Request for organ donation without donor registration: a qualitative study of the perspectives of bereaved relatives

Table 1 Eligible donors and relatives

Study code of eligible donor (N = 13; 14 interviews)	Sex/age	Days in hospital	Critical injury\illness	Preference on donation	Study code of participants (=Respondent) N = 24	Relation to (potential) donor	Sex/age	Type donation	Division of families	Type of decision^a
P34	M39	5	hemorrhage	neg	R28	spouse	F 34	none	preference (of the eligible donor) known to families	A
P34	M39	5	hemorrhage	neg	R29	friend	F 34	none		A
P45	M26	5	Head injury (car accident)	neg	R33	spouse	F 21	none		A
					R34	mother in law	F 54
					R35	father in law	M 52
P32	M52	1	hemorrhage	pos	R25	spouse	F 50
					R26	son	M 18	none		B
					R27	daughter - letter	F ?	none		B
P49	F45	12	hemorrhage	pos	R41	sister	F 51	none		B
P49	F45	12	hemorrhage	pos	R42	brother in law	M 51	none		B
P05	M 43	16	hemorrhage	pos	R08	partner	F 52	DBD		C
P11	M 44	13	head injury (bike accident)	pos	R13	spouse	F 44	DCD		D
P11	M 44	13	head injury (bike accident)	pos	R14	brother in law	M 49	DCD		D
P38	M64	1	hemorrhage	pos	R30	spouse	F 58	DCD		D
P38	M64	1	hemorrhage	pos	R31	daughter	F 28	DCD		D
P01	M 54	8	hemorrhage	unk	R01	sister	F 53	DBD	preference (of the eligible donor) not known to families	E
P04	M 64	9	hemorrhage	unk	R07	daughter	F 31	none		F
P22	F 4	1	Oxygen deficiency	unk	R19	father	M 35	none		F
P22	F 4	1	Oxygen deficiency	unk	R20	mother	F 32	none		F
P23	M59	13	hemorrhage	unk	R21	sister	F55	none		F
P23	M59	13	hemorrhage	unk	R22	sister	F55	none		F
P31	F45	3	hemorrhage	unk	R23	mother	F72	none		F
P31	F45	3	hemorrhage	unk	R24	sister	F48	none		F
P42	M46	1	hemorrhage	unk	R32	spouse	F 47	none		F

Abbreviations: neg negative, pos positive, unk unknown, DCD donation after circulatory death; DBD donation after brain death
^aType of decision: see typology in Characteristics and typology of participants; interview themes section

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