Religious Attitudes regarding Organ Donation

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Gallagher
Keyword(s):  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Seminary Students ◽  
Religious Attitudes ◽  
Hospital Chaplains ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
To Receive

This study of seminary students, religious leaders, and hospital chaplains illustrates the importance of educating clergy about organ donation. Religious objections are often cited as a reason for refusal to give consent for donation. Results of this study show that most clergy are supportive of organ donation. However, the survey pointed out some misunderstanding of the concept of brain death. Thus, although the clergy are supportive and influential, they tend not to receive medical information that is key to the donation process. Further education specifically focused on religious leaders is needed.

scholarly journals Reaching Consensus on Organ Donation

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-157
Author(s):  
Jay Willoughby
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Legal Ethics ◽  
Islamic Studies ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
High Degree ◽  
To Receive

On July 20, 2016, IIIT held a forum entitled “Reaching Consensus on OrganDonation,” in collaboration with the Washington Regional Transplant Community(WRTC; http://www.beadonor.org), to hear presentations by medicalprofessionals, community leaders, religious scholars, and social scientists. Eachof the four panels was followed by a robust Question and Answer session.Panel 1: Conceptual Framework. Lori Bingham (president and CEO,WRTC) outlined the organ donation process in terms of which organizationsand partners are involved, how medical suitability is determined, consultingwith the surviving members, and deciding who receives the available organ.After listing the agencies and the high degree of regulation involved, shethanked Imam Johari Abdul-Malik (outreach director, Dar al-Hijrah IslamicCenter) for his help in reaching out to area Muslims, some of whom declineto donate their organs on religious grounds.Muzammil Siddiqi (chairman, Fiqh Council of North America) said thatsuch decisions require ijtihād, for there are no relevant Qur’anic verses or hadiths.Although widely accepted by jurists, questions remain, such as whichorgans can be donated, should this be encouraged before or after death, can afamily donate an organ if the deceased died without a will, does donating “deform”the body, how is death determined, is the patient obliged to receive it,can he/she buy it or should it be made available for free, and so on.In his “Organization of Islamic Legal Ethics.”Abdulzziz Sachedina (professorand IIIT Chair in Islamic Studies, George Mason University) stated thatthe main issue is procuring organs, a topic surrounded by “cultural impedimentsand religious misunderstandings.” People are asking to whom does thebody belong (the person or God), can one donate that which will not growback, and if the donated organ will be returned on the Day of Judgment. Asthis is a modern issue, imams and scholars need to identiy ethical grounds in ...

Readiness of critical care physicians and nurses to handle requests for organ donation

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Evanisko ◽  
CL Beasley ◽  
LE Brigham ◽  
C Capossela ◽  
GR Cosgrove ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
The United States ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Factual Knowledge ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Nurses And Physicians ◽  
Effective Procedures

BACKGROUND: Critical care nurses and physicians usually care for those patients whose condition progresses to brain death and are also often responsible for requesting organ donation from the family of a brain-dead patient. We hypothesized that staff support, knowledge, and training levels would be significantly associated with organ donation rates. OBJECTIVE: To assess the readiness of critical care staff to successfully handle requests for organ donation. METHODS: A total of 1061 critical care staff from 28 hospitals in four separate regions of the United States completed a questionnaire that assessed (1) factual knowledge about organ donation, (2) understanding of brain death, (3) previous training in procedures for requesting donations, and (4) comfort levels with the donation process. RESULTS: Staff training in effective procedures for requesting organ donations was significantly correlated with hospitals' donation rates. Less than a third of respondents, however, had received training in explaining brain death to and requesting organ donation from a grieving family. In hospitals with high rates of organ donation, 52.9% of staff had received training; in hospitals with low rates of organ donation, 23.5% of staff had received training. Levels of factual knowledge about organ donation and brain death were unexpectedly low but were not significantly related to hospitals' rates of organ donation. CONCLUSIONS: Training of critical care nurses and physicians in effective procedures for requesting organ donation is significantly associated with higher rates of organ donation, yet two thirds of critical care staff report no relevant training. Consequently, critical care staff cannot be considered ready to effectively handle requests for organ donation.

scholarly journals The donor potential of twenty six donor bases in the Russian Federation: external audit (a pilot project)

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-161
Author(s):  
V. L. Vinogradov ◽  
K. K. Gubarev ◽  
A. I. Zakhlevnyy ◽  
D. S. Svetlakova
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Secondary Brain Injury ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Potential Donor ◽  
Donation Process

Rationale: The imbalance between the need for donor organs and their current availability is a growing problem for all countries. An assessment of potential donor numbers is considered to be an important step towards better understanding of the problem as a whole at the national scale. This would help to build up a concept of a successful strategy to resolve this inequity.Aim: To analyze the use of external audit of the efficacy of identification of potential organ donors with confirmed brain death.Materials and methods: As a part of a pilot project aimed to increase the efficacy of donor bases of the Russian Federal Medical Biological Agency (FMBA), we retrospectively analyzed 5932 medical files of patients who died from 2014 to 2018 in the departments of resuscitation and intensive care units of 26 medical establishments serving as a donor bases in Moscow, Orenburg, Saratov, Abakan, Stavropol and FMBA of Russia. The probability of brain death was assessed with a special QAPDD (Quality Assurance Program in the Deceased Donation Process) technique focused on organ donation after brain death which is used for external audit in Spanish hospitals.Results: Clinical manifestation of brain death were identified in 20.3% (95% confidence interval (CI) 18.4–22.4) of the patients aged 18 to 65 years with severe primary and secondary brain injury who died in the departments of resuscitation and had been maintained on mechanical ventilation at least 12 hours until their death was confirmed. The rate of potential donor identification with clinical manifestations of brain death in the donating in-patient departments was 12% (95% CI 10.5–13.7) of those who died with severe primary and secondary brain injury. The external audit performed in 26 donating in-patient departments, has shown that 41% (95% CI 35.8–46.4) of potential donors with brain death were not identified.Conclusion: With the use of the QAPDD technique in our study, we found that 41% of potential donors were not identified in the Russian in-patient clinics participating in organ donation. Based on the information obtained during the audit of medical files in intensive care units, we can make realistic conclusions on the current system of organ donation, identify potential pitfalls in the identification procedures of potential donors, increase the efficacy of donation process, and to improve the system as a whole. The process could become effective only through the activities of specially trained donor hospital transplant coordinators.

Organ Donation

2019 ◽  
pp. 545-551
Author(s):  
Lissi Hansen ◽  
Lauren F. Dunn
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Federal Regulations ◽  
Donation After Circulatory Death ◽  
Bedside Nurse ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations ◽  
Circulatory Death

This chapter examines the organ donation process from the time the bedside nurse recognizes that a patient should be referred for organ donation until organ procurement has been completed. It also discusses when to speak with families about organ donation, how to address family concerns, the clinical triggers for organ donation, differences between brain death donation and donation after circulatory death (DCD), and palliative care for patients who are candidates for DCD. State and federal regulations related to prospective donors and safeguarding standards that are in place for organ procurement organizations (OPO) and hospitals are also included.

scholarly journals Awareness about organ donation in medical and non medical students in Patan city of Gujarat, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2435
Author(s):  
Jatinkumar Amaliyar ◽  
Punit Patel
Keyword(s):  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Religious Attitudes ◽  
Institutional Ethics ◽  
Youth Media ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: More than 4 lakh Indians require transplantation annually. However, not even 10% get it. Awareness, positive attitude and consent by relatives for organ donation in brain death patient are the prerequisites organ donation. Lack of understanding, religious attitudes along with myths and misconceptions added to the low percentage of organ donation. To bridge this gap we have conducted this research.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 300 students of last 4 semesters after getting permission was obtained from Institutional Ethics Committee and principals/dean of above mentioned colleges. Self-administered questionnaires were allotted to students. Questionnaire contained demographic information and questions regarding the knowledge and attitude toward organ donation. After answering, the answer sheets were collected for evaluation.Results: Satisfactory knowledge was observed regarding consent before OD (58.0%), organ transplantation act (70.6%) and, risk involved in OD (77.7%). However, low level of awareness was found about legalisation of brain death (39.3%), organ donation centre (29.3%) and organ donation card (11.3%) was very low among students. About 3/4th of students (78.3%) were willing to be a donor, and their preferences of the recipient were 49.7% for family members, 31.3% for friend, 24.2% for relative and 43.6% for unknown person.Conclusions: There is gap between knowledge and attitude about OD among youth. Media should take up the initiative of broadcasting of the legislative laws related to process of OD and also information regarding organ donation card, organ donation centre. 

scholarly journals Time for determining the diagnosis of brain death and its relation to organ donation

10.3823/2358 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Gurgel Amorim ◽  
Ana Elza Oliveira De Mendonça ◽  
Izaura Luzia Silvério Freire ◽  
Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre ◽  
Raysa Da Silva Dantas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Key Words Brain ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
Brain Death Diagnosis ◽  
Death Time ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

This study aimed to identify the time needed for confirmation of brain death and its relation to organ donation. Quantitative, descriptive and retrospective study with 175 patients who had diagnosis of brain death completed between January and December 2013. The time from 11 to 20 hours (38.9%) prevailed, with average of 17.91 hours (SD 17.53). There was significant association between the finding of brain death diagnosis in less than 20 hours and the number of donated livers (P = 0.041). We stress the importance of speeding up the diagnosis of brain death as an important step of the donation process, in order to contribute to realization of transplants. Key words: Brain Death; Time; Directed Tissue Donation; Nursing.  

Attitude of health care professionals to brain death: influence on the organ donation process

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Cohen ◽  
Sharona Ben Ami ◽  
Tamar Ashkenazi ◽  
Pierre Singer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Donation Process

scholarly journals Clinical Diagnosis and Ancillary Tests in Brain Death: Effects on The Organ Donation Process

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciler Zincircioglu ◽  
Aykut Saritas ◽  
Burcu Acar Cinleti ◽  
Adil Akin Yildiran ◽  
Kazim Rollas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Donation Process

scholarly journals CONHECIMENTO DO ENFERMEIRO NO PROCESSO DE DOAÇÃO DE ÓRGÃOS

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1/4) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Lino Doria ◽  
Paula Mara Gomes Leite ◽  
Fabiana Pereira Guimarães Brito ◽  
Gabriela Menezes Gonçalves De Brito ◽  
Gabryella Garibalde Santana Resende ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Terapia Intensiva ◽  
Hospital General

O papel do enfermeiro na manutenção do doador após o diagnóstico de Morte Encefálica (ME) é imprescindível. Objetivo:verificar o conhecimento do enfermeiro no processo de doação de órgãos e tecidos para transplantes, em um Hospital Geral deSergipe. Metodologia: transversal, descritivo, quantitativo, realizado através de entrevistas com 45 enfermeiros das unidadesde terapia intensiva e emergência. Resultados: 55,6% afirmaram que a ME não é de notificação compulsória; 8,9% indicaramtodos os exames gráficos necessários. Conclusão: os enfermeiros apresentaram considerável conhecimento em relação aoprocesso de doação, e baixo em relação a manutenção do potencial doador.Descritores: Enfermagem, Doação de órgãos, Morte encefálica.NURSES KNOWLEDGE IN THE PROCESS OF ORGAN DONATIONThe nurse’s role in donor maintenance after the diagnosis of Brain Death (ME) is essential. Objective: To check the nurse’sknowledge in the organ donation process and tissues for transplantation, in a General Hospital of Sergipe. Methodology:Cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative, conducted through interviews with 45 nurses of the emergency and intensivecare units. Results: 55.6% said that the ME is not reportable; 8.9% indicated all the necessary graphics tests. Conclusion: thenurses had considerable knowledge regarding the donation process, and low relative maintenance of the potential donor.Descriptors: Nursing, Organ donation, Brain death.CONOCIMIENTO DEL ENFERMERO EN EL PROCESO DE DONACIÓN DE ÓRGANOSEl papel de la enfermera en el mantenimiento de los donantes después del diagnóstico de muerte encefálica (ME) es esencial.Objetivo: Para comprobar el conocimiento de la enfermera en el proceso de donación de órganos y tejidos para trasplante, enun Hospital General de Sergipe. Metodología: Estudio transversal, descriptivo, cuantitativo, realizado a través de entrevistas con45 enfermeras de las unidades de emergencia y cuidados intensivos. Resultados: el 55,6% dijo que el ME no es de notificaciónobligatoria; 8,9% indicó todas las pruebas de gráficos necesarios. Conclusión: las enfermeras tenían un conocimientoconsiderable sobre el proceso de donación, y bajo mantenimiento relativo de la posible donante.Descriptores: Enfermería, La donación de órganos, La muerte cerebral.

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