The donation and transplant process involves two distinct series of operations that need to come together at the same time in different, initially undetermined locations, based on an unpredictable event and within a short timeframe.
These two series of operations have different logistical needs and involve different people: a donor and someone awaiting a transplant. For ethical reasons, the professionals involved in each of the two series must remain independent from one another. At the same time, the work performed needs to be collaborative, as the processes’ end points are invariably one and the same: a pairing based on an exchange of clinical data that must take place ideally within 24 hours.
Sequences of major operations: donation chain process / transplantation *French version only
(Séquences d'opérations majeures: chaînes du don/transplantation)