brain death organ donation family refusal --------------- hersendood orgaandonatie familieweigering
Conditions
Interventions
To offer family members the opportunity to experience and observe the examinations that are essential for the
determination of brain death (with exception of the electroencephalography).
Sponsors
Erasmus MC Intensive Care
Rotterdam
Chair: Prof. dr. J. Bakker
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. A suspicion of a brain death patient on a intensive care unit of one of the participating hospitals (patient satifies the preliminary conditions of the brain death protocol. Glasgow coma scale of 3, more than 1 absent brainstem reflex and mechanical ventilation); 2. Qualifies for postmortal organ donation with respect to age and the medical condition; 3. Direct relatives are present on the ICu (18 years or older).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patient does not satisfy the preliminary conditions as for postmortal hearbeating organ donation; 2. Does not qualify for postmortal organ donation medically or with respect to age; 3. No direct relatives of the patient present on the ICU; 4. Refusal of the patient for organ donation as declared in the "Donorregister" by the patient.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The rate of consent or refusal for organ donation by close family members of a potential brain death patient, who were present during brain death determination. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Understanding of the concept of brain death by family members of patients with severe irreversible neurological damage. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactE.J.O Kompanje
Postbus 2040
Outcome results
None listed