Donating organs? OK, "But tissues? Hmm" Any suggestion to improve the situation?

Whilst there is growing evidence of a relatively strong support for organ donation amongst Critical Care (CC) professionals in Europe, little is known about CCs' related attitudes, self-reported confidence levels and skills with regard to tissue donation. Data presented demonstrates significant...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transplantation 2013-11, Vol.96, p.646-646
Hauptverfasser: Pelleriaux, Beatrice, Smits, Jacqueline, Roels, Leo
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Whilst there is growing evidence of a relatively strong support for organ donation amongst Critical Care (CC) professionals in Europe, little is known about CCs' related attitudes, self-reported confidence levels and skills with regard to tissue donation. Data presented demonstrates significant differences in CCs' attitudes, self-reported confidence levels and skills related to organ and tissue donation. Further research on why nursing staff has lower positive attitudes and skills levels compared to medical staff will be necessary. As demonstrated by the educational needs expressed by medical and nursing staff, both organ and tissue donation could benefit from further investing in tailored organ and tissue related training efforts.
ISSN:0041-1337