The resuscitation of a deteriorating potential organ donor is an area of medicine that is filled with clinical and ethical dilemmas. To date, there is no clear consensus opinion amongst the organ donation community or governing bodies such as DonateLife in Australia when it comes to the resuscitation of the potential organ donor.
We invite Critical Care Nurses working in ICUs across Australia to participate in the original TRIPOD Study (“Target Resuscitation in the Potential Organ Donor”), a national survey exploring current practices, perceptions, and priorities in the resuscitation and physiological optimization of potential organ donors in Australian ICUs.
This study has received ethics approval from the Royal Melbourne Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee as a QA project (QA2025101) and is being conducted under the auspices of the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Participation in the survey is voluntary, anonymous, and takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete.
At the end of the survey, there will be an option to provide your email address if you agree to participate in a follow up focus group interview where we will explore your thoughts in more detail (online Zoom meeting 30-45 minutes).
The initial survey will close on 1st December 2025 23:59 hours AEDT (VIC/NSW/ACT/TAS)
We look forward to hearing from the ICU nursing community with hopes of improving our care of potential organ donors.
Do not hesitate to contact us with any queries or concerns:
Dr John Lee
ICU Senior Registrar, Principal Investigator
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Mob) 0452389676
Email) john.lee@mh.org.au