Table 1

Information content of organ procurement organizations Web sites encouraging organ donation enrollment.

Data element
N = 60(%)*
Confidence interval +

Organ donation type
     Brain death
54(90)
82–95
     Cardiac death
30(50)
41–62
     Imminent death
6(10)
5–18
Organ procurement medical intervention
     Disclosure of confidential medical records to OPO
15(25)
18–37
     Performing additional tests unrelated to donor illness but necessary to determine suitability for organ donation
27(45)
35–56
     Types of antemortem tests required for cardiac or imminent death organ donation (eg, Wisconsin protocol)
1(2)
0–7
     Types of antemortem invasive procedures (eg, cannulation) required for cardiac or imminent death organ procurement
1(2)
0–7
     Time of organ donation process and procurement for brain, imminent, and cardiac death
1(2)
0–7
     Surgical intervention for organ recovery in the operating room
52(87)
78–92
Organ donor end-of-life care
     Physicians Providers of medical care not part of the transplant team
60(100)
95–100
     Aspects of end-of-life care incompatible with organ donation
0
0
     Death at home and organ donation
5(8)
4–16
     Option of hospice care and organ donation
0
0-0
     Changes to medical care at the end of life for organ donation
0
0-0
     Organ donation and body disfigurement
59(98)
93–100
Donor knowledge score, %
33
20–47
Donor consent reinforcement
     Altruistic reasons for organ donation
59(98)
93–100
     Religious views condoning organ donation
58(97)
90–99
     Discussion of donation consent with donor's family
60(100)
96–100
     Tips for persuasion of donor's family for donation consent
9(15)
9–24
     Ask donor's family near the time of death for organ donation
55(92)
84–95
     Donor's family grief is alleviated by organ donation
26(43)
33–53
     Donor's family not responsible for organ procurement expenses
60(100)
96–100
Donor consent reinforcement score, %
79
57–86
Donation promotion
     OPO is nonprofit organization
52(87)
78–92
     Adult outreach programs
59(98)
93–100
     Teacher and school outreach programs
52(87)
78–92
     Elementary schools outreach programs
17(28)
20–39
     High schools outreach programs
36(60)
49–70
     Promotion through media events
44(73)
63–81
     Recruitment and training of volunteers for organ donation promotion
56(93)
86–97
     Financial contributions from individuals, businesses, and foundations
33(55)
44–65
Donation promotion score, %
75
50–100
Consent forms
     Criteria of brain death
0
0
     Criteria of cardiac death
0
0
     Organ donor end-of-life care
0
0
     Organ procurement timing in cardiac or imminent death donation
0
0
     Medical tests necessary for organ procurement
13(22)
14–32
     Disclosure of confidential medical records to OPO
9(15)
9–24
Informed consent score, %
0
0–33

* Values are numbers or median (percent)

+ Range (10% percentile to 90% percentile).

OPO = Organ Procurement Organization.

Woien et al. BMC Medical Ethics 2006 7:14   doi:10.1186/1472-6939-7-14