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

Acciones de cuidado en la obtención de tejidos y órganos durante la pandemia de COVID-19: estudio de métodos mixtos

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.

Descriptors:
Tissue and Organ Procurement; Pandemics; COVID-19; Organ Transplantation; Donor Selection