Critical Care

Study findings from University of Louvain broaden understanding of critical care

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, February 13th, 2009

"Lack of knowledge and confidence among, critical care staff in identifying potential donors and communicating with donor families may explain missed organ and tissue donations. To elucidate attitudes of critical care staff toward donation and their knowledge, involvement. and self-reported skills and confidence levels with donation-related tasks," investigators in Brussels, Belgium report.

"Between January 2004 and May 2006. Donor Action Foundation's Hospital Attitude Survey was used to collect data from staff members in critical care units in our university hospital (study group) and 2 other Belgian University hospitals (control group). In total. 92 physicians. 433...

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Source: Medicine and Law Weekly (2009-02-13)

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