Open AccessDecision Making by Relatives About Brain Death Organ Donation
Author(s) -
Jack de Groot,
Myrra VernooijDassen,
Cornelia Hoedemaekers,
Andries J. Hoitsma,
Wim Smeets,
Evert van Leeuwen
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e318256a45f
Subject(s) - regret , organ donation , altruism (biology) , ambivalence , donation , psychology , brain dead , social psychology , medicine , transplantation , computer science , law , political science , surgery , machine learning
Deciding about the organ donation of one's brain-dead beloved often occurs in an unexpected and delicate situation. We explored the decision making of the relatives of potential brain-dead donors, its evaluation, and the factors influencing decision making.