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Anesthesiology
Jonah Shemie, Nathan B. Scales, Ewa Sucha, Nick Barrowman, Laura Hornby, Amanda van Beinum, Sonny Dhanani
Summary: This study described the practices of intensive care health care professionals for death determination by circulatory criteria with and without organ donation. The data was collected from intensive care units in Canada, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands. The results showed that appropriate criteria were almost always used, especially in the context of organ donation, highlighting the need for standardization and up to date guidelines.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Secil Erden Melikoglu, Berna Kokturk Dalcali, Semine Aydogan
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between intensive care nurses' attitudes towards organ donation, euthanasia, and terminal patients and their moral sensitivity. The results showed that while nurses' attitudes towards euthanasia, death, and caring for the dying patient did not correlate with their moral sensitivities, their attitudes towards organ donation did.
OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING
(2023)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Luke Milross, Thomas O'Donnell, Tracey Bucknall, David Pilcher, Alexis Poole, Benjamin Reddi, Joshua Ihle
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate and understand the perceptions of donation after circulatory death (DCD) at an Australian tertiary hospital. The findings showed that participants supported DCD, but logistical barriers due to geographical separation could impact the DCD process.
AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL CARE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Bartosz Kudlinski, Marta Trosiak, Magdalena Wojciech, Gabriel Zaborniak, Jagoda Kania, Aleksandra Buczek, Olga Fedorowicz, Marek Myslak
Summary: The population of patients declared as brain dead and qualified for organ donation is relatively low in Poland. The study found that early brain imaging for suspected brain dead patients may increase the rate of organ donation.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Alexandra Trottier, Guillaume Maitre, Audrey Hebert, Matthew J. Weiss
Summary: The study aimed to estimate the number of potential DCD organ donors in a single tertiary NICU over 5 years. Findings revealed potential kidney, heart, and liver transplant donors in the NICU population based on different eligibility criteria. However, only 2 patients were evaluated for DCD, with no organ donation performed.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
S. Dhanani, L. Hornby, A. van Beinum, N. B. Scales, M. Hogue, A. Baker, S. Beed, J. G. Boyd, J. A. Chandler, M. Chasse, F. D'Aragon, C. Dezfulian, C. J. Doig, F. Duska, J. O. Friedrich, D. Gardiner, T. Gofton, D. Harvey, C. Herry, G. Isac, A. H. Kramer, D. J. Kutsogiannis, D. M. Maslove, M. Meade, S. Mehta, L. Munshi, L. Norton, G. Pagliarello, T. Ramsay, K. Rusinova, D. Scales, M. Schmidt, A. Seely, J. Shahin, M. Slessarev, D. So, H. Talbot, W. N. K. A. van Mook, P. Waldauf, M. Weiss, J. T. Wind, S. D. Shemie
Summary: This study investigated the timing of resumption of cardiac activity in patients after planned withdrawal of life-sustaining measures. It found that 14% of patients experienced transient resumption of cardiac activity after pulselessness, with only 1% of resumptions being identified at the bedside. These events occurred within 4 minutes 20 seconds after a period of pulselessness.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Marcelo Matiello, Ashby C. Turner, Juan Estrada, Cynthia M. Whitney, Barrett T. Kitch, Patrick T. Lee, Uma Girkar, Rafael Palacios, Pooja Singla, Lee Schwamm
Summary: The study showed that conducting TN consultations for patients with severe neurologic damage and allowing expert supervision for DNC examination is feasible. Having a teleneurologist as part of the ICU assessment team helped differentiate severe neurologic deficits from DNC and was associated with an increase in organ donation.
Article
Nursing
Victor Fernandez-Alonso, Maria Nieves Moro-Tejedor, Domingo Palacio-Cena, Francisco Paredes-Garza, Maria Dolores Gil-Carrasco, Marina De La Matta Canto, Nuria Lopez-Parra, Jose Antonio Espin-Faba, Juan Ignacio Torres-Gonzalez, Ana Garcia-Pozo
Summary: The study shows that intensive care unit nurses in Madrid transplant hospitals have a favorable attitude towards organ donation and transplantation, but there is room for improvement. Social variables play a role in influencing nurses' attitudes, and encouraging family discussions among health personnel is important for improving attitudes towards organ donation.
INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Kiernan Riley, Michael M. Evans, Judith Hupcey, Patrick Douglas Sellers, Karin Machluf
Summary: Educational interventions have proven to be effective in creating positive attitudes towards organ donation among college-aged students, helping to address misconceptions and encouraging them to register as organ donors.
OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Benson Hsu, Alexander Bondoc, Alex G. Cuenca, Kristin Hittle Gigli, Naomi Laventhal, Thomas Nakagawa, Comm Hosp Care, Sect Critical Care, Sect Surg, Comm Bioethics
Summary: This policy statement aims to enhance the understanding of pediatric organ donation and transplantation among pediatric health care professionals and the medical home, and emphasizes the crucial role they play in the care of potential donors or transplant recipients. It highlights the importance of primary care engagement in donation, transplantation, and follow-up care, and acknowledges the potential influence of pediatric health care professionals in shaping public policies related to organ donation and access to transplantation.
Article
Pediatrics
Sanjukta N. Bose, Joseph L. Greenstein, James C. Fackler, Sridevi V. Sarma, Raimond L. Winslow, Melania M. Bembea
Summary: The study aims to build early prediction models for pediatric PICU patients at risk of developing MOD. Using machine learning methods, the models achieved high accuracy in predicting MOD onset with over 22 hours of lead time. Spectral clustering on risk-score trajectories identified a high-risk group with a high positive predictive value.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Anesthesiology
Robin Urquhart, Nelofar Kureshi, Jade Dirk, Matthew Weiss, Stephen Beed
Summary: Survey results showed that the majority of ICU and ED nurses in Nova Scotia supported organ donation, including the deemed consent model, and identified the need for training in coordination of the donation process, clinical management of donors, and family issues in decision-making.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Brenda K. Williams, Tiffany L. Pendergrass, Taylor R. Grooms, Amy R. Florez
Summary: Preparation for dealing with end of life care is challenging for newly hired nurses. Developing an EOL simulation curriculum can help nurses cope with emotional reactions, tasks, and family support difficulties, enhancing their comfort and competence in EOL experiences.
CLINICAL SIMULATION IN NURSING
(2021)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Federico Ruta, Paolo Ferrara, Stefano Terzoni, Francesca Dal Mas, Andrea Bottazzi, Emanuela Prendi, Pranvera Dragusha, Alessandro Delli Poggi, Lorenzo Cobianchi
Summary: This study analyzed the differences in attitudes towards organ donation and transplantation between medical doctors and nurses, and found that medical students had higher awareness and engagement on this issue. The results highlight the need for more training on organ donation and transplantation for clinical students.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Christopher M. Bobba, Bryan A. Whitson, Matthew C. Henn, Nahush A. Mokadam, Brian C. Keller, Justin Rosenheck, Asvin M. Ganapathi
Summary: The use of lungs donated after circulatory death (DCD) has increased, with similar survival rates compared to lungs donated after brain death (DBD). This supports further utilization of DCD lungs in transplantation, expanding the donor pool.
TRANSPLANT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)