Lack of knowledge and experience highlights the need for a clear paediatric organ and tissue donation protocol in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study explored the attitudes of medical professionals to organ and tissue donation in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs) and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in the Netherlands. It also examined their compliance with the existing Dutch donation protocol and assessed whether a paediatric donation protocol was needed.

Methods

We invited 966 professionals working in all eight PICUs and the two largest NICUs to complete an online survey from December 2016 until April 2017.

Results

A quarter (25%) took part and they included PICU intensivists, neonatologists, nurses and other health and allied professionals. Most were female and nurses. More than half (54%) of the PICU respondents considered paediatric organ donation to be very important and 53% supporte

SUBMITTER: Vileito A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687146 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature