Evidence-Based Checklist to Delay Cardiac Arrest in Brain-Dead Potential Organ Donors
Glauco A. Westphal,
Caroline Cabral Robinson,
Natalia Elis Giordani
et al.
Abstract:ImportanceThe effectiveness of goal-directed care to reduce loss of brain-dead potential donors to cardiac arrest is unclear.ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based, goal-directed checklist in the clinical management of brain-dead potential donors in the intensive care unit (ICU).Design, Setting, and ParticipantsThe Donation Network to Optimize Organ Recovery Study (DONORS) was an open-label, parallel-group cluster randomized clinical trial in Brazil. Enrollment and follow-up were conducted… Show more
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