Knowledge and attitude of medical students on brain death and organ donation

Palanivelu, Elamurugan Tirthar; Sundaramurthi, Sudharsanan; Shanmugam, Dasarathan; Shamana, Sreenath Gubbi; Kate, Vikram

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“…Thus, inadequate knowledge of the concept of "brain-death" may lead to inability to identify the patient as a possible donor. Bapat et al and Palanivelu et al also reported a lack of adequate knowledge regarding "deceased organ donors" amongst medical students [1,14]. 3.3% to 7% of the respondents did not know anything about the different categories of possible organ donors.…”

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation among Medical Students

2016

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Introduction. All over the world people on organ transplant waiting lists die due to shortage of donor organs. The success of organ donation program needs education of the population regarding organ donation for which healthcare professionals are most suitable. The present study was taken up to assess the knowledge and attitude of 1st, 2ndand 3rdyear medical students about organ donation. Methods. A specially designed self-administered questionnaire was distributed amongst all willing 1st, 2nd and 3rdyear medical students at our Medical College and later analyzed statistically. Results. A total of 157, 145 and 92 students from each year of medical education respectively gave their consent for participation in the study. Awareness regarding organ donation was found to be 98.7-100%, 69.4% claimed television as their source of information regarding organ donation and 46.7% stated that it is possible for patient to recover from brain death. The awareness regarding eye, liver, heart and kidney donations was found to be 92.4%, 87%, 87% and 97.8%, respectively. 87% of medical students were aware of need for legal supervision, and awareness regarding the existing laws was found to be 57.6%. Conclusion. Medical students had a high level of awareness and a positive attitude towards organ donation. However, knowledge regarding “brain-death”, organs and tissues donated, legislation and ethical issues was poor. A teaching intervention designed to specifically address these issues could help increase the confidence of the health-care professionals and may result finally in increased organ procurement rates.

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation among Medical Students

2016

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“…Bapat U et al, and Palanivelu ET et al, also reported a lack of adequate knowledge regarding 'deceased organ donors' among medical students. 2,19 The results on attitude towards organ donation were found to be better among the male students as 80.47% of them considered themselves to be a future organ donor. However, both the male as well as female respondents felt the need for more information and knowledge regarding organ donation.…”

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Gender based perspectives about organ donation among students in a medical school in North India

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Background: Deaths due to organ failure are reaching alarming numbers mainly due to paucity of organ donation. The medical students who are the future doctors hold promise to alleviate this paucity by willing to register as a donor themselves as well as facilitating cadaver organ donation process. Objective was to assess the perspectives (awareness and attitudes) of medical students regarding organ donation.Methods: The present cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among 280 undergraduates’ students of Government Medical College Jammu, J and K, India. A pretested and self administered 22 item questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics (5), to assess awareness (11) and attitude (6) about organ donation.Results: Higher proportion of female students were aware about transplantation of human organ act (p<0.05). Awareness about organ donation card was very poor among both the sexes. Only 77.50% of the respondents were aware of the legal age for organ donation. Higher proportion of male students considered themselves to be future organ donor (p<0.05) although both the sexes wanted to be informed more on organ donation. Organ could be wasted (47.14%) was the main barrier among respondents for organ donation.Conclusions: The awareness and attitude among the respondents were found to be non-desirable on many parameters. Authors suggest introduction of a teaching module which should include all aspects of organ donation in medical schools starting from first profession onwards.

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Local trends in older people presenting at an emergency department

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Ghosh³

2017

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Background Background Emergency Departments are increasingly reporting difficulties in managing their patient load within the available resources. Older people contribute significantly to the number of presentations seen in Emergency Departments. Understanding the nature of presentations can help to appreciate how they might be best managed to assist in effective resource utilisation and patient care. Aim Aim This study aimed to explore presentations to an outer metropolitan Emergency Department by older people. Design Design Retrospective review of all Emergency Department presentations of individuals aged over 65 years. Participants Participants 8469 older individuals who presented to an outer metropolitan Emergency Department between July 2013 and September 2014. Methods Methods Medical record data items included demographics, triage category, presenting problem(s), disposition and length of stay.

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Knowledge and attitude of medical students on brain death and organ donation

Abstract: To assess the knowledge, attitudes of medical students regarding brain death and organ donation from brain dead.

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation among Medical Students

Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Organ Donation among Medical Students

Gender based perspectives about organ donation among students in a medical school in North India

Local trends in older people presenting at an emergency department

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