We utilize the Epic data base at our center. If we know the laterality of the organ at the time of the organ offer, the on call coordinator enters the laterality in the organ offer section of Epic. If we do not know the laterality at the time of the ...
In our center the surgeon communicates to the on call coordinator the laterality when we call the patient in. If they don’t yet know it I remind them to tell us once they do so we can update the organ record appropriately. It only took a few times of ...
Thank you all for your responses! What I'm looking for though is the specific notification process of getting the laterality as that is where the "hole is in our swiss cheese". We've had instances where our docs have gone to the OR to transplant and ...
Hi, Here at UTMC we work with the OPO to determine laterality and notify our OR once we have received this information, this usually takes place before Organ check-in. Thanks, Amber Curtis, RN, CCTC Liver Transplant Coordinator ...