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

• Autor(a) principal: Knihs,Neide da Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Paim,Sibele Maria Schuantes, Magalhães,Aline Lima Pestana, Pessoa,João Luis Erbs, Wachholz,Laísa Fischer, Santos,José Luís Guedes dos, Silva,Elza Lima da, Schirmer,Janine
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000300217
• topic: Tissue and Organ Procurement; Pandemics; COVID-19; Organ Transplantation; Donor Selection

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.