Abstract

ARISTIZABAL, Ana María et al. Current management of potential organ and tissue donors in brain death: management guideline and literature review. rev. colomb. cir. [online]. 2017, vol.32, n.2, pp.128-145. ISSN 2011-7582.  https://doi.org/10.30944/20117582.17.

In many cases organ transplantation is the only therapeutic option for patients with terminal essential organ diseases; however, there is an imbalance between the number of organs available and the number of potential receptors for transplants worldwide. Patients with brain death are the main source of organs for transplantation. Promoting early recognition of measures that prevent damage of organs in brain death organ donors is essential for appropriate clinical management. In this framework, it is known that aggressive clinical management of those potential organ donors using standardized protocols are associated with a greater number of transplanted organs and the reduction of the loss of potential donors by cardiac arrest. Colombia is a country with low donation rates and high transplant needs, with a waiting list that increases exponentially each year. In this review we present the international recommendations of potential organ donors management, which we hope can be adopted in institutional protocols to optimize the management of potential donors in Colombia, thus increasing transplants and meeting the needs of the patients.

Keywords : Transplantation; organ transplantation; donor selection; tissue and organ procurement; brain death.

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