Pike R E, Kahn D, Jacobson J E
Renal Transplant Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital.
S Afr Med J. 1991 Mar 2;79(5):264-7.
The records of all donor referrals to Groote Schuur Hospital over a 5 1/2-year period were retrospectively examined to determine which factors influenced the families' decision on organ donation. In 35% of these referrals the families were not approached for consent. The reasons for this included the potential donor being unsuitable for organ donation or not meeting all the criteria for brain death. The effects of the age, sex, race and the cause of death of the potential donor on whether the family gave consent were investigated. This study demonstrates that consent was given more readily when the potential donor was aged less than or equal to 10 years, that the sex of the potential donor appeared to have no effect on the decision by the family about organ donation, that black families gave consent for organ donation less frequently than families of other race groups and that consent was obtained more easily when death was due to suicide.
对格罗特·舒尔医院在5年半时间内所有捐赠者转诊记录进行了回顾性研究，以确定哪些因素影响了家属对器官捐赠的决定。在这些转诊案例中，35%的家属未被征求同意。原因包括潜在捐赠者不适合器官捐赠或未满足脑死亡的所有标准。研究了潜在捐赠者的年龄、性别、种族和死因对家属是否同意捐赠的影响。这项研究表明，当潜在捐赠者年龄小于或等于10岁时，更容易获得同意；潜在捐赠者的性别似乎对家属关于器官捐赠的决定没有影响；黑人家庭比其他种族群体的家庭更少同意器官捐赠；当死亡原因是自杀时，更容易获得同意。
