Table 3.
Focus group characteristics
| National Meeting | Number of participants |
|---|---|
|
| |
| American Society of Transplant Surgeons | 9 |
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| Society of Critical Care Medicine | 8 |
|
| |
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 9 |
|
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| United Network for Organ Sharing | 6 |
|
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| Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists | 4 |
|
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| Participant characteristics (n= 36) | |
|
| |
| Average years experience (range) | 17 (3–42) |
|
| |
| Male gender, n (%) | 23 (63.9) |
|
| |
| Race | |
| White | 27 (75.0) |
| Black | 2 (5.6) |
| Asian | 5 (13.8) |
| American Indian | 1 (2.8) |
| Middle Eastern | 1 (2.8) |
|
| |
| Average DCD donations participated in per year (range) | 8 (0–100) |
|
| |
| Geographic region, n (%) | |
| East | 9 (25.0) |
| Midwest | 14 (38.9) |
| West | 5 (13.8) |
| South | 7 (19.5) |
| Unknown | 1 (2.8) |
|
| |
| Physician, n (%) | 31 (86.1) |