Profile of effective organ and tissue donors from a north-northeast referral hospital

Autor: Aline Mércia Nunes Teixeira, Clarissa Mourão Pinho, Carmen Daniella Batista de Oliveira, Juliany Fernanda Alves de Souza Silva, Ellen Lucena da Silva, Joana Darc de Oliveira Reis, Andreia Soares da Silva
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Revista Enfermagem Digital Cuidado e Promoção da Saúde, Vol 4, Iss 2, Pp 96-100 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2446-5682
DOI: 10.5935/2446-5682.20190015
Popis: Objective: To characterize the profile of effective organ and tissue donors in a referral hospital in the northnortheast.Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, based on secondary data from organ and tissue donors registered at the Intra-Hospital Transplant Organ and Tissue Donation Committee, in January 2016 to December 2017. Data collection took place in January 2018.Results: Of the 428 potential donors identified, 376 (88%) were eligible donors and only 136 (32%) effective donors. The main cause of death was related to Brain Stroke (54%) and family non-authorization was the main reason for non-donation (45%).Conclusion: It is necessary to invest more in campaigns focused on information and awareness of the population regarding the importance of organ and tissue donation, consequently increasing the number of donors.
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