Organ Donation

Studies from J.R. Rodrigue et al have provided new data on organ donation

Published in Blood Weekly, February 12th, 2009

"Information about the relationship between family disagreement and donation decisions may facilitate development of strategies to help families resolve conflict and possibly increase donation consent rates. To assess how family interactions influence next-of-kin decisions about organ donation. Semi structured survey," investigators in the United States report.

"Next of kin of potential donors (147 donors, 138 nondonors) from I organ procurement organization participated in a semistructured telephone interview, answering questions about the presence and influence of others during decision making related to organ donation. When others were actively involved in the...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2009-02-12)

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