Rev Bras Ter Intensiva
December 2012
Objective: To assess the effect of the application of a managed protocol for the maintenance care of deceased potential multiple organ donors at two hospitals.
Methods: A before (Phase 1)/after (Phase 2) study conducted at two general hospitals, which included consecutively potential donors admitted to two intensive care units. In Phase 1 (16 months), the data were collected retrospectively, and the maintenance care measures of the potential donors were instituted by the intensivists.