Brain death
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients involved in organ donation after brain death
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients whose families or representatives refuse to participate in the study. 2. Based upon each institution's decision, patients whose families or representatives refuse to disclose information on the webpage of the Japan Organ Transplant Network
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of organ donations after brain death | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Time intervals from admission to the diagnosis of brain death, option presentation of organ donation to the family, and organ procurement 2. Time intervals from admission to the start of administration of antidiuretic hormone and steroids 3. The number of multidisciplinary team meetings 4. Characteristics of institutions that are active in organ donation after brain death | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Department of Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine