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Family Practice Vol. 9, No. 2, 141-144
© Oxford University Press 1992

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Experience of Bereaved Relatives Who Granted or Refused Permission for Organ Donation

TJ TYMSTRA, JW HEYINK, J PRUIM* and MJH SLOOFF*

Department of Health Sciences University Hospital Groningen The Netherlands
*Department of Surgery, University Hospital Groningen The Netherlands

Address correspondence to TJ, Tymstra, Department of Health Sciences, University of Groningen, Ant. Deusinglaan I, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands

A group of individuals who had granted or refused permission to have organs removed from a deceased relative for transplantation were interviewed. Organ donation was found to be a very delicate subject: the request for organ donation often comes unexpectedly and most relatives are not aware of the wishes of the deceased (donor codicil), which complicates the decision process. Some of the relatives who refused regretted their decision later. Remorse was also encountered in the group who gave their permission, although positive feelings were more common. The position of the member of staff who asks for permission is complicated. Suggestions are presented to improve the procedure.


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