PROJETO DE CAPTAÇÃO DE CÓRNEAS PARA TRANSPLANTES: EXPERIÊNCIA EM UM HOSPITAL GERAL

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to present the results of the “Light Project” which had as main purpose to obtain corneas. The project was composed by 32 volunteers working in continuous 24-hours at distant relay that only gets in action upon request, in order to get in touch with the relatives to obtain corneas from donors. Methods: The approaches are registered in specific documentation, in order to further analyze, control and legally register the donation. According to the data, a study has been carried out performing a retrospective counting of the frequency of these registers, and next, calculating the percentage. Results: During the one year period of activities of such project, there had been 725 contacts, 367 of which proven to be positive. Therefore, 734 corneas had been obtained, representing 50.6% of the amount of permissions to the donation. Conclusion: Taking into account that at the moment the family receives the report of death they are not always prepared to grant the donation, this kind of work appears to be extremely relevant and effective. Considering the results of the “Light Project”, it can be only figured out the importance to implant similar projects in health centers, added to clarifying campaigns, in order to lessen the extent of the waiting lists.