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Organ donation: the reality of an intensive care unit in Portugal #MMPMID29995086
da Eira CSL; de Barros MIT; de Albuquerque AMP
Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2018[Apr]; 30 (2): 201-7 PMID29995086show ga
Objective: To clinically and demographically characterize potential organ donors admitted to a general intensive care unit and analyze data on donated organs. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted from 2010 to 2015 and analyzed demographic and clinical variables and the number of harvested organs and tissues. Results: A total of 92 potential organ donors were identified, of whom eight were non-effective donors and 84 were effective donors (59.5% were expanded criteria donors). The mean age of the potential donors was 60.7 years, and the majority were men. Hemorrhagic stroke accounted for 55.4% of brain deaths. The most common blood type among the donors was A Rh+ (43.5%), and the most common comorbidity was arterial hypertension (43.3%). The most frequently collected organs were the kidneys (84.5%) and liver (66.7%). The average number of organs harvested per donor was 2.8, and this ratio was smaller for donors with expanded criteria compared to other donors. Conclusion: In most cases, potential organ donors died of brain death, were older than middle age, were male and were victims of a hemorrhagic stroke. The majority of the donors were expanded criteria donors and donated an average of two to three organs. The organs donated most frequently were the kidneys and liver.