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- Title
Comparison of On-arrival Parameters of Organ Donors between Mashhad Resident Brain-Dead Cases and those Referred from Outside the City.
- Authors
Aliakbarian, M.; Taheri, R.; Khaleghi, E.; Ghahraman, S.
- Abstract
Background: Organ transplantation from brain-dead patients can save lives and is an important field in medicine. The donor and recipient of the organ are not always residents of the same city. Transfer of the brain-dead patient to the transplant center or transfer of the organ after removing it from the donor, is a matter of debate. Transfer of the patient theoretically increases the risk of death and may cause vital sign instability and organ damage. Transfer of the organ alone also increases organ ischemic time. Objective: In this study we compared the vital signs and paraclinic indices of brain-dead patients who were transferred for harvesting and donors who were harvested in the primary center. Methods: In a retrospective cohort study, the data of 128 brain-dead patients who were referred to Montaserieh Transplantation Center during 2 years were collected. On-arrival parameters including vital signs and paraclinic exams were compared between patients hospitalized in Mashhad and patients transferred from outside the city. Results: No statistically significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of pulse rate, temperature, blood pressure, diuresis, hematocrit, hemoglobin, blood oxygen saturation, sodium, potassium, bilirubin, urine, and blood culture. Conclusion: We concluded that transferring brain-dead patients candidate for organ donation under standard conditions is safe; it does not negatively affect vital signs and paraclinic indices; there is no difference between candidates hospitalized in the city where the surgery is to be taken place and candidates transferred from outside the city.
- Subjects
TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.; ORGAN donation; BRAIN death; PATIENTS
- Publication
International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, 2016, Vol 7, Issue 2, p125
- ISSN
2008-6490
- Publication type
Abstract