Care actions in obtaining tissues and organs during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods study

Rev Bras Enferm. 2022 Jun 6;75Suppl 1(Suppl 1):e20210613. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0613. eCollection 2022.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objective: to map health care actions in the organ and tissue donation process in Brazilian regions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: a mixed methods study. Data collection was performed simultaneously through an online questionnaire with 72 nurses. Descriptive statistical analysis and content analysis.

Results: a total of 34.7% of professionals work in the state of São Paulo. The largest number of responses was from the Southeast region. Four categories emerged. The first addresses triage care actions; the second involves guidelines for SARS-CoV-2 prevention in potential donors; the third relates to the epidemiological screening of professionals; the fourth presents the scenario of donation training in pandemic times.

Conclusion: care actions are aimed at tracking the path taken until arrival at the hospital, assessing temperature and saturation curves, in addition to screening for signs and symptoms for SARS-CoV-2 contamination among professionals.

MeSH terms

  • Brazil / epidemiology
  • COVID-19*
  • Humans
  • Pandemics / prevention & control
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Tissue and Organ Procurement*