Table 1.
Trainee Characteristics, by Level of Training
| Subjective Question, n (%) | Overall n=40 |
Resident n=23 (57.5) |
Fellow n=17 (42.5) |
P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future career plans | <0.001 | |||
| Medicine/other | 18 (45.0) | 15 (65.2) | 3 (17.7) | |
| Surgery/anesthesia | 9 (22.5) | 8 (34.8) | 1 (5.9) | |
| Critical care | 13 (32.5) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (76.5) | |
| Previously facilitated deceased donor conversion | 20 (50.0) | 6 (26.1) | 14 (82.4) | 0.001 |
| Aware that any guidelines for caring for a potential organ donor exist |
23 (57.5) | 11 (47.8) | 12 (70.6) | 0.2 |
| Familiar with the OPO’s guidelines for caring for a potential organ donor |
10 (25.0) | 3 (13.0) | 7 (41.2) | 0.07 |
| Received formal instruction from an OPO about brain death criteria or caring for a potential organ donor |
4 (10.0) | 2 (8.7) | 2 (11.8) | 1.0 |
| Believes the following has the primary responsibility for speaking about organ donation with the family of a deceased potential organ donor1 |
0.5 | |||
| The OPO | 28 (70.0) | 15 (65.2) | 13 (76.5) | |
| The health care provider | 12 (30.0) | 8 (34.8) | 4 (23.5) | |
| In my critical care training, I have time to effectively practice OPO recommendations for organ donor referral and transition to the OPO (agree) |
10 (25.0) | 4 (17.4) | 6 (35.3) | 0.3 |
| The 24 hour presence of the OPO in the intensive care unit is beneficial (agree) |
20 (50.0) | 8 (34.8) | 12 (70.6) | 0.05 |
| I believe the Living Legacy Foundation’s recommendations to care for potential organ donors are effective |
17 (42.5) | 8 (34.8) | 9 (52.9) | 0.3 |
| OPO practices are effective at maximizing organ procurement |
11 (27.5) | 5 (21.7) | 6 (35.3) | 0.5 |
OPO=Organ Procurement Organization
1
Although also options, no participants selected nursing staff or transplant surgeon as answer choices for this question