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40 Increased donor rate in Clinical Hospital “Sestre Milosrdnice”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Arijana Lovrencic-Huzjan,
Vlasta Vukovic,
Aleksandar Gopcevic,
Marinko Vucic,
Mirela Busic,
Vesna Vargek-Solter and
Vida Demarin
Arijana Lovrencic-Huzjan
Affiliation:
Neurology Department, University hospital “Sestre Milosrdnice”, Referral Center for Neurovascular Disorders of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Vlasta Vukovic
Affiliation:
Neurology Department, University hospital “Sestre Milosrdnice”, Referral Center for Neurovascular Disorders of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Aleksandar Gopcevic
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University hospital “Sestre Milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
Marinko Vucic
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University hospital “Sestre Milosrdnice”, Zagreb, Croatia
Mirela Busic
Affiliation:
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Vesna Vargek-Solter
Affiliation:
Neurology Department, University hospital “Sestre Milosrdnice”, Referral Center for Neurovascular Disorders of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
Vida Demarin
Affiliation:
Neurology Department, University hospital “Sestre Milosrdnice”, Referral Center for Neurovascular Disorders of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia
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Aims:

The rate of organ donation represents the level of country development. Certain attempts have been made to increase this rate. As a consequence, the constant increase ofpotential donors in whom brain death was confirmed was observed. Therefore we present the constant increase of donor rate from the year 2004 to 2008.

Methods:

The data of all potential donors in whom the confirmation procedure for brain death was completed, were retrieved and analyzed. The percentage of donor rate in comparison to brain death persons diagnosed and in comparison to all that died in Central intensive care unit and in the whole hospital was calculated. The mean number or organs per donor was also calculated.

Results:

The numbers of donors per brain death persons, from 2004 to 2008 were: 5/unknown, 6/10, 8/13, 11/13, 18/22, mean age 51, 50, 39, 48, 44 respectively. The donor rate per Central intensive care unit deaths from 2004 to 2008 was: 5.9%, 5.6%, 5.8%, 10.4%, 12.1%, and per all hospital deaths were: 0.4%, 0.5%, 0.5%, 1.5%, 1.9% respectively. The number of organs per donor from 2004 to 2008 was: 1.6; 2.4; 2.6; 3.0; 2.7.

Conclusion:

The constant increase of donor rate and of organs per donor in Clinical hospital “Sestre milosrdnice” from 2004 to 2008 is visible. More education is needed in medical school and among professionals to identify brain death persons and possible donors. Campaigns in media should improve the public perception regarding this issue, too.