Views of admitted palliative care patients and their clinicians on corneal donation discussions: a qualitative content analysis of semi-structured interviews

Abstract Background There is a severe shortage of corneas for donation, globally, for transplantation and research purposes. One group of individuals who could potentially be donors are those who die within the inpatient palliative care unit. The aim of the study was to understand clinician and pati...

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Main Authors: Chirag Patel, Mitchell Nicmanis, Anna Chur-Hansen, Gregory B. Crawford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01421-7