Short-term impact of introducing a soft opt-out organ donation system in Wales: before and after study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the short-term impact of a soft opt-out organ donation system on consent rates and donor numbers.

Design

Before and after observational study using bespoke routinely collected data.

Setting

National Health Service Blood and Transplant.

Participants

205 potential organ donor cases in Wales.

Interventions

The Act and implementation strategy.

Primary and secondary outcomes

Consent rates at 18 months post implementation compared with 3 previous years, and organ donor numbers 21 months before and after implementation. Changes in organ donor register activity post implementation for 18 months.

Results

The consent rate for all modes of consent was 61.0% (125/205), showing a recovery from the dip to 45.8% in 2014/2015. 22.4%

SUBMITTER: Noyes J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500329 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature