Donation after Circulatory Death (Maastricht III Category) ICU Organization and Nurses’ Feedback from a Single Ward

Authors

  • C. Rouzeau Service de médecine intensive–réanimation, pôle hospitalo-universitaire 3, CHU de Nantes
  • E. Lecomte Coordination des prélèvements d’organes et de tissus, pôle hospitalo-universitaire 3, CHU de Nantes
  • A. Cailleton Coordination des prélèvements d’organes et de tissus, pôle hospitalo-universitaire 3, CHU de Nantes
  • M. Cornuault Coordination des prélèvements d’organes et de tissus, pôle hospitalo-universitaire 3, CHU de Nantes
  • C. Boulinguiez Service de médecine intensive–réanimation, pôle hospitalo-universitaire 3, CHU de Nantes
  • P. Labourot Service de médecine intensive–réanimation, pôle hospitalo-universitaire 3, CHU de Nantes
  • J. Reignier Service de médecine intensive–réanimation, pôle hospitalo-universitaire 3, CHU de Nantes
  • C. Guitton Service de réanimation médicochirurgicale et USC, bâtiment Fontenoy, CH Le Mans, Pôle UMRA (urgences, médecine, réanimation, anesthésie)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3166/rea-2018-0011

Keywords:

Shock, Cardiogenic, Dobutamine, Catecholamines, Vasodilator agents, Cardiotonic agents

Abstract

The Maastricht III category of potential organ donors depicts the persons whose death occurs after a cardio-circulatory arrest. The implementations of such donation after circulatory death category III (DCD3) are now being allowed in France (Leonetti and Claes-Leonetti laws) after the Withdrawal of Life Support Therapy. Due to local dynamism with organ transplantations and local experience with other kinds of organ donations, Nantes University Hospital has become one of the DCD3 certified French hospitals. A close collaboration between the specific dedicated organ donation team and the critical care unit made this experiment possible. We report here on the basis of practical aspects as well as on the nurses’ feedback with such DCD3 donations.

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Published

2018-01-01

How to Cite

Rouzeau, C., Lecomte, E., Cailleton, A., Cornuault, M., Boulinguiez, C., Labourot, P., Reignier, J., & Guitton, C. (2018). Donation after Circulatory Death (Maastricht III Category) ICU Organization and Nurses’ Feedback from a Single Ward. Médecine Intensive Réanimation, 27(1), 80–85. https://doi.org/10.3166/rea-2018-0011

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2018): Janvier 2018 / Respiratoire

Section

Original article

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