Documenting organ and tissue transport handovers

Make the transplant coordinator’s plan traceable with route, container ID, seal and timestamps.

23 July 2023Updated 23 September 2026

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Verify the timing plan, packing and measurement conditions, and escalation contacts with the transplant coordinator and receiving centre’s case-specific instructions. Link allocation reference, container and seal ID, departure and arrival times, carrier and every recipient in the record. For route deviation or package damage, notify the coordinator promptly and protect the item per instruction; do not decide clinical suitability or continuation.

Organ and tissue logistics should start from the transplant coordinator’s case-specific direction. Do not act on generic timing or viability windows.

Case and role file. Obtain the case/allocation reference, receiving team, planned route and timeline, packing instructions, monitoring method and emergency contacts from the authorised coordinator. Share health information only through approved access and record systems.

Record container and seal ID, pre-dispatch condition, departure and arrival times, each carrier handover and reason for delay. Keep documents in a separate dry sleeve; open or repack only as the case instructions direct.

For delay, broken seal or record discrepancy, alert the coordinator and receiving centre promptly. Preserve timestamps and raw measurement files; leave clinical acceptance, processing or continuation decisions to the authorised transplant team.

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