Cardiopulmonary arrest. Fatal condition.
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
St. Marianna University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Cases confirmed dead in the emergency department
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Cases without medical indications Hematological disease, presence of severe infection, various known infectious diseases (HBV, HCV, HIV, HTLV-1), corneal clouding and injury, cause of death unknown, drowning 2)Cases with no social adaptation Incidental-abuse/harm to others, unidentified body, absence of bereaved family/no contact, more than 12 hours from time of death to time of corneal extraction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients confirmed dead in the emergency department whose eligibility for corneal donation was evaluated by a healthcare provider | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of cases that meet indications for corneal donation. Number of patients who wish to donate corneas. Epidemiological investigation of reasons why corneal donation is not indicated Epidemiological investigation of the reason why the desired corneal donation was not implemented | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHaruaki Wakatake
St. Marianna University Yokohama Seibu Hospital Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine
Outcome results
None listed