Development of key interventions and quality indicators for the management of an adult potential donor after brain death: a RAND modified Delphi approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A substantial degree of variability in practices exists amongst donor hospitals regarding the donor detection, determination of brain death, application of donor management techniques or achievement of donor management goals. A possible strategy to standardize the donation process and to optimize outcomes could lie in the implementation of a care pathway. The aim of the study was to identify and select a set of relevant key interventions and quality indicators in order to develop a specific care pathway for donation after brain death and to rigorously evaluate its impact.

Methods

A RAND modified three-round Delphi approach was used to build consensus within a single country about potential key interventions and quality indicators identified in existing guidelines,

SUBMITTER: Hoste P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6056930 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature