Usefulness of Thiel-Embalmed Cadavers for Training in Organ Procurement

The COVID-19 pandemic has been well-documented to have a variable impact on individual communities and health care systems. We describe the experience of a single organ procurement organization (OPO), located in an area without a large cluster of cases during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. A review of community health data describing the impact of COVID-19 nationally and in Oklahoma was conducted. Additionally, a retrospective review of available OPO data from March 2019-May 2020 was performed. While the amount of donor referrals received and organs recovered by the OPO remained stable in the initial months of the pandemic, the observed organs transplanted vs. expected organs transplanted (O:E) decreased to the lowest number in the 15-month period and organs transplanted decreased as well. Fewer organs from Oklahoma donors were accepted for transplant despite staff spending more time allocating organs.

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An Adapted Process and Organ Procurement Perspective on Heart Retransplantation for a Healthy Heart’s Third Life

Progress in Transplantation ◽

10.1177/15269248211024616 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 152692482110246

Author(s):

Darryl C. Nethercot ◽

Mita Shah ◽

Lisa M. Stocks ◽

Jeffrey M. Trageser ◽

Victor Pretorius ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Organ Procurement ◽

The United States ◽

Matching Process ◽

Organ Procurement Organizations ◽

Third Person ◽

Adapted Process ◽

United Network ◽

Transplanted Hearts

As organ procurement organizations nationwide see an increased opportunity to retransplant already transplanted hearts, we would like to share the overview and process of our 2 successful cases. Heart retransplantation increased our cardiac placement rates by 2.64% and 2% in 2015 and 2019, respectively. Spread across a nation that sees over 3500 heart placements annually, a 2% increase would be substantial. Since 2009, our cases stand as the only documented heart retransplantations in the United States. However, United Network for Organ Sharing data shows that potential exists. From a facilitation perspective, we have developed a protocol to ease the matching process. From a surgical perspective, these cases had no complications and saved 2 lives, with each heart now beating in a third person. We hope that by sharing our process and success, we can familiarize fellow organ procurement organizations and transplant communities with this viable opportunity.

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Variations in deceased donor kidney procurement biopsy practice patterns: A Survey of U.S. organ procurement organizations

Clinical Transplantation ◽

10.1111/ctr.14411 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Brendan R. Emmons ◽

S. Ali Husain ◽

Kristen L. King ◽

Joel T. Adler ◽

Sumit Mohan

Keyword(s):

Practice Patterns ◽

Organ Procurement ◽

Deceased Donor ◽

Donor Kidney ◽

Deceased Donor Kidney ◽

Organ Procurement Organizations

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Inefficiency in Cadaveric Organ Procurement

Southern Economic Journal ◽

10.1002/j.2325-8012.2006.tb00754.x ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 73 (1) ◽

pp. 13-26

Author(s):

T. Randolph Beard ◽

David L. Kaserman ◽

Richard P. Saba

Keyword(s):

Organ Procurement ◽

Cadaveric Organ

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Development of a Pulmonary Workshop for Organ Recovery Coordinators’ Continuing Medical Education

Progress in Transplantation ◽

10.1177/1526924820958113 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (4) ◽

pp. 372-375

Author(s):

Nicholas R. Henry ◽

Donna D. Gardner ◽

Nathan Rodrigues

Keyword(s):

Continuing Education ◽

Professional Education ◽

Organ Procurement ◽

Program Assessment ◽

Management Skills ◽

Mechanical Ventilators ◽

Hands On ◽

Before And After ◽

Specialized Education ◽

Organ Recovery

Organ recovery coordinators (ORCs) have varied professional education backgrounds; however, based on their specialized education, their training may not have included in-depth mechanical ventilation and pulmonary management. An 8-hour pulmonary workshop was developed in collaboration between an organ procurement organization and a university-based respiratory care department. The workshop focused on pulmonary management and hands-on laboratory exercises using mechanical ventilators. A program assessment questionnaire was completed by participants following the workshop, which requested their self-reported comfort/familiarity with pulmonary management skills before and after the workshop on a 5-point Likert scale. Following the pulmonary workshop, the mean ORC comfort/familiarity for all pulmonary management skills increased significantly ( P < .01). This program suggests ORCs can develop a greater awareness and comfort with pulmonary management by participating in a continuing education pulmonary workshop. Continuing education initiatives focused on pulmonary management of donor patients using hands-on competencies should be part of the ORCs practice improvement efforts.

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Family perspectives on organ and tissue donation for transplantation: A principlist analysis

Nursing Ethics ◽

10.1177/0969733016687156 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (8) ◽

pp. 1041-1050

Author(s):

Marcelo José dos Santos ◽

Lydia Feito

Keyword(s):

Organ Donation ◽

Organ Procurement ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Tissue Donation ◽

São Paulo ◽

Ethical Considerations ◽

Donation Process ◽

The Family ◽

Organ Procurement Organizations ◽

Family Interview

Background: The family interview context is permeated by numerous ethical issues which may generate conflicts and impact on organ donation process. Objective: This study aims to analyze the family interview process with a focus on principlist bioethics. Method: This exploratory, descriptive study uses a qualitative approach. The speeches were collected using the following prompt: “Talk about the family interview for the donation of organs and tissues for transplantation, from the preparation for the interview to the decision of the family to donate or not.” For the treatment of qualitative data, we chose the method of content analysis and categorical thematic analysis. Participants: The study involved 18 nurses who worked in three municipal organ procurement organizations in São Paulo, Brazil, and who conducted family interviews for organ donation. Ethical considerations: The data were collected after approval of the study by the Research Ethics Committee of the School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo. Results: The results were classified into four categories and three subcategories. The categories are the principles adopted by principlist bioethics. Discussion: The principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice permeate the family interview and reveal their importance in the organs and tissues donation process for transplantation. Conclusion: The analysis of family interviews for the donation of organs and tissues for transplantation with a focus on principlist bioethics indicates that the process involves many ethical considerations. The elucidation of these aspects contributes to the discussion, training, and improvement of professionals, whether nurses or not, who work in organ procurement organizations and can improve the curriculum of existing training programs for transplant coordinators who pursue ethics in donation and transplantation as their foundation.

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