Point-of-care testing in an organ procurement organization donor management setting

2003 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 48-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
K A Baier ◽  
L E Markham ◽  
S P Flaigle ◽  
P W Nelson ◽  
C F Shield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Testing ◽  
Donor Management ◽  
Organ Procurement Organization

scholarly journals Move From Manual to Automated Process Allows Organ Procurement Organization's Laboratory to Add Point-of-Care Testing for In-House Donor Management

2014 ◽  
Vol 142 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. A178-A178
Author(s):  
Meghan McDevitt ◽  
Michele Hoffman ◽  
Jeffrey Lopez ◽  
George Portoulas ◽  
Thomas Mutzabaugh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Point Of Care Testing ◽  
Donor Management ◽  
Automated Process

The Reward is Worth the Wait: A Prospective Analysis of 100 Consecutive Organ Donors

2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Britton Christmas ◽  
Tyson A. Bogart ◽  
Kristina E. Etson ◽  
Brett A. Fair ◽  
Harold R. Howe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Management ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Prospective Analysis ◽  
Organ Donors ◽  
Donor Management ◽  
Organ Procurement Organization ◽  
Patient Demographics ◽  
Included Patient ◽  
Initial Hypothesis

Aggressive donor management protocols have evolved to maximize the number of procured organs. Our study assessed donor management time and the number and types of organs procured with the hypothesis that shorter management time yields increased organ procurement and transplant rates. We prospectively analyzed 100 donors managed by a regional organ procurement organization (OPO) during 2007 to 2008. Data included patient demographics, number and types of organs procured and transplanted, patient management time by the OPO, and achievement of donor pre-procurement goals. One hundred consecutive organ donors were managed with a mean age 41 ± 18 years and mean management time 23 ± 9 hours; 376 organs were procured and 327 successfully transplanted. Donors managed greater than 20 hours yielded significantly more heart (5 vs 26, P < 0.01) and lung (6 vs 40, P < 0.01) procurements, more organs procured per donor (3.2 ± 1.4 vs 4.2 ± 1.6, P < 0.01), and more organs transplanted per donor (2.6 ± 1.5 vs 3.7 ± 1.8, P < 0.01) than those managed 20 hours or less. No difference in the attainment of donor management goals was observed between these populations. Contrary to our initial hypothesis, donor management times greater than 20 hours yielded increased organ procurement and transplant rates, particularly for hearts and lungs, despite no differences in the achievement of donor preprocurement management goals.

An In-House Coordinator Program to Increase Organ Donation in Public Trauma Hospitals

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Shafer ◽  
R. Patrick Wood ◽  
Charles Van Buren ◽  
William Guerriero ◽  
Kimberly Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Consent Process ◽  
Organ Donors ◽  
Consent Rate ◽  
Donor Management ◽  
Organ Procurement Organization ◽  
Conversion Rates ◽  
Organ Recovery

A 4-year retrospective study was conducted regarding the donor potential, consent rates, and organ recovery at a large 500-bed public trauma hospital. An independent organ procurement organization hired two in-house coordinators, one white and one black, to work exclusively in the hospital. The duties of the in-house coordinators included the following: working with nurses, physicians, and residents to identify donors; closely managing and coordinating the consent process; and assisting organ procurement coordinators in donor management. Following the program's implementation and the use of race-specific requesters, a 64% increase in consent rate resulted along with an overall increase of 94% in the number of organ donors. The consent rate of blacks increased 115%, whereas the number of black organ donors increased 154%. The Hispanic consent rate increased 48% with a corresponding increase of 83% in the number of Hispanic organ donors. In addition, the white consent rate increased from 55% (the 3-year average from 1993 to 1995) to 75% in 1996, resulting in a 36% increase following the implementation of the program. The investment of dedicated race-sensitive personnel in large urban county trauma facilities can result in a significant increase in donor conversion rates.

Magnetic Digital Microfluidics for Point-of-Care Testing: Where Are We Now?

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
System Integration ◽  
Diagnostic Tests ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Digital Microfluidics ◽  
Controlled Environment ◽  
Point Of Care Testing ◽  
Microfluidic Platforms ◽  
Interface System ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Sample System

: Point-of-care (POC) testing decentralizes the diagnostic tests to the sites near the patient. Many POC tests rely microfluidic platforms for sample-to-answer analysis. Compared to other microfluidic systems, magnetic digital microfluidics demonstrate compelling advantages for POC diagnostics. In this review, we have examined the capability of magnetic digital microfluidics-based POC diagnostic platforms. More importantly, we have categorized POC settings into three classes based on “where is the point”, “who to care” and “how to test”, and evaluated the suitability of magnetic digital microfluidics in various POC settings. Furthermore, we have addressed other technical issues associated with POC testing such as controlled environment, sample-system interface, system integration and information connectivity. We hope this review would provide a guideline for the future development of magnetic digital microfluidics-based platforms for POC testing.

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