respectively. With multivariate logistic regression analysis, five factors, the willingness of donation, age, education level, residence area, and cause of death were identified to be associated with successful corneal donation.CONCLUSION:The willingness of donation and some socio-demographic factors might substantially affect their successful donation after death for people who registered to donate corneas.

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Li-Xun Chen, Qing-Huai Liu. Influence factors for successful corneal donation among Chinese adults:data from Nanjing between 2001 and 2012. Int J Ophthalmol, 2014,7(6):984-987

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  • Received:November 11,2013
  • Revised:April 25,2014
  • Adopted:April 25,2014
  • Online: December 15,2014
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