Organ and tissue dysfunction and failure cause high mortality rates around the world. Tissue
and organs transplantation is an established, cost-effective, life-saving treatment for patients …

Worldwide 715 482 patients have received a lifesaving organ transplant since 1988. During
this time, there have been advances in donor management and in the perioperative care of …

meyer k., bjørk it & eide h.(2012) Intensive care nurses' perceptions of their professional
competence in the organ donor process. Journal of Advanced Nursing68 (1), 104–115 …

BACKGROUND: Hormonal resuscitation therapy (HRT) has been shown to increase the
number of organs available for transplant. Likewise, optimal fluid balance, as measured by …

Organs used for transplantation are usually derived from heart-beating brain dead donors.
However, brain death is known to have negative effects on donor organ quality, previously …

Background: Brain death is a concept in which its criteria have been expressed as
documentations in Harvard Committee of Brain Death. The various perceptions of caregiver …

A significant gap exists between availability of organs for transplant and patients with end-
stage organ failure for whom organ transplantation is the last treatment option. Reasons for …

A desproporção entre a grande demanda por transplantes de órgãos e a baixa realização
de transplantes é um grave problema de saúde pública. O reconhecimento da morte …

Background Brain death in organ donors alters central hemodynamic performance, impairs
physiology, exaggerates inflammation, and causes end-organ microcirculatory dysfunction …

Registered nurses were some of the first nonphysician organ transplant and donation
specialists in the field, both in procurement and clinical arenas. Nursing theories are …