To improve organ donation in central Iran, Isfahan, a donor team was formed to deal and facilitate the logistical aspect of donation in the 5 main health hospitals in Isfahan province and continuing education for transplantation were being instituted. We annually evaluated the result of organ donation after a donor team formed in Isfahan.
We reviewed the medical records of all potential donors at 5 main hospitals in Isfahan form 2001 to 2005 annually. Data with regard to the number of donors reported, documentation, and success rate and organ type of transplantation were recorded over 5 years (January 2001 to November 2005). The total actual number of organ donors from 2001 to 2005 were 51 (38 man, 13 woman). The mean age of men and women actual organ donors were 28 ± 4.6, 32 ± 6.2 respectively. The annual records of brain death to transplant coordination staff from 2001 to 2005 were 7, 40, 58, 68, 73 respectively. The actual number of organ donors from 2001 to 2005 were 2 (4 kidney), 4 (8 kidney, 1 liver, 1 heart), 10 (16 kidney, 5 liver, 3 heart), 17 (34 kidney, 6 liver, 3 heart) and 18 (36 kidney, 11 liver, 4 heart, 1 lung) respectively. The above result clearly indicates that continuing education for transplant coordination staff can improve the donation, types of transplantation organs and may eliminate the gap between the potential and actual number of organ donors.