Montefusco C M, Levine S, Goldsmith J, Veith F J
Hosp Physician. 1985 Dec;21(12):46, 49-50.
The medical, emotional, and legal environments in which consent for organ donation is pursued greatly influence the outcome of this request. Knowledge of the circumstances and facts regarding brain death are important first steps in resolving misconceptions a potential donor's family may have that might preclude a favorable decision. The attitudes of hospital staff members toward these issues, and the grief and shock experienced at these times by next-of-kin, further complicate the circumstances in which consent for organ donation is requested. Clarification of traditional religious beliefs and reconciliation of these with the concept of organ donation may also have to be addressed at this time. Significant benefit to the bereaved family as well as to the transplantation process can accrue only in an atmosphere in which all involved understand the facts of brain death, and in which organ donation is viewed positively.
寻求器官捐赠同意的医学、情感和法律环境对这一请求的结果有很大影响。了解与脑死亡相关的情况和事实是消除潜在捐赠者家属可能存在的误解的重要第一步，这些误解可能会妨碍做出有利的决定。医院工作人员对这些问题的态度，以及亲属在这些时候所经历的悲痛和震惊，进一步使请求器官捐赠同意的情况变得复杂。此时还可能需要澄清传统宗教信仰，并使其与器官捐赠的概念相协调。只有在所有相关人员都了解脑死亡事实且对器官捐赠持积极态度的氛围中，遗属家庭和移植过程才能获得显著益处。
