Potansiyel Donör Takibinin Beyin Ölümü Tanısının Erken Konulmasına Etkisi

Abstract

Objective: Daily monitoring of potential organ donors among patients hospitalized in intensive care units has been performed since May 2015 in our university hospital. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of daily monitoring of potential organ donors on diagnosing brain death. Material and Methods: The study was conducted retrospectively by investigating the records of Organ Transplantation Coordination Office of Aydın Adnan Menderes University Training and Research Hospital between the years of 2010 and 2017, with the permission of the local ethics committee. The research data were evaluated by the Spearman correlation analysis. The level of statistical significance was considered as p<0.05. Results: No statistically significant differences were determined among the years regarding the number of brain deaths. Conclusion: Even though patients with the potential of being an organ donor were being monitored daily, no increase was determined in the number of patients diagnosed with brain death and the number of organ donors. To increase the cadaveric organ transplantation rate, which is low in our country, and for preservation of donor organs, raising the in-hospital communication, and early diagnosis of brain death are essential. We have the opinion that, although we were not able to determine the short-term beneficial results of daily potential organ donor visits that we have been continuing with this purpose, it will be useful in the long-term.