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- Title
Studying Brain Death in Shahid Kamyab Hospital of Mashhad: 2013-2015.
- Authors
Madadian, M.; Fardi, V.; Dolatkhah, E.; Chaboky, M. H.
- Abstract
Background: The mean world's statistics for organ donation is 34 individuals per million; this figure is only 1.7 per million in our country. The main challenge for organ transplantation is organ shortage. Objective: In this study, brain death and organ donation were studied since March 2013 for two years at Shahid Kamyab Mashhad Educational and Research Center. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with a complete census of all patients whom brain death had been declared at the ICU of Shahid Kamyab Mashhad Educational and Research Center since 2013 until March 2015. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS 12 software. Results: The results showed that 85 patients were declared brain-dead, among whom only 17 were transferred to an organ transplant center for organ donation. The age of these patients varied from 5 to 81 years; 67 patients suffered from trauma and poisoning; falling down and suicide were other common causes of death. Conclusion: In our center, most of patients with brain death, eligible for organ transplantation, die and the opportunity for organ donation is lost. Appropriate programs in radio, television, and other media should be developed to inform people of transplantation, brain death and other relevant issues.
- Subjects
KIDNEY transplantation; ANESTHESIA
- Publication
International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, 2016, Vol 7, Issue 2, p139
- ISSN
2008-6490
- Publication type
Abstract