Communication Regarding Organ and Tissue Donation in Intensive Care

Communication With Families Regarding Organ and Tissue Donation After Death in Intensive Care Study

The overarching aim of this study is to examine the process of organ donation decision-making and to determine whether changes in requesting practices change rates of consent for donation, and other family-based outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Donation events identified by a patient who is a potential organ and tissue donor in a participating ICU or under the care of ICU health professionals.
• For the primary endpoint only, patients must not have registered their donation wishes.

Exclusion Criteria:

• A patient who is not medically suitable for organ or tissue donation.
• A patient who does not have next of kin available to participate in donation conversations.
• A patient in the ICU who is able to provide first person consent for deceased donation, for example a patient with spinal injuries.
• A patient who is suitable to donate only tissue after death.