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Quality Assurance of the Donation Process

Authors: O, Jynge; C, Andréasson; C, Bergström; E, Björklund; A C, Croon; L, Tydén; J, Wahlberg; +1 Authors

Quality Assurance of the Donation Process

Abstract

The quality of the organs harvested from a deceased donor is of critical importance for the outcome of the transplantations. During 2005, a quality assurance project was initiated to evaluate the donor management, harvest operation, and flow of information during the donation process. Three kinds of questionnaires were used in each donation. They were completed by the transplant coordinator, the harvesting surgeon, and the surgeons performing the liver and kidney transplantations. Feedback is given to the harvesting teams within 2 weeks after the procedures. The most important findings related to missed information concerning organ abnormalities or organ damage from the procurement operation. Procurement of organs from a deceased donor involves a complex chain of events. Based on our experiences in this 1-year project, we believe that standardized registration of the various parts of the process and structured feedback to the staff give possibilities to improve performance. After minor modifications, this method for quality assurance has been introduced as a permanent part of our donation procedure. We believe that this strategy can help to detect weaknesses and improve transplant outcomes.

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Sweden, Attitude to Death, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Professional-Family Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tissue and Organ Harvesting, Humans, Family

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