Donation Physician Specialists and Missed Organ Donation Opportunities.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Donation physicians (DPs) are usually critical care specialists whose responsibilities may include assessment of donation eligibility, care of potential donors, death determination, education, and advocacy. While DP programs have been implemented in some countries with the aim of optimizing the organ donation process, there are few studies evaluating their effectiveness.

Objective

To assess the association of a DP program with key performance metrics.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used interrupted time series analysis to compare baseline data from intensive care units and emergency departments in a Canadian province (December 2019 to February 2020 and March 2021 to May 2021) with data following the initial 3 years of a DP program (July

SUBMITTER: Kramer A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12332632 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature