Predictive factors for the development of anemia after hematopoietic stem cell donation.

BACKGROUND: Although Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSC) donation through bone marrow (BM) and peripheral blood (PB) are usually safe procedures, adverse events are expected. One of the most common events especially among BM donors (BMD) is the development of anemia. To protect the BMD and preserve the hemoglobin levels, many centers collect autologous pre-procedure blood, but the actual benefits of this procedure is controversial. METHODS AND MATERIALS: This study analyzed retrospectively data to observe what factors may influence the occurrence of post-donation anemia and also evaluate the relevance of autologous red blood cell pre procedure donation (PAD). RESULTS: The development of immediately post donation anemia (IP) was higher in BMD than in PB donors (64.2% BMD and 10.7% PBD, P < .001) and also in late post donation (LP) (28.4% BMD and 3.6% PBD, P = .007). The study demonstrated an association between PAD and anemia in IP (72.7% with anemia and 27.3% without anemia, P = .006) and an association between the volume of red blood cells in the donated hematopoietic product and the development of anemia in LP (356.3 mL and 297.8 mL, P = .037). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, collection of HSC through BM is a risk factor for anemia and PAD is a risk factor for IP anemia.

Chronological Factors of the Process of Donation and Classification of Corneal Tissue.

INTRODUCTION: The quality of corneal tissue is influenced by several factors inherent to the recipient, donor, donation process, and transplantation that may primarily or secondarily interfere in the survival of a corneal graft. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the factors inherent to the donation process, specifically related to the harvesting and processing of tissue and to the donor, that may interfere with the quality of corneal tissue. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study carried out from January to April 2015 at the Onofre Lopes University Hospital, Natal/RN, Brazil. A survey of the keratoplasties performed between the years 2010 and 2014 was carried out, totaling 258 donated corneas. RESULTS: The mean age of donors was 42.08 years, ranging from 2-80 years. As for quality, 64.45% of the corneas were classified as good, 23.05% as regular, 11.33% as poor, and 1.17% as excellent. The mean time between death and preservation was approximately 7 hours and 15 minutes, and the mean time elapsed until use was 10 days after immersion in preservation medium. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Factors inherent in the donation process that may interfere with the quality of the corneal graft correspond to factors of a chronological nature: donor age and time elapsed between death and preservation of the graft.

Características das doações de córnea no estado do Piauí / Characteristics of corneal donations in state of Piauí / Characteristics of corneal donations in state of Piauí

Objetivo: Traçar o perfil das doações de córnea obtidas pelo Banco de Tecidos Oculares do Hospital Getúlio Vargas (BTOC-HGV), avaliar a qualidade do tecido captado e enumerar as indicações do transplante de córnea. Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo de ficha de doadores cadastrados no BTOC-HGV no período de 2008 a 2011. Foram coletados dados de idade, gênero e causa do óbito do doador, tempo de enucleação, tempo de preservação, qualidade da córnea doada, causas de descartes e indicações de transplante de córnea no BTOC. Resultados: Foram analisadas 311 fichas de doadores de córnea do BTOC-HGV. O número de doações aumentou de 9 em 2008 para 80 em 2009, 109 em 2010 e 113 em 2011. A maioria dos doadores era do gênero masculino. A média da idade dos doadores foi de 43,00 ± 16,01 anos. A maioria das córneas transplantadas (78,6%) foi óptica. Foram descartadas 7,16% das córneas ópticas, sendo a maioria por nova classificação em tectônica e detecção de sorologia positiva. O tempo de enucleação foi de 3,77 ± 2,18 horas e o de preservação foi de 6,86 ± 6,10 horas. A causa mortis mais frequente foram causas externas, seguida por doenças do aparelho circulatório, respiratório, digestivo e geniturinário. A principal indicação de transplante foi ceratopatia bolhosa, seguida por ceratocone e perfuração corneana. Conclusão: Este estudo demonstrou a existência de fatores associados à qualidade das córneas captadas pelo BTOC como idade, tempo entre a enucleação e a preservação e causa do óbito. A principal indicação de transplante foi ceratopatia bolhosa. .

Objective: To describe the profile of corneal donations obtained by Ocular Tissue Bank, Hospital Getúlio Vargas (BTOC-HGV), assess the quality of the captured tissue and list the indications for corneal transplant. Methods: Retrospective study of registered donors in BTOC-HGV in the period 2008-2011. Collected data were: age, gender and cause of death of the donor, enucleation time, preservation time, quality of the donated cornea, causes of discards and indications for penetrating keratoplasty in BTOC. Results: Were analyzed 311 records of donor cornea BTOC-HGV. The number of donations increased from 9 in 2008 to 80 in 2009, 109 in 2010 and 113 in 2011. Most donors were male. The average age of the donors was 43.00 ± 16.01 years. The majority of transplanted corneas (78.6%) was optics. Were discarded 7.16% of corneal optics, mostly by new tectonic classification and detection of positive serology. The time of enucleation was 3.77 ± 2.18 hours and preservation was 6.86 ± 6.10 hours. The most frequent causes of death were external causes, followed by diseases of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive and genitourinary systems. The main indication for transplantation was bullous keratopathy, followed by keratoconus and corneal perforation. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the existence of factors associated with quality of corneas by BTOC as age, time between enucleation and preservation and cause of death. The main indication for transplantation was bullous keratopathy. .

Objective: To describe the profile of corneal donations obtained by Ocular Tissue Bank, Hospital Getúlio Vargas (BTOC-HGV), assess the quality of the captured tissue and list the indications for corneal transplant. Methods: Retrospective study of registered donors in BTOC-HGV in the period 2008-2011. Collected data were: age, gender and cause of death of the donor, enucleation time, preservation time, quality of the donated cornea, causes of discards and indications for penetrating keratoplasty in BTOC. Results: Were analyzed 311 records of donor cornea BTOC-HGV. The number of donations increased from 9 in 2008 to 80 in 2009, 109 in 2010 and 113 in 2011. Most donors were male. The average age of the donors was 43.00 ± 16.01 years. The majority of transplanted corneas (78.6%) was optics. Were discarded 7.16% of corneal optics, mostly by new tectonic classification and detection of positive serology. The time of enucleation was 3.77 ± 2.18 hours and preservation was 6.86 ± 6.10 hours. The most frequent causes of death were external causes, followed by diseases of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive and genitourinary systems. The main indication for transplantation was bullous keratopathy, followed by keratoconus and corneal perforation. Conclusion: This study demonstrated the existence of factors associated with quality of corneas by BTOC as age, time between enucleation and preservation and cause of death. The main indication for transplantation was bullous keratopathy. .

Serological profile of candidates for corneal donation / Perfil sorológico de candidatos a doação de córneas

Objetive: The purpose of this study is to map the serological profile of candidates to corneal donation at Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, identifying the percentage of disposal by serology and the marker involved. Methods: There have been analised – retrospectively – the results of serology of all corneal donors, made between the period of 1st january 2006 and 31st december 2012. Data analised were related to age, gender and the results of serology pertinent to viral markers (HBsAg, anti-HBc, anti-HCV and anti-HIV), these, determined by immunosorbent tests (ELISA). Results: In the period of the study, there were 2476 corneal donors at the institution, with a major incidence on the male gender, on an average of 58.7 years old. 23% of retention because of serological unfitness was also identified, that is, 570 samples were non-negative to any of the used tests. The marker anti- HBc was the most prevalent on the studied population, followed by the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Conclusion: From the data found through this study, it is essential to have the participation of an efficient service on the serological evaluation of the candidates to corneal donation, once the security of the receptor must be taken into consideration in a population of donors with 23% of unfitness prevalence, in which the most prevalent marker is the one of Hepatits B. .

Objetivo: O intento deste desígnio é mapear o perfil sorológico dos candidatos a doação de córneas na Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, identificando o percentual de descarte por sorologia e o marcador envolvido. Métodos: Foram analisados – retrospectivamente – os resultados da sorologia de todos os doadores de córneas compreendidos entre 01 de janeiro de 2006 a 31 de dezembro de 2012. Foram avaliados os dados de idade, sexo e os resultados da sorologia pertinentes aos marcadores virais (HBsAg, anti-HBc, anti-HCV e anti-HIV) determinados por testes imunoenzimáticos (ELISA). Resultados: No período coberto pelo estudo, houve 2476 doadores de córneas na instituição, com maior ocorrência do sexo masculino e média de 58,7 anos de idade. Foram verificados 23,0% de retenção por inaptidão sorológica, ou seja, 570 amostras mostraram-se não-negativas para qualquer dos testes empregados. O marcador anti-HBc foi o mais prevalente na população aferida, seguido pelo vírus da hepatite C (HCV) e pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV). Conclusão: Diante dos dados encontrados por este estudo, torna-se decisiva a participação de um serviço eficaz no tangente à avaliação sorológica dos candidatos à doação de córnea, uma vez que a segurança do receptor deve ser considerada numa população de doadores com prevalência de retenção por inaptidão sorológica de 23,0%, donde o marcador mais prevalente é o de hepatite B. .

An under-recognized benefit of cardiopulmonary resuscitation: organ transplantation.

OBJECTIVE: For many patients who suffer cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation does not result in long-term survival. For some of these patients, the evolution to donation of organs becomes an option. Organ transplantation after cardiopulmonary resuscitation is not reported as an outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and is therefore overlooked. We sought to determine the number and proportion of organs transplanted from donors who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation after a cardiac arrest in the United States and to compare survival of organs from donors who had cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cardiopulmonary resuscitation organs) versus donors who did not have resuscitation (noncardiopulmonary resuscitation organs). DATA SOURCE: We retrospectively analyzed a nationwide, population-based database of all organ donors and recipients from the United Network for Organ Sharing between July 1999 and June 2011. STUDY SELECTION: We queried the database for all organs from deceased donors between July 1999 and June 2011. Organs from living donors (n = 76,015), all organs with missing cardiopulmonary resuscitation data (n = 59), and organs procured following a circulatory determination of death (n = 12,030) were excluded. DATA EXTRACTION: We report donor demographic data and organ survival outcomes among organs from donors who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cardiopulmonary resuscitation organs) and donors who had not received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (noncardiopulmonary resuscitation organs). Graft survival of cardiopulmonary resuscitation organs versus noncardiopulmonary resuscitation organs was compared using Kaplan-Meier estimates and stratified log-rank test. DATA SYNTHESIS: In the United States, among the 224,076 organs donated by donors who were declared dead by neurologic criteria between 1999 and 2011, at least 12,351 organs (5.5%) were recovered from donors who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Graft survival of cardiopulmonary resuscitation organs was not significantly different than that of noncardiopulmonary resuscitation organs. CONCLUSIONS: At least 1,000 organs transplanted per year in the United States (> 5% of all organs transplanted from patients declared dead by neurologic criteria) are recovered from patients who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Organ recovery and successful transplantation is an unreported beneficial outcome of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

[Evaluation of corneal tissue processed by a reference Eye Bank]. / Avaliação de tecido corneano processado por um Banco de Olhos de referência.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the quality of the corneas processed by Sorocaba Eye Bank (BOS) - SP and transplanted out of the Ophthalmology Hospital of Sorocaba (HOS), as well as the corneas that had re-entered in the BOS, being transplanted or not in the HOS, during the year of 2007. METHODS: Ophthalmologists that transplanted corneas processed by BOS outside of the Ophthalmology Hospital of Sorocaba were contacted, as well as those who had used re-entried corneas, to collect the following information: period from eye enucleation until transplant, transparency of the donated tissue, time of transplant and primary failure. RESULTS: During the year of 2007, Sorocaba Eye Bank distributed three hundred and ninety-two corneas for outside HOS. From these, six had returned to BOS and had been transplanted in the Ophthalmology Hospital of Sorocaba. From those, none was rejected; however, two presented some opacity in the visual axis. After attempt to congregate information regarding the 386 transplanted corneas outside HOS, data of only 48 keratoplasty were available. The average time from the enucleation until the keratoplasty was of 5.5 days (1-13 days), and of postoperative average follow-up, 9.8 months (4-15 months). Three corneas had developed primary failure; three presented opacity in the visual axis; one presented infectious keratitis, requiring therapeutic keratoplasty; a patient died and another one lost follow-up. The other 39 corneas did not present any problems until the time this study was ended. CONCLUSION: Because of the difficulties to congregate informations of the patients transplanted in other hospitals, it is difficult to define the quality of the distributed corneas by Sorocaba Eye Bank. Thus, other analysis are necessary in order to define changes and new directions for future studies on selection and preservation of donated corneas.

Avaliação de tecido corneano processado por um Banco de Olhos de referência / Evaluation of corneal tissue processed by a reference Eye Bank

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a qualidade das córneas processadas pelo Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba - SP e transplantadas fora do Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, bem como das córneas que tiveram reentrada no Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba durante o ano de 2007. MÉTODOS: Foram contatados os oftalmologistas que transplantaram córneas captadas pelo Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba fora do Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, bem como os que utilizaram córneas reentradas, a fim de colher as seguintes informações: período desde a captação da córnea até o transplante, transparência do tecido doador, tempo de transplante e falência primária. RESULTADOS: Trezentas e noventa e duas córneas tiveram saída do Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba ao longo do ano de 2007. Dessas, 6 retornaram ao Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba e foram transplantadas no Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, sendo que nenhuma foi rejeitada; todavia, 2 apresentaram alguma opacidade no eixo visual. Após tentativa de reunir informações a respeito das 386 córneas transplantadas fora do Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, obtiveram-se dados apenas de 48 transplantes. O tempo médio desde a captação até o transplante foi de 5,5 dias (1-13 dias), e o de seguimento médio pós-operatório, de 9,8 meses (4-15 meses). Três córneas desenvolveram falência primária, 3 evoluíram com opacidade no eixo visual, 1 apresentou ceratite infecciosa que necessitou de transplante tectônico; 1 paciente faleceu e 1 perdeu seguimento. As demais 39 córneas apresentavam-se transparentes. CONCLUSÃO: Por causa das dificuldades de reunir as informações dos pacientes transplantados em outros hospitais, torna-se difícil definir a qualidade das córneas liberadas pelo Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba. Assim, outras análises como as desse estudo são necessárias a fim de definir mudanças e rumos para estudos futuros sobre seleção e conservação das córneas doadas.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the quality of the corneas processed by Sorocaba Eye Bank (BOS) - SP and transplanted out of the Ophthalmology Hospital of Sorocaba (HOS), as well as the corneas that had re-entered in the BOS, being transplanted or not in the HOS, during the year of 2007. METHODS: Ophthalmologists that transplanted corneas processed by BOS outside of the Ophthalmology Hospital of Sorocaba were contacted, as well as those who had used re-entried corneas, to collect the following information: period from eye enucleation until transplant, transparency of the donated tissue, time of transplant and primary failure. RESULTS: During the year of 2007, Sorocaba Eye Bank distributed three hundred and ninety-two corneas for outside HOS. From these, six had returned to BOS and had been transplanted in the Ophthalmology Hospital of Sorocaba. From those, none was rejected; however, two presented some opacity in the visual axis. After attempt to congregate information regarding the 386 transplanted corneas outside HOS, data of only 48 keratoplasty were available. The average time from the enucleation until the keratoplasty was of 5.5 days (1-13 days), and of postoperative average follow-up, 9.8 months (4-15 months). Three corneas had developed primary failure; three presented opacity in the visual axis; one presented infectious keratitis, requiring therapeutic keratoplasty; a patient died and another one lost follow-up. The other 39 corneas did not present any problems until the time this study was ended. CONCLUSION: Because of the difficulties to congregate informations of the patients transplanted in other hospitals, it is difficult to define the quality of the distributed corneas by Sorocaba Eye Bank. Thus, other analysis are necessary in order to define changes and new directions for future studies on selection and preservation of donated corneas.

[Discarded corneas due to positive donor's serologic test in the Hospital São Paulo Eye Bank: a two-year study]. / Descarte de córneas por sorologia positiva do doador no Banco de Olhos do Hospital São Paulo: dois anos de estudo.

PURPOSE: To investigate discarded corneas due to positive serologic tests in donors from the Hospital São Paulo Eye Bank (BOHSP) during a two-year period. METHODS: Retrospective study of records from cornea donors between January 2006 and December 2007. Information such as serologic test results (Hepatitis B, C, and HIV), source of corneal tissue, donor's gender and age were tested for correlation. RESULTS: 902 corneas were processed by BOHSP; 12.9% (116) were discarded due to donor's positive test for hepatitis B, C, or HIV; 20.5% (185) were also discarded due to inconclusive result of serological tests; percentage of corneas discarded due to positive or inconclusive serological tests during this period was 33.4% (301). CONCLUSION: This study confirms the importance of serological tests in order to prevent disease transmission to corneal transplant recipients. However, new tests are necessary to decrease the number of inconclusive tests and decrease the number of discarded corneas.

Descarte de córneas por sorologia positiva do doador no Banco de Olhos do Hospital São Paulo: dois anos de estudo / Discarded corneas due to positive donor's serologic test in the Hospital São Paulo Eye Bank: a two-year study

Objetivos: Investigar descarte de córneas por sorologia positiva de doadores no Banco de Olhos do Hospital São Paulo (BOHSP) durante período de dois anos. Métodos: Revisão retrospectiva de prontuários de doadores de córneas do BOHSP entre janeiro de 2006 a dezembro de 2007.Correlações de dados como sorologias dos doadores (Hepatites B, C e HIV), procedência, sexo e faixa etária dos mesmos foram testados. Resultados:Das 902 córneas processadas no BOHSP, 12,9% (116) apresentaramresultado positivo para hepatite B, hepatite C ou HIV em seus doadores;20,5% (185) apresentaram testes sorológicos inconclusivos perfazendouma porcentagem de 33,4% (301) de córneas descartadas no período estudado devido a resultado positivo ou inconclusivo da sorologia dos doadores. Conclusão: O estudo confirma a validade e a importância da realização de testes sorológicos para prevenção de doenças que poderiam ser transmitidas aos eventuais receptores de córneas. Entretanto, testes mais eficazes são necessários para diminuir o número de casos de sorologias inconclusivas, visando diminuir o descarte de córneas que poderiam ser utilizadas.

Purpose: To investigate discarded corneas due to positive serologic tests in donors from the Hospital São Paulo EyeBank (BOHSP) during a two-year period. Methods: Retrospective study of records from cornea donors between January 2006 and December 2007. Information such as serologic test results (Hepatitis B, C, and HIV), source of corneal tissue, donor’s gender and age were tested for correlation. Results:902 corneas were processed by BOHSP; 12.9% (116) were discarded due to donor’s positive test for hepatitis B, C, orHIV; 20.5% (185) were also discarded due to inconclusive result of serological tests; percentage of corneas discardeddue to positive or inconclusive serological tests during this period was 33.4% (301). Conclusion: This study confirms the importance of serological tests in order to prevent disease transmission to corneal transplant recipients. However, new tests are necessary to decrease the number of inconclusive tests and decrease the number of discarded corneas.

Expanding postmortem donor pool using steatotic liver grafts: a new look.

BACKGROUND: Clinical demand for liver transplant steadily grows while organs offer has reached a plateau years ago. To expand the donor liver pool, various options have been considered including acceptance of suboptimal donors and steatotic grafts, with a risk of poorer outcomes. The latter risk and its relation to the grade of liver graft steatosis have been studied in this prospective clinical study. METHODS: One hundred eighteen consecutive liver transplantation (115 patients) performed between May 2002 and March 2008 were prospectively analyzed. According to the grade of steatosis on a 2 hr postreperfusion biopsy, four groups were considered: absence (<5%) (n=34), mild (<30%) (n=40), moderate (30%-60%) (n=23), or severe steatosis (> or = 60%) (n=21). Donors and recipients demographic data, and patients and grafts survival rates were compared among the four groups. RESULTS: Eighty-four (71%) grafts presented some degree of steatosis (macrosteatosis: 19.5%, microsteatosis: 47%, mix type: 33.5%). Patient and graft survival were significant lower in the "severe steatosis" group, as a whole. Grafts with less than 30% predominant macro-, or microsteatosis also had poorer outcomes with lower patient and graft survival rates. CONCLUSION: Steatotic liver grafts were used on a large scale (71%) in this clinical series. The analysis confirms that using grafts with moderate (>30%) and severe steatosis (>60%) have a negative impact on outcomes. The authors conclude that using these grafts allow a significant increase in organ offer that counterbalances the negative outcome for patients who are not offered a transplant, and this supports the need for further clinical research.

The impact of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) program on radiation and tissue banking in Cuba.

The first multi-tissue bank was founded at Havana in 1958. At that time, freeze-drying was used at the bank as a method of preserving, as well as Cobalt 60 irradiation to sterilise bone tissue, heart valves and others. The impact of the IAEA program in tissue banking activities in Cuba can be summarised as follows: (a) Increase in the production of sterilised tissues using ionising radiation (bone, pig skin and amnion) for medical treatment in the tissue bank of the Hospital Frank Pais; (b) increase of the quality of the productions of bone tissues, pig skin and amnion; (c) reduction in the import of tissues by increasing the local production of tissues; (d) sustainability in the number of donors through the implementation of a public and professional awareness campaign; (e) training of six persons in the Regional Training Centre of Buenos Aires; (f) qualification of one person in the administration of a tissue bank and in the implementation of a Quality System. The amount of tissues produced and sterilised using the ionising radiation techniques in the established banks was 25,510 units. The amount of patients treated with sterilised tissues produced by the established banks was 2,448.

Procuración de órganos y tejidos: dificultades para la implementación de la misma / Organ and tissue procurement: difficulties for its implementation

Objetivos: Cuantificar instrucción previa, conductas correctas ante corazón parado y tarjetas de donanate en los trabajadores de salud; comparar grado de instrucción y conductas correctas en médicos, enfermeros, jefes y residentes; conocimiento de la muerte cerebral (MC); describir y cuantificar causas de baja donación; conocer variables predictoras de realización de denuncias en un modelo logístico. Metodología: Prospectivo, observacional, longitudinal. Se encuestaron 120 trabajadores de la salud, médicos y enfermeros del Departamento de Urgencias (Guardia Externa, Terapia Intensiva y Neonatología); residentes de Clínica Médica y Pediatría. Se realizaron 12 preguntas a 120 encuestados. Resultados: Instrucción previa: 31,66 por ciento. El 19,58 por ciento realizó denuncias, hecho que se asoció a instrucción previa. Conductas correctas=50-69 por ciento. Conocimiento del mecanismo operativo correcto=14,16 por ciento. Grado de instrucción médicos vs. enfermeros=34 vs 21 por ciento (pNS); jefes vs resto de médicos=88 vs 28 por ciento (p=0,0006); residentes vs resto de médicos=25 vs 35 por ciento (pNS). Conductas correctas en las 3 situaciones=pNS. el 12,5 por ciento tiene tarjeta de donante. Diagnóstico correcto de MC=0,8 por ciento. Variables predictoras de realización de denuncias=instrucción previa (p=0,0032), conocimiento del mecanismo operativo correcto (p=0,0316). Conclusiones: La instrucción previa fue más frecuente en los jefes, pero no se asoció a mejores conductas. La instrucción previa y el conocimiento del mecanismo operativo correcto ante una posible muerte cerebral fueron variables predictoras de realización de denuncias. El conocimiento de la MC fue pobre (AU)

Procuración de órganos y tejidos: dificultades para la implementación de la misma / Organ and tissue procurement: difficulties for its implementation

Objetivos: Cuantificar instrucción previa, conductas correctas ante corazón parado y tarjetas de donanate en los trabajadores de salud; comparar grado de instrucción y conductas correctas en médicos, enfermeros, jefes y residentes; conocimiento de la muerte cerebral (MC); describir y cuantificar causas de baja donación; conocer variables predictoras de realización de denuncias en un modelo logístico. Metodología: Prospectivo, observacional, longitudinal. Se encuestaron 120 trabajadores de la salud, médicos y enfermeros del Departamento de Urgencias (Guardia Externa, Terapia Intensiva y Neonatología); residentes de Clínica Médica y Pediatría. Se realizaron 12 preguntas a 120 encuestados. Resultados: Instrucción previa: 31,66 por ciento. El 19,58 por ciento realizó denuncias, hecho que se asoció a instrucción previa. Conductas correctas=50-69 por ciento. Conocimiento del mecanismo operativo correcto=14,16 por ciento. Grado de instrucción médicos vs. enfermeros=34 vs 21 por ciento (pNS); jefes vs resto de médicos=88 vs 28 por ciento (p=0,0006); residentes vs resto de médicos=25 vs 35 por ciento (pNS). Conductas correctas en las 3 situaciones=pNS. el 12,5 por ciento tiene tarjeta de donante. Diagnóstico correcto de MC=0,8 por ciento. Variables predictoras de realización de denuncias=instrucción previa (p=0,0032), conocimiento del mecanismo operativo correcto (p=0,0316). Conclusiones: La instrucción previa fue más frecuente en los jefes, pero no se asoció a mejores conductas. La instrucción previa y el conocimiento del mecanismo operativo correcto ante una posible muerte cerebral fueron variables predictoras de realización de denuncias. El conocimiento de la MC fue pobre