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M Tondinelli1, M J Q Galdino2, M D B de Carvalho3
1Intra-Hospital Organ and Tissue Donation Commission for Transplants, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Cornélio Procópio, Paraná, Brazil; Teaching and Research Group in Nursing Service Management, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
Background:
Few studies have analyzed the results of the organ and tissue donation process for transplants.
Objectives:
To analyze donations of organs and tissues for transplants in the Macroregional North of Paraná.
Material And Methods:
Cross-sectional and retrospective study, using data from 7383 death certificates of eligible donors notified in 2015 by 16 hospitals accredited to the Organ Procurement Organization. The data were analyzed using the prevalence ratio (PR) and the Wald test.
Results:
Among the 934 eligible donors, the prevalence of effective donations was 23.4% (219) Among the 582 organs and tissues donated, corneas were predominant. Organs became available for donation from younger individuals (PR = 0.992), due to brain death (PR = 2.482), notified by the type III Intra-Hospital Organ and Tissue Donation Commissions for Transplants (PR = 2.016), which took place in intensive care units (PR = 1.471). The relatives interviewed were the partners and/or children (PR = 0.469), and the interviews were held by the nurse (PR = 1.324).
Conclusion:
Effective donations were able to take place through proper organizational structure and trained human resources, highlighting the role of the nurse in the optimization of the organ and tissue donation process for transplants.
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