Kidney Week

Abstract: SA-PO959

A Cross-Sectional, Descriptive Web-Based Survey on Knowledge of the Organ Donation Process among Internal Medicine Residents

Session Information

• Transplantation: Clinical - 3
  October 26, 2024 | Location: Exhibit Hall, Convention Center
  Abstract Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Category: Transplantation

• 2102 Transplantation: Clinical

Authors

• Aung, Htun Min, New York City Health and Hospitals Jacobi, Bronx, New York, United States

Htun Min Aung, MBBS

• Rodriguez Salazar, Juan Diego, New York City Health and Hospitals Jacobi, Bronx, New York, United States

Juan Diego Rodriguez Salazar, MD

• Todor, Roxanne, New York City Health and Hospitals Jacobi, Bronx, New York, United States

Roxanne Todor, MD

• Acharya, Anjali, New York City Health and Hospitals Jacobi, Bronx, New York, United States

Anjali Acharya, MD, MBBS, FASN

Background

Jacobi Medical Center is recognized as a major organ donor hospital by CMS and play a prominent part of the CMS ETCLC initiative. Our resident physicians are on the front lines, taking care of critically ill patients and working with the organ donor network for referrals of potential organ donors. We wanted to improve our understanding of organ donation practices and see how to serve our patients better.

Methods

A cross-sectional, descriptive, web-based 13-item survey was developed. Internal medicine residents at our institution were invited to participate in the survey. All variables were reported descriptively, and free-text responses were summarized.

Results

Out of 102 residents, 25 residents responded to the survey. The survey results are shown in Table 1. Six residents described potential barriers to organ donation as follows: not knowing who to reach out to; hard to work with the organ donor program; resident education; work burden; patients’ families and social issues.

Conclusion

Most survey respondents were knowledgeable about the referral process for organ donation. However, there were knowledge gaps regarding electrolyte abnormalities in patients after brain death, renal consult for acute kidney injury or electrolyte abnormalities for these patients, and the First Person Authorization. Subsequently, education sessions were planned to improve the organ donation process.