Benefits of the tissue donation process in the intensive care units: A mission of all of us

Alvarez-Marquez, Antonia; Egea-Guerrero, Juan José

doi:10.1016/j.medine.2018.09.009

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“…Facilitating tissue donation for every patient who dies in hospital, and thus truly integrating donation at the end-of-life into hospital care, is another equally important aim of this quality assurance programme for the tissue donation process [ 8 , 9 ]. In order to achieve this goal, it is essential to raise awareness of this issue among healthcare professionals [ 10 ].…”

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Meeting the Shortage of Human Cells and Tissues: The Andalusian Quality Assurance Programme for Tissue Donation

Alvarez-Marquez,

Huet,

Pérez-Villares

et al. 2024

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Background A quality assurance programme for the tissue donation process was launched in Andalusia in 2020 to facilitate the integration of tissue donation into end-of-life care, and to respond to the growing need for human tissue for therapeutic purposes. The results of this programme are presented here.Methods After identifying the hospital departments in which to intensify the detection of tissue donors, expanding training activities and designing a specific data collection system for possible tissue donors who do not donate their tissues, the results of the donation activity were quantified and the causes of non-donation were analysed by applying the critical pathway for deceased tissue donation methodology.Results After an initial drop in activity, which coincided with the coronavirus pandemic, the number of tissue donors increased by 48.4% in 2022 compared to 2019. From the eligible donors, 83% were actual tissue donors and 71% were utilised donors. The modifiable causes of tissue donation loss, in order of frequency, were family refusal, followed by organisational or logistical issues, failure to notify or failure to identify possible donors, and failure to complete donor evaluation.Conclusion As a result of the collaboration of the various professionals involved in the programme, tissue donation activity has increased remarkably, the potential and effectiveness of the donation process have been evaluated, and areas for improvement have been identified, which we hope will lead to continuous improvement of the process.

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