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Profile of organ donors in a public hospital in western Santa Catarina
Perfil de donantes de órganos en un hospital público en el oeste de Santa Catarina
Perfil de doadores de órgãos de um hospital público do oeste de Santa Catarina
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Abstract Objective: To learn the epidemiologic profile of human organ and tissue donors of a public hospital in western Santa Catarina. Method: Documentary retrospective descriptive analysis, being a sample of medical records of patients that donated organs in the period from 2005 to 2010, and who met the do... view more
Objective: To learn the epidemiologic profile of human organ and tissue donors of a public hospital in western Santa Catarina. Method: Documentary retrospective descriptive analysis, being a sample of medical records of patients that donated organs in the period from 2005 to 2010, and who met the donation effectiveness criteria. A semi-structured instrument used for data collection. Results: The results showed a predominance of male donors with 68%; aged 20 to 30 years (54%), level of education 48% had incomplete primary education, religion, 73% were Catholic, 52% of the diagnosis head trauma; most donated organs were the liver and kidney, both with 52%, with 42% heart. Conclusion: The majority of donors were male, young adult, low education, TBI being the main cause of death.... view less
Keywords
epidemiology; patient; organ donation; social factors; death; cause; public health care delivery system; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 1534-1545
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6 (2014) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i4.1534-1545
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed