In-house coordination project for organ and tissue procurement: social responsibility and promising results

Authors

  • Vanessa Silva e Silva Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Enfermagem
  • Luciana Carvalho Moura Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
  • Luciana Ribeiro Martins Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
  • Roberta Cristina Cardoso dos Santos Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
  • Janine Schirmer Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Enfermagem
  • Bartira de Aguiar Roza Universidade Federal de São Paulo; Escola Paulista de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0841.2773

Abstract

Objectives: to report the results of evaluation regarding changes in the number of potential donor referrals, actual donors, and conversion rates after the implementation of an in-house organ and tissue donation for transplantation coordination project. Methods: epidemiological study, both retrospective and transversal, was performed with organ donation data from the Secretariat of Health for the State and the in-house organ donation coordination project of a beneficent hospital. The data was compared using nonparametric statistical Mann-Whitney test, and the Student's t-test, considering a significance level of 5% (p <0.05). Results: there were statistically significant differences (p < 0.05), before and after the implementation of the project on the number of potential donor notification/month (3.05 - 4.7 ), number of actual donor/month (0.78 to 1.60) and rate of conversion ( 24.7 to 34.8 %). The hospitals 1, 2, 7 and 8 had significant results in potential donor, actual donor or conversion rate. Conclusion: the presence of an in-house coordinator is promising and beneficial, the specialist is important to change the indicators of efficiency, which consequently reduces the waiting lists for organ transplants.

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Published

2016-01-01

Issue

Vol. 24 (2016)

Section

Original Articles

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In-house coordination project for organ and tissue procurement: social responsibility and promising results . (2016). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 24, e2773-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.0841.2773