Location of in-house organ procurement organization staff in level I trauma centers increases conversion of potential donors to actual donors

Autor: Shafer, Teresa J., Davis, Kimberly D., Holtzman, Samuel M., Buren, Charles T. Van, Crafts, Nicholas J., Durand, Roger
Zdroj: Transplantation; April 2003, Vol. 75 Issue: 8 p1330-1335, 6p
Abstrakt: Of 5810 acute care hospitals in the United States, only 3.9 (231) are Level 1 Trauma Centers (L1TCs). L1TCs have a significant number of potential organ donors (PODs). Placement of Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) staff, In House Coordinators (IHCs), directly within the L1TC to increase the number of families who consent to donate and to provide system management for the trauma center’s donation program, was evaluated.
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