title: Organ donation: the role of hospitals.
abstract: Three models of cooperation between hospitals and transplant centres are: (1) performance of brain death diagnosis, organ removal and preservation at the peripheral hospital; (2) performance of brain death diagnosis at the peripheral hospital and transportation of the dead body under ICU modalities to the transplant centre; (3) transport of a potential organ donor to the transplant centre. The key issues for success in cooperation between peripheral hospitals and transplant centres are: positive attitudes of hospital representatives; motivation and acceptance of ICU staff, supported by the whole community; and availability of adequate facilities to perform organ recovery in practice.
authors: Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Germany.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Land
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Schulz
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001926:Brain Death; D002102:Cadaver; D005060:Europe; D006739:Hospital Administration; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014186:Transportation