Edyta Skwirczyńska
Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin,
Poland
Research Article
Psychological Difficulties and Level of Knowledge of Medical Staff
Identifying Donors after Irreversible Cardiac Arrest
Author(s): Edyta Skwirczyńska, Natalia Serwin, Oskar Wróblewski, Maria Ustianowska, Maciej Kotowski, Karol Tejchman and Marek OstrowskiEdyta Skwirczyńska, Natalia Serwin, Oskar Wróblewski, Maria Ustianowska, Maciej Kotowski, Karol Tejchman and Marek Ostrowski
Over the last fifty years, organ transplantation has become a routine medical procedure, bringing immense benefits to the patients. In Poland, to 2018 by DBD donors (Donor after Brain Death) accounted for about 95% of all donors and about 5% were living donors. A completely unused group are DCD donors (Donors after Cardiac Death). Material and Methods: The survey was done among 500 people from medical staff of intensive care unit and intensive cardiological care where the probability of receiving anonymous donation after circulatory death is the highest, yet only 368 people had filled the survey and their cases were taken into consideration as far as the study was concerned. The rest of people surveyed were not taken into consideration as they had not filled the survey. The survey was conducted in the form of a self-projected questionnaire based on Hospital Attitude Survey. Results: T.. View More»
