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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Should Trauma Physicians Treat a Severely Injured Patient for the Sake of Elucidating Preferences about Organ Donation?
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| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, May 2018
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.5.ecas4-1805 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sandra R DiBrito, Macey L Henderson |
| Abstract |
Organ donation potential is not a motivator of care in the trauma bay, and it is ethically problematic to consider organ donor potential during the active resuscitation of a trauma patient. Despite organ donation being a public good, the role of the trauma physician is to maintain focus on the patient as an individual and to respect a patient's right to life and autonomy. This tenet of medicine is the foundation of the trust that a community and individuals must have in order for the health care system to function. Fortunately, there are guidelines and systems in place to allow physicians to care for the patient in front of them while simultaneously making morally sound decisions regarding donation in the setting of the current organ shortage. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 30 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Nepal | 1 | 3% |
| South Africa | 1 | 3% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Mexico | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 7 | 23% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 50% |
| Scientists | 8 | 27% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 23% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 20 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 20 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 3 | 15% |
| Other | 3 | 15% |
| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 2 | 10% |
| Researcher | 2 | 10% |
| Librarian | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 20% |
| Unknown | 5 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 5% |
| Linguistics | 1 | 5% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 15% |
| Unknown | 7 | 35% |