Intraoperative management of brain-dead organ donors by anesthesiologists during an organ procurement procedure: results from a French survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed at describing usual anesthetic practices for brain-dead donors (BDD) during an organ procurement (OP) procedure and to assess the knowledge and self-confidence of French anesthesiologists with this practice.

Methods

An electronic and anonymous survey with closed-questions about anesthetic management of BDD was distributed to French anesthesiologists via the mailing list of the French Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine.

Results

Four hundred fifty-eight responses were analyzed. Respondents were mainly attending physicians with more than 10 years of clinical experience. 78% of them declared being cognizant of guidelines regarding management of BDD. Advanced hemodynamic monitoring and endocrine substitution were rarely consid

SUBMITTER: Champigneulle B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6570868 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature