Organ Donation Consult

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Request an Organ Dona­tion Consult:

Noti­fy IDN at 800.831.4131 if your patient is on a ven­ti­la­tor and meets one of the fol­low­ing criteria:

• Grave prog­no­sis (change in code sta­tus, unlike­ly to surve)

• Injury to brain or lung (loss of brain stem reflex­es, plans for brain death testing)

• Fam­i­ly men­tions donation

• Talk of extu­ba­tion or tran­si­tion to end-of-life cares (goals of care meet­ing, pal­lia­tive consult)

Brain Stem Reflexes:

• No pupil­lary response
• No corneal response 
• No cough 
• No gag 
• No spon­ta­neous respirations 
• No motor response 
• No response to ice water calorics 
• No doll’s eyes

Clin­i­cal Triggers:

Under­stand­ing the GIFT acronym:

• Grave prog­no­sis
• Injury to brain or lung
• Fami­ly men­tions donation
• Talk of extu­bat­ing or tran­si­tion to end-of-life care