Organ donation decision-making in ICU patients: from the perspectives of organ coordinators and physicians in China - a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Intensive care unit (ICU) dying patients are the most important source of organ donation. This study explores the reasons affecting organ donation in the Chinese sociocultural context from the perspectives of coordinators and physicians, and further seeks countermeasures to alleviate the shortage of organs.

Design and setting

Semistructured interviews conducted in a large tertiary hospital in China.

Participants and method

15 respondents (including 8 organ coordinators and 7 ICU physicians) were interviewed. Participants were invited to describe the factors that influence organ donation and the underlying reasons behind it. Bronfenbrenner's socioecological system model was used as theoretical support to construct a theoretical model of the factors influenci

SUBMITTER: Yang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10626822 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature