A descriptive and retrospective study on donors of organs for transplantations was performed at Abel Santamaría Hospital in Pinar del Río in the period of January 2000 and December 2003 aimed at assessing the most significant disorders during the management of 23 potential donors. There was an increase in the number in cases in years. Cranioencephalic trauma was the main cause of encephalic death. Hypotension and dysrrythmias were the most relevant hemodynamic disorders as well as electrolyte imbalance (hypokalemia and hypernatremia); mixed alkalosis was the most significant disorder of the acid-base balance, hypothermia, polyuria and hyperglycemia were other present disorders. The importance of a close follow-up of the donors to prevent and/or manage clinical disorders of these kinds of patients was shown. The information recorded was processed and analyzed using absolute frequencies and percentages, the results obtained were registered in tables in order to understand conclusions and recommendations.

Authors

  • Jorge E. Padrón Álvarez Especialista de I Grado en Pediatría Intensivista. Jefe de servicio UCIP. Asistente. Hospital General Docente "Comandante Pinares". San Cristóbal. Pinar del Río.
  • María L. Hernández Arguelles Especialista de I Grado en Pediatría Intensivista. Hospital General Docente "Comandante Pinares". San Cristóbal. Pinar del Río.
  • Wildo Hernández Lóriga Especialista de I Grado en Pediatría. Asistente. Hospital General Docente "Comandante Pinares". San Cristóbal. Pinar del Río.
  • María O´Farrill Fernández Licenciada en Lengua Inglesa. Instructora. Hospital General Docente "Comandante Pinares". San Cristóbal. Pinar del Río.
  • Idania M. Espinosa Blanco Especialista de I Grado en Higiene y Epidemiología. Hospital General Docente "Comandante Pinares". San Cristóbal. Pinar del Río.

Abstract

The establishment of an access in Circulation is a very important component in resuscitation. The intraosseous infusion was described for the first time in 1922 and use to administer medications in 1940 allowing a fast intravascular access in critically ill patients. A longitudinal, prospective and descriptive research was carried out at Intensive Care Pediatric Unit belonging to Comandante Pinares General Hospital, San Cristobal, Pinar del Rio aimed at showing its benefits in child resuscitation mainly in emergent situations. During January 1999 to December 2001 eleven patients under 5 years old needing resuscitation measures were studied. A survey taking into account age, diagnosis at admission, time obtained for route and maintenance, drugs, administration of fluids and complications was conducted. Descriptive method, frequency distribution and proportion test were statistically used. Concluding that 28.2 % (11) of the sample required intraosseous infusions, infants (under 6 months) suffering from severe dehydration needed this via (54.5 %) (6), it was obtained (less than a minute) the 81.8 % (7) of the patients and the maintenance was 4 hours in the 90.9 % of the cases studied, drugs and fluids having a greater administration were catecholamines and hypertonic saline solution in 63.6 % and in 100 % of the cases respectively, this technique provoked scarcely complications, only 9.1 % could be reported.

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Padrón Álvarez JE, Hernández Arguelles ML, Hernández Lóriga W, O´Farrill Fernández M, Espinosa Blanco IM. A descriptive and retrospective study on donors of organs for transplantations was performed at Abel Santamaría Hospital in Pinar del Río in the period of January 2000 and December 2003 aimed at assessing the most significant disorders during the management of 23 potential donors. There was an increase in the number in cases in years. Cranioencephalic trauma was the main cause of encephalic death. Hypotension and dysrrythmias were the most relevant hemodynamic disorders as well as electrolyte imbalance (hypokalemia and hypernatremia); mixed alkalosis was the most significant disorder of the acid-base balance, hypothermia, polyuria and hyperglycemia were other present disorders. The importance of a close follow-up of the donors to prevent and/or manage clinical disorders of these kinds of patients was shown. The information recorded was processed and analyzed using absolute frequencies and percentages, the results obtained were registered in tables in order to understand conclusions and recommendations. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2012 Oct. 5 [cited 2025 Aug. 30];8(2):78-84. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/202

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2004)

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