An Effort to Increase Organs Transplanted per Donor Dorrie Dils 2/20/08

Challenges Taking care of the nearly brain dead patient Ensuring that donation remained a viable option for families or for the donor themselves Hospital is a Transplant Center: better serving the transplant community

The plan Tackled it from the before and after brain death point Pre Brain Death: –Did education about pre donor management guidelines –Good critical care medicine –Ensured that the time from loss of reflexes to brain death was shortened. –Involved the OPO when trigger met

The Plan continued… After Brain Death –Support given to ensure timeliness of tests –System in place to ensure access to experts ie lung tx and heart tx surgeons

The Results In 2006: Hospital had a 2.7 OTPD (22) In 2006: 3.87 (24)