Pilot Study
Study Design:
A multi-center, prospective, observational study of 178 participants.
Setting:
Approximately 8 ICUs in Canada.
Sudy Population:
Deceased organ donors.
Study Intervention:
Data collection obtain by obsevation and review of hospital charts. Limited data are obtained throught relevant organ procurement organizations (OPOs).
Primary outcome:
Feasibility, based on:
1. Implementation of a waived consent model
2. Refinement of data collection procédures for adult intensive care units.
3. Development of efficient links to post-transplantation data.
4. Recipient data collection.
Secondary outcomes:
1. Pratice patterns
2. Knowledge translation
3. Quality assurance
4. Generic graft outcome
5. Therapy evaluation