Organ donation in the ICU - a survey on next of kin response in two Swiss academic centres

CONCLUSIONS: In this observational study, the majority of the next of kin stated that addressing organ donation did not affect mourning. Presence of a presumed will could likely facilitate grief and provide comfort for affected families. (Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov. Identifier: NCT03612024. Date of registration: 24 July 2018.).PMID:34161597 | DOI:10.4414/smw.2021.20515

Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - June 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mathias Nebiker Andreas Bloch Pelin Fedakar Lucienne Christen Anita Hurni Delphine Carr é Sylvie Cluzet Philippe Eckert Joerg C Schefold Source Type: research