| Title | Increased transplanted organs from the use of a standardized donor management protocol |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Rosendale JD, Chabalewski FL, McBride MA, Garrity ER, Rosengard BR, Delmonico FL, Kauffman HM |
| Journal | Am J Transplant |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pagination | 761 - 8 |
| Date Published | Sep |
| Accession Number | 12243497 |
| Keywords | *Clinical Protocols, *Critical Pathways, *Organ Transplantation, *Tissue Donors, Evaluation Studies, Humans |
| Abstract | The organ shortage has resulted in increasing recipient waiting lists and waiting-list deaths. The increased use of expanded donors has been associated with increased discarding of procured organs because of poor organ function. A structured donor management algorithm or critical pathway was tested to determine its effect on the donor management and procurement process. A pilot study examined donors from 88 critical care units in 10 organ procurement organizations managed under the critical pathway and compared them to retrospective data collected at those same pilot sites. The total number of organs both procured and transplanted per 100 donors was significantly greater (p |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 1331 |
