Brain death and organ donation in Argentine pediatric intensive care units. A multicenter study

Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría..

Brain death (BD) is a condition determined by the complete and irreversible absence of brain functions. Maintenance of vital functions creates an opportunity for organ donation. A retrospective study was carried out in 7 pediatric intensive care units of Argentina (from 1/1/2013 to 9/30/2016) to determine the incidence of clinical and certified BD, and the proportion of effective transplantations. Among deceased patients, 19.14% (147/768) met the clinical requirements for BD, and the main cause of BD was multiple trauma. BD was certified in 13.4% of deceased patients (103); an electroencephalogram and an apnea test were the most commonly used ancillary methods. Organ maintenance time was 24 hours. A total of 87 families were approached for donation; 59 were rejected (they were not suitable or refused). Effective donors accounted for 25% (26/103) of patients with certified BD and 72 patients received solid organs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:116

Enthalten in:

Archivos argentinos de pediatria - 116(2018), 1 vom: 01. Feb., Seite e54-e60

Sprache:

Englisch

Weiterer Titel:

Muerte encefálica y donación de órganos en unidades de cuidados intensivos pediátricos de Argentina. Estudio multicéntrico

Beteiligte Personen:

Bonetto, Germán [VerfasserIn]
Taffarel, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Gamerman, Melisa [VerfasserIn]
Jorro Barón, Facundo [VerfasserIn]
Gaviña, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Flores, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Fernández, Emanuel [VerfasserIn]
Zifferman, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Debaisi, Gustavo [VerfasserIn]
Acerenza, Marcelo [VerfasserIn]
Selandari, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Landry, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Cacciamano, Ariel [VerfasserIn]
Clavel, Alfredo [VerfasserIn]
Capocasa, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Calvo, Bernardo [VerfasserIn]
Angos, Marcial [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brain death
Donation
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Pediatric intensive care units
Transplantation

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Date Completed 22.08.2019

Date Revised 09.04.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.5546/aap.2018.eng.e54

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM279960913