Open AccessRecommendations for Evaluation and Selection of Deceased Organ Donor: Position Statement of ISCCM
Author(s) -
Dhruva Chaudhry,
Deepak Govil,
Srinivas Samavedam,
Arindam Kar,
Rahul Pandit,
Atul Kulkarni,
Kapil Zirpe,
Subhal Dixit,
Rajesh Mishra,
Rajesh Pande,
Anand M Tiwari,
Palepu Gopal,
S. Subramanian
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24190
Subject(s) - medicine , organ donation , position statement , context (archaeology) , scarcity , intensive care medicine , statement (logic) , selection (genetic algorithm) , position (finance) , intensive care , organ transplantation , standard of care , transplantation , family medicine , surgery , law , artificial intelligence , political science , computer science , paleontology , finance , economics , biology , microeconomics
There is a wide gap between patients who need transplants and the organs that are available in India. Extending the standard donation criterion is certainly important to address the scarcity of organs for transplantation. Intensivists play a major role in the success of deceased donor organ transplants. Recommendations for deceased donor organ evaluation are not discussed in most intensive care guidelines. The purpose of this position statement is to establish current evidence-based recommendations for multiprofessional critical care staff in the evaluation, assessment, and selection of potential organ donors. These recommendations will give "real-world" criteria that are acceptable in the Indian context. The aim of this set of recommendations is to both increase the number and enhance the quality of transplantable organs.