Open AccessCritical pathway for deceased tissue donation: a novel adaptative European systematic approach
Author(s) -
Sandiumenge Alberto,
DomínguezGil Beatriz,
Pont Teresa,
Sánchez Ibáñez Jacinto,
Chandrasekar Akila,
Bokhorst Arlinke,
Filipe Severino Paulo,
Oliveira Josefina,
Boergel Martin,
Ponzin Diego,
Trias Esteve
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transplant international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1432-2277
pISSN - 0934-0874
DOI - 10.1111/tri.13841
Subject(s) - tissue donation , medicine , donation , organ donation , transplantation , intensive care medicine , systematic review , family medicine , medline , surgery , economics , economic growth , political science , law
A ‘Critical pathway for deceased tissue donation’ was developed by the European Committee on Organ Transplantation of the Council of Europe (CD‐P‐TO) with the aim of providing a common systematic approach to the deceased tissue donation process. Definitions of tissue donors according to the donation stage have been developed so that they can be adapted to different local scenarios. This critical pathway can be used retrospectively to evaluate the potential of tissue donation, assess performance in the tissue donation process and identify areas for improvement. It sets the basis to build indicators to compare organizations, regions and countries. The critical pathway can also be used prospectively to promote good practices in tissue donation programmes aimed at covering the tissue transplantation needs of patients.