Pensamento Lean e cuidado do paciente em morte encefálica no processo de doação de órgãos / Lean thinking and brain-dead patient assistance in the organ donation process / Pensamiento Lean y cuidado del paciente con muerte encefálica en el proceso de donación de órganos
Organ donation is a complex process that challenges health system professionals and managers. This study aimed to introduce a theoretical model to organize brain-dead patient assistance and the organ donation process guided by the main lean thinking ideas, which enable production improvement through planning cycles and the development of a proper environment for successful implementation. Lean thinking may make the process of organ donation more effective and efficient and may contribute to improvements in information systematization and professional qualifications for excellence of assistance. The model is configured as a reference that is available for validation and implementation by health and nursing professionals and managers in the management of potential organ donors after brain death assistance and subsequent transplantation demands.