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Analysis of brain death declaration process and its impact on organ donation in a reference trauma center
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the processes of brain death diagnosis and organ donation in a reference trauma center. METHODS: Observational and cross-sectional study with patients notified with brain death at a reference trauma center. Data were obtained through the collection of medical records and b...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9586427/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32965298 http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO5448 |
Sumario: | OBJECTIVE: To characterize the processes of brain death diagnosis and organ donation in a reference trauma center. METHODS: Observational and cross-sectional study with patients notified with brain death at a reference trauma center. Data were obtained through the collection of medical records and brain death declaration forms. RESULTS: One hundred fity-nine patients were notified with brain death, mostly male (82.6%), young adults (97.61%) and victims of brain traumatic injury (93.7%). Median of the total time interval for the diagnosis of brain death was 20.75 hours, with no difference between organ donors and non-donors. We had excessive time intervals on brain death declaration, but without statistical effect on organ donation numbers. CONCLUSION: We had low efficacy in brain death declaration based on longer time intervals, with no impact on organ donation. |
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