ANALYSIS OF DONOR POTENTIAL OF GENERAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: THE PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES OF ITS USE

P. Y. Filiptsev, Y. Y. Romanovsky, R. B. Akhmetshin
2009 Vestnik Transplantologii i Iskusstvennyh Organov  
There were studied the use of donor pool in intensive care unit (ICU) at Moscow Clinical Hospital No 7 as a typical general ICU during the period of 2005–2008. If ICU receives the number of patients a year, equal to 1500–1700, mortality rate is 30% (463–532 died per year). Nevertheless, the actual percentage of potential donors is 5,8–8,6%. Thus, patients dying in ICU during the first 24 hours represent additional opportunities to increase the donor pool. The real way to improve the situation
more » ... ould be considered an introduction of transplant coordinators into hospital staff.
doi:10.15825/1995-1191-2009-4-86-91 doaj:51ee43882dbb4864927a777c00e592dc fatcat:mmgjrav5orhvleuuhvl5rv4y3y