Process Improvement in Thoracic Donor Organ Procurement: Implementation of a Donor Assessment Checklist Gabriel Loor, MD, Sara J. Shumway, MD, Kenneth R. McCurry, MD, Suresh Keshavamurthy, MD, Syed Hussain, MD, Garry D. Weide, DO, John R. Spratt, MD, Mazin Al Salihi, MD, PhD, Colleen G. Koch, MD, MS The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 6, Pages 1872-1877 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.083 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Thoracic organ transplant checklist with two hard stops: one before skin incision and one before organ retrieval. (ABGs = arterial blood gases; Cath = cardiac catheterization; CT = computed tomography; CXR = chest roentgenogram; ECG = electrocardiogram; echo = echocardiogram; Fio2 = fraction of inspired oxygen; IV = intravenous; LV = left ventricle; PEEP = positive end-expiratory pressure; RV = right ventricle; Vent = ventilator settings at time of ABG analysis.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1872-1877DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.083) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Sequence of events from checklist development to implementation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1872-1877DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.083) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions