Reasons for Noneffectiveness of Organ Donation Programs in Five Hospitals in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Rocon, Pablo Cardozo; Scárdua, R.F.; Ribeiro, L.P.; Almeida, A.V. de; Gomes, Larissa Mottim; Azeredo, H.G.; Piras, Cláudio; Paro, Flávia Marini

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.007

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“…Despite the need for active search and mandatory reporting of PD, underreporting of potential donors is among the main causes of non-effectiveness of the donation and transplantation of organs and tissues from a deceased donor. Added to this there is the inadequate structure of the hospitals for the diagnosis of ED and care/maintenance provided to PD, as well as the refusal of the relatives to authorize the donation 4 - 5 .…”

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Prototype of a computerized scale for the active search for potential organ donors

Ludwig

Pereira

Martinez

et al. 2017

Rev. Latino-Am. Enfermagem

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Objective:to develop a prototype of a computerized scale for the active search for potential organ and tissue donors. Method:methodological study, with the analysis of 377 electronic medical records of patients who died due to encephalic death or cardiorespiratory arrest in the intensive care units of a tertiary hospital. Among the deaths due to cardiorespiratory arrest, the study aimed to identify factors indicating underreported encephalic death cases. The Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Sepsis Related Organ Failure Assessment severity indexes were applied in the protocols. Based on this, a scale was built and sent to five experts for assessment of the scale content, and subsequently, it was computerized by using a prototyping model. Results:34 underreported encephalic death cases were identified in the medical records of patients with cardiorespiratory arrest. Statistically significant differences were found in the Wilcoxon test between the scores of hospital admissions in the intensive care unit and the opening of the encephalic death protocol for both severity indexes. Conclusion:the prototype was effective for identifying potential organ donors, as well as for the identification of the degree of organ dysfunction in patients with encephalic death.

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