The document contains several charts and graphs showing trends in acceptance of brain death and organ donation in Korea over time. The charts show acceptance has increased from the 1990s to 2010 according to several studies. Additional charts and graphs show regional differences in organ procurement coordinator staffing and the number of education visits to hospitals over time. Final charts examine attitudes toward organ donation among medical professionals, finding neurosurgeons have more positive views while ICU nurses have more negative or unsure views.

2. %
90 82.7
80
65.8
70 59.9 Accept brain death as death
60
48.4
50 Agreement of organ
40 donation after death
30
20
10
0
Park Kim MR Oh NS
YS, 1997 1997 2001

3. % Accept brain death as death
100 95 96 95.3 Agreement of organ donation after
87.5 death
90 Referral experience of potential donor
80 70.3
70
55.4
60 50 50
50
40
25.5
30
20
10
0
Ha et al, 2001 2008 Ministry of Health 2010 CDC
& Welfare

5. 7 Area 164 Hospitals.
Region 1
OPC : 16 people
2 Area 100 Hospitals.
Region 2
OPC : 6 people
2 Area 111 Hospitals.
Region 3
OPC : 6 people
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000
(time)
Education & Visiting of hospitals , 4998times

7. Hospital
Administrators
54 (9%)
Coordinators
23 (4%) Neurosurgeons
119 (19%)
Neurologists
32 (5%)
ICU Head Nurses
ICU Nurses
100 (17%)
275 (46%)

8. 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Neurosurgeons Neurologist ICU Head ICU Nurses coordinators Hospital Total
Nurses Administrators
Yes Don't know No * P<.001

9. 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Neurologist Neurosurgeons ICU Head ICU Nurses Coordinators Hospital Total
Nurses Administrators
YES Not sure NO * P<.001

10. 100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Neurologist Neurosurgeons ICU Head ICU Nurses Coordinators Hospital Total
Nurses Administrators
Yes NO no answer * p<.001

11. 100% 0 0 0 2.9
3.8 4.5
9.2
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Neurosurgeons Neurologist ICU Head ICU Nurses Coordinators Hospital Total
Nurses Administrators
Family members asked Doctor's explanation Refers to HOPO others * p<.001

12. %
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Neurosurgeons Neurologist ICU Head ICU Nurses Coordinators Hospital Total
Nurses Administrators
* p<.001
Nagative attitude for organ donation Lack of knowledge on donation
Difficulties of explanation Denial of transfer

14. Literature Review
A Study on the Analysis of Relative Factors of Intensive
Care Unit Nurses’ Attitude in Brain Death Organ
Donation J Korean Soc Transplant 2001; 15:217
The knowledge of proper procedure and the experience in
complete process of organ donation improve the rate of
positive attitude for organ donation

15.  Educating ICU nurses can be effective in a short time
 To spread of awareness of “Brain death organ
donation” to the public is necessary, considering
the fact that family members are the starter of it.
 Designated coordinator for persuading will remove
obstacles and effectively promote brain death organ
donation.