Profile of potential organ donors and factors related to donation and non- donation of organs in an Organ Procurement Service.
Raphael Adroaldo de Oliveira BertasiTais Garcia de Oliveira BertasiCatherine Puliti Hermida ReigadaEduardo RicettoKlenio de Oliveira BonfimLuciana Aparecida SantosMaria Valéria de Omena AthaydeRafaela Batista Dos Santos PedrosaSimone Reges PeralesLuiz Antonio da Costa SardinhaElaine Cristina AtaideIlka de Fátima Santana Ferreira BoinElcio Shiyoiti HiranoPublished in: Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes (2019)
the majority of effective organ donors were young males. The main causes of brain death (BD) and family refusal of organ donation were cerebrovascular disorder and no desire to donate organs after death, respectively. Alcoholics and males were more frequently found in traumatic causes of BD. Therefore, initiatives for population awareness and discussion among the families regarding organ donation can lead to increase the number of effective organ donors.