Analysis of Factors Affecting Emergency Physicians' Attitudes toward Deceased Organ & Tissue Donation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to investigate differences in knowledge, and attitudes toward deceased organ and tissue donation of emergency physicians. Additionally, we analyzed factors affecting the attitudes toward deceased organ and tissue donation.

Methods

We conducted a survey of specialists and residents registered with the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine in December 2020. The respondents' sex, age, position, personal registration for organ donation, experience of soliciting organ donation, participation in related education, knowledge, and attitude about brain death organ donation, and attitude toward stopping life-sustaining treatments were investigated. According to the characteristics of the respondents (specialists or residents, experience and education on orga

SUBMITTER: Lee DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8688344 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature