Organ Retrieval Infrastructure
Cross-source consensus on Organ Retrieval Infrastructure from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
Preparation
Risks & contraindications
Evidence quality
Highlighted claims
- Very few potential donor hearts were used for research in the UK between 2008 and 2023. — Organ donation for research purposes: a qualitative focus group study on the views of donor families, transplant recipients and heart failure patients in the UK
- The absence of cardiothoracic retrieval teams at many retrieval procedures prevents research use even when families have consented. — Organ donation for research purposes: a qualitative focus group study on the views of donor families, transplant recipients and heart failure patients in the UK
- Short cardiac warm ischaemia tolerance creates a major logistical barrier to using hearts for transplant or research. — Organ donation for research purposes: a qualitative focus group study on the views of donor families, transplant recipients and heart failure patients in the UK
- Participants agreed that a formal national research retrieval system should include communication materials, trained clinicians, follow-up mechanisms, and public engagement. — Organ donation for research purposes: a qualitative focus group study on the views of donor families, transplant recipients and heart failure patients in the UK