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World J Crit Care Med. Jun 9, 2024; 13(2): 90274
Published online Jun 9, 2024. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v13.i2.90274
Published online Jun 9, 2024. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v13.i2.90274
Critical care specialists, the missing link in organ procurement for transplantation
Francisca Del Rocio Gonzalez Cohens, Web Intelligence Centre, Faculty of Physics and Mathematical Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8370397, Chile
Fernando M Gonzalez, Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7500922, Chile
Author contributions: Gonzalez FM shaped the structure of the manuscript, searched for literature and wrote the first draft; Gonzalez Cohens FDR searched for literature to complement what was written, added new ideas, and restructured for fluency, as well as revised English spelling twice.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Corresponding author: Fernando M Gonzalez, MD, Full Professor, Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Salvador 486, Providencia, Santiago 7500922, Chile. fgonzalf@uc.cl
Received: November 28, 2023
Revised: January 23, 2024
Accepted: May 11, 2024
Published online: June 9, 2024
Processing time: 187 Days and 18.3 Hours
Revised: January 23, 2024
Accepted: May 11, 2024
Published online: June 9, 2024
Processing time: 187 Days and 18.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Procurement organ donation is the key issue for organ transplantation. Most possible organ donors stay in critical care units, making their physicians a strategic partner to manage those patients, cross talk with organ local procurement coordinator and enhance all the process of organ donation.