Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
CJEM. 2022 Apr;24(3):293-299. doi: 10.1007/s43678-022-00262-8. Epub 2022 Feb 6.
There is a worldwide shortage of organs for transplantation. One method to increase the number of organs available for transplant is to increase the number of registered organ donors. The emergency department (ED) may be a suitable venue to disseminate knowledge to patients about organ donation, and to offer an immediate or future opportunity to register as an organ donor. This study aimed to assess emergency physicians' attitudes and acceptability of an ED-based organ donation registration initiative.
We developed and distributed a national postal survey using a modified Dillman's tailored design technique to a random sample of emergency physicians selected from the Canadian Medical Directory.
From a total of 474 delivered surveys, we received 228 responses (48.1%). 98.5% of emergency physicians support the concept of deceased organ donation. 85.1% felt that the emergency department is an appropriate setting to disseminate information regarding organ donation and 77.6% felt that it is an appropriate location to offer an immediate opportunity to register as an organ donor. 74.1% of physicians who responded report to be personally registered as an organ donor.
Most emergency physicians are supportive of organ donation promotion in the ED, including offering an immediate opportunity to register.
全球范围内可供移植的器官短缺。增加可用于移植的器官数量的一种方法是增加器官捐献者的注册人数。急诊科（ED）可能是向患者传播有关器官捐献的知识并提供立即或将来注册为器官捐献者的机会的合适场所。本研究旨在评估急诊医师对基于 ED 的器官捐献登记倡议的态度和可接受性。
我们使用经过修改的 Dillman 定制设计技术，从加拿大医学目录中随机选择的急诊医师中开发并分发了一项全国性的邮政调查。
在总共 474 份已交付的调查中，我们收到了 228 份回复（48.1%）。98.5%的急诊医师支持已故器官捐献的概念。85.1%的人认为急诊科是传播器官捐献信息的合适场所，77.6%的人认为急诊科是提供立即注册为器官捐献者的合适场所。74.1%的回复医师表示他们已亲自注册为器官捐献者。
大多数急诊医师支持在 ED 中推广器官捐献，包括提供立即注册的机会。
