Introduction Family members of critically ill patients suffer from high levels of anxiety and
depression in the ICU, and are at risk of developing post-ICU syndrome following ICU …

Background Families are often asked to consent to the donation of their deceased relative's
organs or tissues. These end-of-life conversations are important because they affect consent …

This document was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Society of Critical Care
Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Association of Organ …

A major barrier to meeting the needs for organ transplantation is family refusal to give
consent. This study aimed to describe the perspectives of donor families on deceased …

Background Organ donation following brain death has become an important way of
supplying organs for transplantation in many countries. This practice is less common in Iran …

Purpose To elicit bereaved families' experiences of organ and tissue donation. A specific
objective was to determine families' perceptions of how their experiences influenced …

Objectives: Family members of brain dead patients experience an unprecedented situation
in which not only they are told that their loved one is dead but are also asked to consider …

Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the experience of Norwegian donor families
during organ donation after brain death. Methods This was a qualitative study using …

Background 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 …

Objective: Many organ procurement organizations have implemented critical care end points
as donor management goals in efforts to increase organs transplanted per donor after …