Exploring current physiotherapy practices in the care of people who are potential lung donors: A qualitative study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine physiotherapists' current practices and perspectives regarding their role in caring for people who are potential lung donors in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: A qualitative descriptive design was used. Qualitative data were collected through audio-recorded, semistructured focus groups with a purposive sample of physiotherapists with experience working with people who are potential lung donors in ICUs.

Lung management protocols increase the incidence of lung procurement and organ transplantation: A meta-analysis.

: Improved donor management, including respiratory physiotherapy, may optimize donor suitability and increase successful lung procurement. This review aimed to determine the efficacy of lung management protocols on the incidence of successful lung procurement and transplantation. : Searches were completed in MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, PubMed, PEDRO, and Cochrane Registry of Controlled Clinical Trials, from database inception to March 2018.

Challenges in Providing Timely Physiotherapy and Opportunities to Influence Outcomes for Potential Lung Donors.

Context: There is a critical shortage of donor lungs however, considerable ethical considerations are associated with the conduct of research to optimize care of the potential organ donor.

Objective: To investigate pathways of consent, respiratory care by physiotherapists and donation rates to contextualize future research on physiotherapy effects on donor lung suitability for procurement.

Design: Retrospective audit.