Search Tag: organ donation
Lives2016-do-we-need-the-dead-donor-rule
2016 11 Oct
With continuing shortages of donor organs in all countries, should the dead donor rule be replaced by the “dead enough for donation” rule? The issues surrounding organ donation when the donor is not yet dead were presented by Rik Gerritsen, Chair of the Ethics section of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine at LIVES 2016 in Milan last...Read more
Three-criteria-can-identify-out-of-hospital-cardiac-patients-for-potential-organ-donation
2016 27 Sep
Three objective criteria could identify out-of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients with zero chance of survival, who can be considered for organ donation. Prof. Xavier Jouven, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, and colleagues, analysed data from two registries and a clinical trial, and found that there is essentially no chance...Read more
Caring-for-organ-donors-in-the-icu
2016 20 Sep
The key points in caring for organ donors in the intensive care unit (ICU) are to use standardised donor management protocols, to administer methylprodnisolone, desmopressin and vasopressin as a useful supplement to treatment of brain dead patients, and to use the same target parameters as for other critically ill patients, according to a review article...Read more
Three-criteria-can-id-ohca-patients-for-potential-organ-donation
2016 12 Sep
Three objective criteria can be used during the first minutes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation to identify patients who have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), who have zero chance of survival and can be considered for organ donation, thus potentially saving other lives. Xavier Jouven, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris, and colleagues,...Read more
The-right-stuff-information-on-organ-donation
2016 03 Jul
The sensitive issue of providing information about organ donation to families of potential donors whilst not seeming to pressure them into giving consent has been addressed by a randomised controlled trial in Australia. The trial compared two videos of a simulated conversation about organ donation, the only difference being the amount of information...Read more
Specialist-nurses-help-boost-transplant-figures
2015 03 Aug
In Ireland, the number of transplants this year has increased following the appointment of six nurses in hospitals across the country who liaise with bereaved families about donating a loved one's organs. So far, 157 transplants have been performed, involving 47 deceased donors and 17 living donors. For 2015, authorities say, the overall target is...Read more
Ethical-change-recommended-to-increase-donor-organs-in-usa
2015 12 May
To help ease an organ shortage crisis in the US, ethicists from NYU Langone Medical Center have suggested a simple and ethical change in policy that would greatly expand the nation’s organ pool while respecting autonomy, choice, and vulnerability of a deceased’s family or authorised caregiver. Their proposed solution, which is described in an article...Read more
Organ-donors-who-need-kidneys-go-to-top-of-transplant-list
2014 08 Dec
Based on a new study in the US, living organ donors who later need a kidney go to the top of the transplant waiting list and get excellent-quality kidneys compared to their counterparts who were not donors. The finding tends to confirm that a US policy giving priority to previous organ donors on the transplant waiting list is working, according to Dr....Read more
Largest-us-kidney-chain-resumes-transplants
2014 07 Jul
The largest ongoing single-site kidney transplant chain in the US will continue with six transplant surgeries scheduled for the week of 7 July. Since early December 2013, 21 living donors and 21 recipients have participated in the paired organ exchange at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital. The chain was paused on 23 May....Read more
Transplant-organs-supercooled-for-longer-storage
2014 03 Jul
A new technique that allows donated organs to remain healthy for up to four days before a transplant may one day increase the chances of patients finding a compatible match from a global pool of donors. According to new research conducted on rat livers, organs can be super-cooled to around 21 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 degrees Celsius), avoiding the damage...Read more
Kidney-transplant-chain-saves-six-lives-in-australia
2014 10 Jun
Australia’s largest paired kidney exchange saved the lives of six people in recent weeks, but the number of lives affected by the operation reaches into the hundreds. In addition to the families of the recipients who will enjoy the extended lives of their loved ones, more than 200 medical staff contributed to the successful simultaneous surgeries....Read more
Study-transplant-success-linked-to-immune-molecule-levels
2014 13 May
A study recently published in the Journal of Immunology Research reports that patients with highest levels of the most powerful version of the immune molecule HLA-G seem to have the lowest risk of rejecting their transplanted kidney. Dr. Anatolij Horuzsko, immunologist at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University and the study's...Read more
New-proposal-for-improved-allocation-of-liver-transplant-donations
2014 29 Jan
Based on the experience of close to 1,500 transplant donations registered in units in Spain and the United Kingdom, researchers at Spain’s University of Cordoba have developed a mathematical system capable of measuring compatibility between donors and the most serious receivers in liver transplants. Spain is considered the global transplant...Read more
The-ethics-of-uncontrolled-organ-donation-uncontrolled-organ-donation-is-ethically-neutral
2013 18 Sep
Author David Crippen, MD, FCCM Professor Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Neurological Surgery University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh,USA With a shortage of donor organs worldwide, measures are needed to improve rates of organ donation. In this paper Prof. David Crippen proposes that...Read more