Abstract
Objective: Anesthesia plays a critical role in the management of an adult brain-dead donor. It is imperative that the anesthesia provider understand the pathophysiology of brain death and its subsequent effects on the body, hemodynamic maintenance, lung recruitment strategies, fluid and electrolyte balance, hormone replacement therapy, and the use of other pertinent medications. Failure to comprehend can result in improper management and may lead to the inability to recover and transplant organs. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to determine if an educational module to describe best practice for organ donation for certified registered nurse anesthesia providers (CRNA) will help improve knowledge base regarding anesthetic management of an adult brain-dead donor patient.
Methods: Forty-one participants completed a pretest on the anesthetic management of an adult brain-dead donor. Following completion of the pretest, an educational module was presented. After presentation of the module, a posttest was completed by all participants. Scores of both the pretest and posttest were recorded and analyzed.
Results: The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test was utilized to compare differences between pretest and posttest scores. The data was found to be statistically significant. In all forty-one participants, posttest scores were improved compared to pretest scores after an educational module was presented.
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the use of an educational module for anesthetic management of adult brain-dead donors increases knowledge of CRNAs in the care of this specialized population.
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Other Graduate Paper
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Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quality Improvement
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Brain-dead Organ Donor, Anesthetic, Organ Donation
Advisor
Chandler, Holly
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
Bryan College of Health Sciences
Degree Year
2020
Recommended Citation
VanWinkle, Rebecca, "Anesthetic management of an adult brain-dead organ donor: A quality improvement project" (2024). Group: Bryan College of Health Sciences Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) Collection. 42.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/group_bryan_dnap/42
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