From instututional borders to social mobilization: Interventions in the donation and organ transplantation process

Abstract

Purpose: From the active participation of the agents involved in the organ donation, retrieval and transplantation process, to create innovative measures aiming to increase the notifications, donations and transplants in the State of Maranhão. Methods: research by qualitative approach following the Convergent Healthcare Research model. Data were collected by the following procedures: conversation meetings, focus groups, individual meetings, and daily practices involving the organ donation process. Results: Results were presented in three dimensions: institutional, technical-professional, and social mobilization. Conclusion: Interventions were defined as innovative measures represented by the increase of brain death notifications.