Table 5.

 Reasons why allocated requesting did not take place. Figures are numbers (percentages)

	All (n=201)	Routine request (n=101)	Collaborative request (n=100)
Relatives’ decision already known	12 (6.0)	9	3
Family raised topic of donation	21 (10.4)	8	13
Patient did not fulfil criteria for brain stem death	15 (7.5)	7	8
Unexplained violations	6 (3.0)	3	3
Clinician could not wait for DTC	3 (1.5)	3	0
DTC could not attend ICU	1 (0.5)	0	1
Coroner refused permission for donation	2 (1.0)	2	0
Patient unsuitable as donor	1 (0.5)	0	1

DTC=donor transplant coordinator; ICU=intensive care unit.