Relatives of brain stem dead patients
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is collaborative requesting which is the addition of a donor transplant co-ordinator to the team requesting organ donation. The routine arm is the relatives interviewed by the clinica
Sponsors
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Relatives of patients in whom death has been determined using brain stem death criteria
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Relatives who do not understand written or verbal infromation for whom an interpreter is not available 2. Relatives who decline discussion on organ donation
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of patients in whom the family consent to beating heart organ donation 2. Solid organs retrieved by type 3. Solid organs transplanted by type 4. Tissues retrieved by type 5. Consent rates by predefined subgroup (relative relationship to donor; ethnic group and sex of donor and next of kin; clinician seniority and sex; sex of donor transplant co-ordinator) | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of relatives refusing consent for organ donation. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed