Critical Care Exam 3 - OTD

What organization certifies UW Organ and Tissue Donation (UWOTD)?

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

True or False: UWOTD is one of only 27 federally designated organ procurement organizations in the nation.

False (57?)

What are the UWOTD Collaborative Efforts?

Surgical Organ Recovery

Community Education

Donor Family Support

List the ways an individual can legally document First Person Authorization for organ donation.

• State donor registry

• Driver’s license or state ID with a donor indicator

• Advance directive or POAHC

• Donor card

• Will or witnessed communication by terminally ill patient

Can an individual’s decision to donate can be overturned by the family if they are under 18?

Yes

How soon after a patient meets clinical triggers should a hospital staff member call UWOTD?

Within one hour

What are criteria for making a referral based on 2024 clinical trigger updates?

• Mechanically ventilated and GCS ≤ 5

• Family mentions donation or anticipates discussion of end-of-life

• Clinician instinct of non-survivable injury

What is the maximum number of lives that a single tissue donor can help improve or save?

75+

T or F: Organ donation becomes an option as soon as a patient is admitted to the hospital.

False (only after death is declared)

Which of the following is a correct hemodynamic goal during donor management?

Sodium <155

What is the role of a Donation Support Specialist (DSS)?

The DSS partners with healthcare teams to facilitate family conversations about donation, provide accurate information, assess family readiness, and support authorization processes.

In the hierarchy of next of kin for consent, who comes first?

Health Care Agent/POA

Eye donation must occur within?

10-12 hours of death

Tissue donation must occur within?

24 hours of death

Which organ donation pathway involves a terminal extubation in the OR?

Donation after circulatory death (DCD)

Name diagnostic tests that may be performed to determine organ suitability.

• Cardiac catheterization

• Echocardiogram

• Liver biopsy

• Bronchoscopy

• Blood tests