Keys to successful organ procurement: An experience-based review of clinical practices at a high-performing health-care organization

Organ procurement (OP) from donors after brain death and circulatory death represents the primary source of transplanted organs. Despite favorable laws and regulations, OP continues to face challenges for a number of reasons, including institutional, personal, and societal barriers. This focused rev...

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Autores principales: Wojda, Thomas R., Stawicki, Stanislaw P., Yandle, Kathy P., Bleil, Maria, Axelband, Jennifer, Wilde-Onia, Rebecca, Thomas, Peter G., Cipolla, James, Hoff, William S., Shultz, Jill
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5479082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28660162
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/IJCIIS.IJCIIS_30_17
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Sumario:Organ procurement (OP) from donors after brain death and circulatory death represents the primary source of transplanted organs. Despite favorable laws and regulations, OP continues to face challenges for a number of reasons, including institutional, personal, and societal barriers. This focused review presents some of the key components of a successful OP program at a large, high-performing regional health network. This review focuses on effective team approaches, aggressive resuscitative strategies, optimal communication, family support, and community outreach efforts.

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