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KMID : 0361120120260020101
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Korean Journal of Transplantation
2012 Volume.26 No. 2 p.101 ~ p.111
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Preliminary Results of Donor Action in Korea
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Park Seok-Ju
Yoon Young-Chul
Cho Won-Hyun
Leo Roels
Jacqueline Smits
Bernard Cohen
Kim Nam-Young
Bok Chun-Hee
Kang Sun-Woo
Kim Tae-Hee
Lee Hyun-Seung
Kim Yeong-Hoon
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Abstract
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Background: Donor Action (DA) is a well-known program used to evaluate the potential of organ donors and to survey hospital attitudes toward organ donation in a region or nation. DA has not yet been fully implemented in Korea.
Methods: We collected medical information on expired patients from 9 hospitals in Yeoung-nam province. We also passed out Hospital Attitude Survey questionnaires in those same 9 hospitals. We reviewed the medical records of the expired patients in the neurological and neurosurgical critical care units from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Data was analyzed with a DA system database.
Results: A total of 704 patients were enrolled. Altogether, 307 patients (43.6%) were potential donors, and 26 patients (6.5%) were reported to an to organ procurement organization. Among the potential donors, a family approach was taken with 33 patients (10.7%), and family consent was obtained in 26 cases (8.5%). Organ donation was done with 24 patients (7.8%). Among the potential donors, 88.6% of them were not identified as potential donors. Hospital attitude surveys were given to 417 hospital staff members. A positive attitude towards organ donation was shown in 85%. However, only 55.4% of hospital staff agreed on the concept of brain death.
Conclusions: Among the processes of organ donation, identifying a potential donor is a critical step to increase organ donation.
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KEYWORD
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Tissue donors, Tissue and organ procurement, Transplantation
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