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. 2006 May 13;332(7550):1124–1127. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38804.658183.55

Table 2.

Reasons given by relatives for denying consent to solid organ donation

Reason Proportion*
Patient stated in the past he/she did not want to be a donor 16
Relatives not sure whether patient would have agreed to donation 19
Relatives divided over decision 16
Relatives thought patient had suffered enough 16
Relatives did not want surgery to body 20
Reason not documented 17
*

Of 941 who refused.