Respiratory Physiotherapy as a Tool to Increase the Number of Solid Organ Donors

This study looks at how a special machine that helps people cough (called MI-E) might help increase the number of organs available for people who need them. It involves organ donors who have passed away due to brain death or circulatory death. The study will be carried out in four hospitals in Spain. To be part of the study, you must be an organ donor over 18 years old. If there are any reasons why you can't use the MI-E machine or donate organs, you can't join. The study will compare two groups of 80 donors each. One group will use the MI-E machine and some manual techniques, and the other will not. Researchers will look at how well the lungs of donors in the MI-E group work compared to the other group.

• Study involves four hospitals and 160 donors.
• Donors must be over 18 years old.
• Use of a special machine to help cough in one group.