Recommendations for further improvement of the deceased organ donation process in Belgium.

Tissue and Organ Procurement/organization & administration/standards/statistics & numerical data; Critical care; Deceased donation; Donation after brain death; Donation after circulatory death; Tissue and organ procurement

Abstract :

[en] Belgium has achieved high deceased organ donation rates but according to the medical record data in the Donor Action database, deceased potential donors are still missed along the pathway. Between 2010 and 2014, 12.9 +/- 3.3% of the potential donors after brain death (DBD) and 24.6 +/- 1.8% of the potential donors after circulatory (DCD) death were not identified. Conversion rates of 41.7 +/- 2.1% for DBD and 7.9 +/- 0.9% for DCD indicate room for further improvement. We identify and discuss different issues in the monitoring of donation activities, practices and outcomes; donor pool; legislation on deceased organ donation; registration; financial reimbursement; educational and training programs; donor detection and practice clinical guidance. The overall aim of this position paper, elaborated by a Belgian expert panel, is to provide recommendations for further improvement of the deceased organ donation process up to organ procurement in Belgium.

Disciplines :

Public health, health care sciences & services

Author, co-author :

Hoste, Pieter

Ferdinande, Patrick

Hoste, Eric

Vanhaecht, Kris

Rogiers, Xavier

Eeckloo, Kristof

Van Deynse, Dominique

LEDOUX, Didier ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service des soins intensifs généraux

Vandewoude, Koenraad

Vogelaers, Dirk

Language :

English

Title :

Recommendations for further improvement of the deceased organ donation process in Belgium.

Publication date :

2016

Journal title :

Acta Clinica Belgica

ISSN :

1784-3286

eISSN :

2295-3337

Publisher :

Taylor and Francis, Abingdon, United Kingdom

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

303-12

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