Doação de órgãos: conhecimento dos profissionais e acadêmicos da área da saúde

Abstract

The study presents concepts about the process of organ donation and analyzes from a sample of selected studies about the knowledge of health professionals and academics on the subject. Thus, the goal to build an integrative review, was seeking information with the purpose of seeking answers about the discrepancy in the number of patients on the waiting list for an organ and because of low rates of actual donations. The analysis was performed from a data collection instrument that addressed the question guiding the study. We conclude that the lack of information for professionals and students of health influence the late diagnosis of brain death, the lack of quality in the care of the potential donor and the denial also familiar as the donation, thus hindering the process of organ donation and bringing insecurity for society with regard to the transplantation of organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes.