Guidelines for the assessment and acceptance of potential brain-dead organ donors
Open Access
- 1 January 2016
- journal article
- practice guideline
- Published by GN1 Sistemas e Publicacoes Ltd. in Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva
- Vol. 28 (3), 220-255
- https://doi.org/10.5935/0103-507x.20160049
Abstract
Organ transplantation is the only alternative for many patients with terminal diseases. The increasing disproportion between the high demand for organ transplants and the low rate of transplants actually performed is worrisome. Some of the causes of this disproportion are errors in the identification of potential organ donors and in the determination of contraindications by the attending staff. Therefore, the aim of the present document is to provide guidelines for intensive care multi-professional staffs for the recognition, assessment and acceptance of potential organ donors.Keywords
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