Donor audits in deceased organ donation: a scoping review
Authors' conclusion
Donor audits help identify missed donation opportunities along the deceased donation pathway and can help support the evaluation of quality improvement initiatives.
Study context
- Population
- Studies of donor audits in deceased organ donation and transplantation
- Participants
- 52 included publications
- Outcome
- Donor audits: motivation, methods, donors, missed opportunities
Methodological detailstwo independent reviewers, grey literature search, 2,416 unique publications screened, Searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science and Google (grey literature) on 6 May 2022; English, French, Spanish
- Two independent reviewers
- Grey literature search
- 2,416 unique publications screened
- Searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science and Google (grey literature) on 6 May 2022; English, French, Spanish
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Most studies from the UK
13
Most studies published 2001–2006
15
Donation opportunities after neurologic determination of death
95 of 222
43%
Donation opportunities after DCD
25 of 181
14%
Original publication
Donor audits in deceased organ donation: a scoping review. Can J Anaesth. Published 1 November 2023. doi:10.
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