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8216514

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-12-2
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective chart review of all emergency department (ED) deaths in patients younger than 65 years in seven area hospitals was performed for the calendar year of 1990. The number and percentage of families approached and consenting to tissue donation among the various EDs was compared and reasons for not approaching families were evaluated for their validity. Procurement rates between the years 1990 and 1991 were compared for two area hospitals, which made a specified (nonmedical) service responsible for tissue requests in 1991. There were 368 deaths, 255 of which were potential donors by acceptable criteria. Only 109 (43%) families were approached regarding tissue donation. The overall procurement rate was 12%. Suburban EDs had a higher approach and procurement rate than did urban EDs (49% vs 36%; P < .05 and 19% vs 5%; P < .01, respectively). Procurement rates for two hospitals that designated a specific procurement service in 1991 more than doubled (5% vs 11%; P = NS). Tissue procurement rates in EDs with procurement systems in place are low despite consent rates of those approached of 36%. The major contributing factor is the failure to request tissue from the families of eligible candidates even when there are no exclusion criteria met. Suburban EDs had a higher success rate than urban EDs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0735-6757
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
347-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Tissue and organ procurement in the emergency department setting.
pubmed:affiliation
Emergency Medicine Division, St. Louis University Hospital, MO 63110-0250.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study