Physician Experiences with Communicating Organ Donation with the Relatives: A Dutch Nationwide Evaluation on Factors that Influence Consent Rates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this nationwide observational study is to identify modifiable factors in communication about organ donation that influence family consent rates.

Methods

Thirty-two intensivists specialized in organ donation systematically evaluated all consecutive organ donation requests with physicians in the Netherlands between January 2013 and June 2016, using a standardized questionnaire.

Results

Out of 2528 consecutive donation requests, 2095 (83%) were evaluated with physicians. The questionnaires of patients registered with consent or objection in the national donor registry were excluded from analysis. Only those questionnaires, in which the family had to make a decision about donation, were analyzed (n = 1322). Independent predictors of consent included:

SUBMITTER: Witjes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6757095 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature