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NHS blood and transplant donor echocardiography standard to improve organ utilisation in heart transplantation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Focused echocardiography plays a vital role in assessing donor hearts and improving donor utilisation in the United Kingdom. A NHS Blood & Transplant working group was established and, through a review of the current evidence and modified Delphi approach, developed guidance for a minimum dataset for image acquisition in donor heart assessment. This is in intended as a pragmatic optional supplementation to current focused echocardiography protocols. We present a donor echocardiography proforma with accompanying educational materials for use in the United Kingdom.

Source: Journal of the Intensive Care Society

DOI: 10.1177/17511437251394267

Authors: Waqas Akhtar, Marcus Peck, Ashley Miller, Thomas Billyard, Charlotte Goedvolk, Marian Ryan, Hatem Soliman Aboumarie, Fernando Riesgo Gil, Marius Berman, Antonio Rubino

Institutions: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Royal Papworth Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4416247676

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