Demand for Continuous and Long-Term Care in Transplant Recipients: Data From the Organ Transplantation Registry-Poltransplant Activity.

This study aimed to determine the number of recipients with active transplants under the care of transplant centers in 2022 and the current volume and needs for continuous and long-term care in this group of transplant recipients. Data came from the organ transplant registry, one of the registries maintained by the Polish Transplant Coordinating Center Poltransplant. We included recipients of individual organs who, on January 1, 2022, were living with an active transplant performed in previous years and recipients who received a transplant in 2022.

Transplant Coordinators' Opinions Regarding the Decreasing Indicator of Organ Donation From Deceased Donors in Poland.

Unlabelled: Despite the good overall condition of Polish transplantation medicine there is a shortage of organs for transplantation. Health care is also in a stage of development with problems including insufficient funding and lack of personnel. In 2015 the number of deceased organ donors in Poland was 526, which was distinctly lower than in 2014 when it reached 594.

Effective Application of a Quality System in the Donation Process at Hospital Level.

This article describes the application of a quality system at the hospital level at the Multidisciplinary Hospital in Warsaw-Międzylesie in Poland. A quality system of hospital procedures (in accordance with the ISO system 9001:2008) regarding the donation process, from the identification of a possible donor to the retrieval of organs, was applied there in 2014. Seven independent documents about hospital procedures, were designed to cover the entire process of donation.

System of donor hospital transplant coordinators maintained and financed by national transplant organization improves donation rates, but it is effective only in one half of hospitals.

Introduction: In 2010, the system of donor hospital transplant coordinators was implemented in 200 hospitals in Poland on the basis of contracts with Poltransplant.

Methods: This study evaluated whether the system (nationwide, maintained and funded by national organization) is sufficient, improved donation after brain death rates, and hospital activities.

Results: Donation indicators over a 21-month period of coordinators' work were compared with the 21-month period before their employment.