scholarly journals A Gift of Generosity—An Explanation of Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation for Muslim Audiences

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 815
Author(s):  
Mohammad Abdus Sayek Khan
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Organ Donor ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Organ And Tissue Donation ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Family ◽  
End Stage

Diseased Organ and tissue donation and transplantation entails removing organ and tissues from someone (the donor) and transplanting them into another person (the recipient). Transplanting organs and tissues from one person hold the capacity to save or significantly improve the quality of life of multiple recipients. This is a rare opportunity for one to become an organ donor. In 2018, Australia had a population of 24.99 million. A total of 160,909 lives were lost that year; almost half of this death occurred in hospitals. However, a person may only be able to become a donor if their death occurs in a particular way and fulfils a defined set of special criteria—for example, while on the life support machine in an intensive care unit. Because of this, only 1211 people out of the large number of lives lost in 2018 were eligible to be potential organ donors. This is one of reasons we encourage everybody to consider the virtues of organ and tissue donation in any end-of-life discussion. Diseased organ donation occurs only when the clinician is certain that the person has died. The death is diagnosed by neurological criteria or by circulatory criteria which are discussed in detail in the article. This is an unconditional altruistic and non-commercial act. A large number of people are waiting on transplant list in Australia who are suffering from end stage organ failure; some of them will die waiting unless one receives an organ transplantation. Australians are known to be highly generous people. That is why 98% of Australian say ‘Yes’ to become an organ donor when they die. But in reality, only about 64% of families consent for organ donation on an average. There are widespread misconceptions and myths about this subject, mostly due to lack of information and knowledge. I have attempted to explain the steps of diseased organ donation in this article which, hopefully will be able to break some of those misconceptions. I have avoided to discuss living donation which is entirely a different subject. I have only touched on Islamic perspective of organ donation here as multiple Islamic scholars are going to shed lights here. We encourage everybody to ‘Discover’ the facts about organ and tissue donation, to make an informed ‘Decision’ and ‘Discuss’ this with the family. If the family knows the wishes of the loved one, it makes their decision-making process much easier during such a devastating and stressful time.

scholarly journals DOAÇÃO DE ÓRGÃOS E TECIDOS PARA TRANSPLANTES: motivos de não autorização

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
Flaviana de Souza Marques ◽  
Maria das Dores Perpétua Barbosa ◽  
Ivete Maria Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Potential Donor ◽  
Organ And Tissue Donation ◽  
Calidad De Vida ◽  
The Face ◽  
Unrelated Donors

Trata-se de uma pesquisa documental, de abordagem qualitativa e quantitativa. Ela objetivou conhecer os motivos que levam o familiar a não autorizar a doação de órgãos. Esses registros foram feitos por uma equipe da Comissão Intra-Hospitalar de Doação de Órgãos e Tecidos para Transplantes de um hospital do sul de Santa Catarina. A coleta de dados foi realizada mediante um formulário com questões abertas e fechadas e registradas no próprio instrumento. Os sujeitos deste estudo foram os não doadores registrados nos formulários de notificação de potencial doador com coração parado e de morte encefálica, que fazem parte dos registros desta comissão. Os formulários analisados compreendem os anos de janeiro de 2011 até abril de 2013. De acordo com os registros da Comissão, a recusa familiar atingiu 135 casos, além de 21 casos específicos de que o paciente em vida não desejava ser doador. Portanto, a notificação incompleta impediu a classificação da recusa familiar neste estudo. Conhecer os fatores que dificultam a doação de órgãos poderá contribuir na dinâmica da equipe, uma vez que esta poderá atuar de maneira mais efetiva diante das negativas, elevando, desta forma, os índices de transplantes e melhorando a qua-lidade de vida dos indivíduos que estão à espera de um doador.Palavras-chave: Transplante de tecido. Transplante de órgãos. Triagem de doadores. Doadores não re-lacionados. ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION FOR TRANSPLANTATION:reasons for non-authorizationAbstract: This is a documentary research, of a qualitative and quantitative approach. It aimed to identifythe reasons that lead family members not to allow organ donation. These records were made by an Intra-Hospital Commission on Organ and Tissue Donation for Transplantation team of a hospital in the south of Santa Catarina. The data collection was conducted using a form with open and closed questions and registered on the instrument itself. The subjects of this study were the non-donors registered in the notification forms of potential donor with cardiac arrest and brain death, which are part of the records of this committee. The forms analysed comprise the years from January 2011 to April 2013. According to the records of the Commission, refusal family reached 135 cases, and 21 specific cases that the patient in life didn’t want to be a donor. Therefore, underreporting prevented the classification of family refusal in this study. Knowing the factors that hinder organ donation can contribute to team dynamics, since it can act more effectively in the face of negatives, increasing, thus, the rates of transplantation and improving the quality of life of individuals who are waiting for a donor.Keywords: Tissue transplantation. Organ transplantation. Donor selection. Unrelated donors. DONACIÓN DE ÓRGANOS Y TEJIDOS PARA TRANSPLANTES:motivos de no autorizacionesResumen: Tratase de una investigación documental, de abordaje cualitativo y cuantitativo. Esta tiene como objetivo conocer los motivos que llevan al familiar a no autorizar la donación de órganos. Estos registrosfueron hechos por un equipo de la Comisión Intrahospitalaria de Donaciones de Órganos y Tejidos para Trasplantes de un hospital del sur de Santa Catarina. La colecta de datos fue realizada mediante preguntasabiertas, cerradas y registradas en el propio instrumento. Los sujetos de este estudio fueron los no donantes registrados en los formularios de notificación de donante potencial con corazón parado y de muerte encefálica, que hacen parte de los registros de esta comisión. Los formularios analizados comprendenlos años de enero de 2011 hasta abril de 2013. De acuerdo con los registros de la Comisión, la negativa familiar alcanzó el número de 135 casos, además de 21 casos específicos en los que el paciente en vida no deseaba ser donante. Por lo tanto, la notificación incompleta impidió la clasificación de la negativa familiar en este estudio. Conocer los factores que dificultan la donación de órganos podrá contribuir en la dinámica del equipo, una vez que esta podrá actuar de manera más efectiva delante de las negativas, elevando, de esta forma, los índices de trasplantes y mejorando la calidad de vida de los individuos que están a la espera de un donante.Palabras clave: Trasplante Transplante de tejidos. Trasplante Transplante de órganos. Selección de donante. Donante no emparentado93

scholarly journals Family refusal to donate organs and tissue for transplantation

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 458-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edvaldo Leal de Moraes ◽  
Maria Cristina Komatsu Braga Massarollo
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Family Conflicts ◽  
Loved One ◽  
The Family

This study aimed to discover how potential eligible donor families perceive the decision-making process to refuse organ and tissue donation for transplantation. A qualitative research was performed in order to understand the families' perception, based on the situated-phenomenon structure. Eight family members were interviewed, with four themes and fourteen subthemes emerging from the analysis of the statements. The propositions that emerged from the study indicated that the essence of the phenomenon was manifested as a shocking or despairing situation, experienced through the hospitalization of the family member; distrust regarding organ donation; denial of brain death; grief and weariness due to the loss of the loved one, family conflicts for making the decision and the multiple causes for refusing donation. Therefore, the knowledge of this phenomenon can provide information to guide professional action involving the families of potential donors.

Family perspectives on organ and tissue donation for transplantation: A principlist analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1041-1050
Author(s):  
Marcelo José dos Santos ◽  
Lydia Feito
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
The Family ◽  
Organ Procurement Organizations ◽  
Family Interview

Background: The family interview context is permeated by numerous ethical issues which may generate conflicts and impact on organ donation process. Objective: This study aims to analyze the family interview process with a focus on principlist bioethics. Method: This exploratory, descriptive study uses a qualitative approach. The speeches were collected using the following prompt: “Talk about the family interview for the donation of organs and tissues for transplantation, from the preparation for the interview to the decision of the family to donate or not.” For the treatment of qualitative data, we chose the method of content analysis and categorical thematic analysis. Participants: The study involved 18 nurses who worked in three municipal organ procurement organizations in São Paulo, Brazil, and who conducted family interviews for organ donation. Ethical considerations: The data were collected after approval of the study by the Research Ethics Committee of the School of Nursing of the University of São Paulo. Results: The results were classified into four categories and three subcategories. The categories are the principles adopted by principlist bioethics. Discussion: The principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice permeate the family interview and reveal their importance in the organs and tissues donation process for transplantation. Conclusion: The analysis of family interviews for the donation of organs and tissues for transplantation with a focus on principlist bioethics indicates that the process involves many ethical considerations. The elucidation of these aspects contributes to the discussion, training, and improvement of professionals, whether nurses or not, who work in organ procurement organizations and can improve the curriculum of existing training programs for transplant coordinators who pursue ethics in donation and transplantation as their foundation.

Arguments for ‘ocular donation’ as standardised terminology to reduce the ‘ick factor’ of ‘eye donation’

2022 ◽  
pp. medethics-2021-108003
Author(s):  
Katrina A Bramstedt
Keyword(s):  
Life Support ◽  
Deceased Donor ◽  
Informed Consent Process ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
Ocular Tissue ◽  
Corneal Tissue ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Eye Donation ◽  
Over Time

This brief report presents the global problem of the shortfall of donor corneal tissue for transplantation, a potential root cause (‘ick factor’ language), and a potential solution (modification of ‘ick factor’ language). Specifically, use of the term ‘eye donation’ is a potential hurdle to ocular tissue donation as it can stimulate the ‘ick factor.’ Verbiage such as ‘ocular (eye tissue)’ could be a method of providing terminology that is less emotive than ‘eye donor’ or ‘eye donation.’ The field of transplantation has experienced terminology shifts over time; for example, ‘cadaver’ has been replaced with ‘deceased donor,’ ‘harvest’ has been replaced with ‘recover,’ and ‘life support’ has been replaced with ‘ventilated.’ Notably, only a small number of regions worldwide are using ‘ocular’ terminology, yet it could be an important step to enhancing the informed consent process and improving donation rates, potentially increasing transplant and optimising patient quality of life for those with treatable blindness.

Increasing Referrals and Donations Using the Transplant Center Development Model

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark T Gravel ◽  
Penelope Szeman
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Procurement ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
Staff Education ◽  
Organ Procurement Organization ◽  
Organ And Tissue Donation ◽  
Transplant Center ◽  
Donation Process

Although transplantation centers directly benefit from organ and tissue donation, they continue to yield low organ and tissue referral and donation rates. Our medical center and organ procurement organization developed a model to increase referral and donation rates. This model, called the Transplant Center Development Model, facilitates the donation process, specializes staff education, and promotes administrative involvement. After it was was implemented at our medical center in 1991, the referral and donation rates from 1988 to 1990 were compared with those from 1991 to 1993. The results showed that after implementation of the model, the organ referral mean increased 47%; the organ donation mean, 50%; and the tissue donation mean, 117%. These findings suggest that this model may be a valuable tool in transplant center development.

scholarly journals Mapping the Journey: Family Carers’ Perceptions of Issues Related to End-Stage Care of Individuals with Muscular Dystrophy or Motor Neurone Disease

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sky Dawson ◽  
Linda J. Kristjanson
Keyword(s):  
Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Motor Neurone ◽  
Motor Neurone Disease ◽  
Perceived Needs ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Individual ◽  
End Stage ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Neuromuscular Conditions

Progress in medical technology and treatment has resulted in more people with neurodegenerative conditions surviving for longer periods of time. This increased lifespan means that these individuals have a longer period of dependency on others, with a heightened need to maintain quality of life for both the individual and the family. Our paper reports on the findings of a study involving in-depth interviews with 16 carers to determine their perceived needs during the final stage of caring for someone with muscular dystrophy (MD) or motor neurone disease. Results suggest that the palliative care model has much to offer individuals with degenerative neuromuscular conditions and their families, but it is not yet recognized as an important part of care for young people with MD. Three major themes emerged in the analysis: reactions and responses, health system crossing points, reaching forward.

scholarly journals P044: Register to donate while you wait: assessing public acceptability of utilizing the emergency department waiting room for organ and tissue donor registration

CJEM ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (S1) ◽  
pp. S72-S72
Author(s):  
B. Ellis ◽  
J.J. Perry ◽  
M. Hartwick
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Organ Donor ◽  
Tissue Donation ◽  
Waiting Room ◽  
Tissue Donor ◽  
Organ And Tissue Donation ◽  
Public Acceptability

Introduction: Our study objectives were to assess the acceptability of using the emergency department (ED) waiting room to provide knowledge on, and offer opportunities for organ and tissue donor registration; and to identify barriers to the donor registration process in Ontario. Methods: We conducted a paper based in-person survey over nine days for eight hour blocks in March and April 2017. The survey instrument was created in English using existing literature and expert opinion, pilot tested and then translated into French. The study collected data from patients and visitors in an urban academic Canadian tertiary care ED waiting room. All adults in the waiting room were approached to participate during the study periods. Individuals waiting in clinical care areas were excluded, as well as those who required immediate treatment. Results: The number of attempted surveys was 324; 67 individuals (20.7%) refused to partake. A total of 257 surveys were distributed and five were returned blank. This gave us a response rate of 77.8% with 252 completed surveys. The median age group was 51-60 years old with 55.9% female. Forty-six percent were Christian (46.0%) and 34.1% did not declare a religious affiliation. Nearly half of participants (44.1%) were registered organ donors. The majority of participants agreed or were neutral (83.3%) that the ED waiting room was an acceptable place to provide information on organ and tissue donation. Further, 82.1% agreed or were neutral that the ED was an acceptable place to register as an organ donor. Nearly half (47.2%) agreed that they would consider registering while in the ED waiting room. A number of barriers to registering as an organ and tissue donor were identified. The most common were: not knowing how to register (22.0%), a lack of time to register (21.1%), and having unanswered questions regarding organ and tissue donation (18.7%). Conclusion: Individuals waiting in the ED are supportive of using the ED waiting room for distributing information regarding organ and tissue donation, and facilitating organ and tissue donation registration. Developing such a practice could help to reduce some of the identified barriers, including a lack of time and having unanswered questions regarding donation.

On Letting go: The Patient, Haemodialysis and Opting Out

1990 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Cramond ◽  
Margaret Fraenkel ◽  
Lindsay Barratt
Keyword(s):  
Renal Failure ◽  
Renal Unit ◽  
End Stage Renal Failure ◽  
Opting Out ◽  
The Family ◽  
Letting Go ◽  
End Stage

The title of this article refers not only to the patient who decides to let go of life, the quality of which on dialysis is such that death is preferable, but also to the family and the renal unit staff who have to let go of the patient who makes this decision. One such case is described in detail since the problem is not one restricted to the treatment of end-stage renal failure alone, but occurs more and more frequently in other branches of medicine and surgery.

Organ transplantology – opinions and attitudes of medical and humanities students

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (SUPPLEMENT 1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Klaudia Majder ◽  
Paweł Więch ◽  
Joanna Zaleska ◽  
Izabela Sałacińska ◽  
Dariusz Bazaliński
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Organ Transplant ◽  
Close Relative ◽  
Loved One ◽  
Organ Tissue ◽  
Medical Faculties ◽  
End Stage ◽  
Humanities Students ◽  
The University

Background: Transplantology is one of the fastest-growing branches of medicine and is the treatment of choice for many patients with end-stage organ disease, giving them a chance to recover. Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to examine the attitudes and opinions of medical and humanities students regarding organ transplant. Material and methods: Based on the assumed random selection criteria, 200 students of the University of Rzeszów (164 women and 36 men) qualified for the study. Dedicated proprietary research tools were used to assess their knowledge of the following: issues related to organ transplantation, registration as a donor, attitudes to organ donation after the respondent’s death, and objections to the intention to donate organs in the event of the death of a loved one who did not object during their lifetime. Results: A higher level of knowledge about transplantology was found among students of medical faculties (p<0.001). Humanities students were more skeptical about the intention to donate organs in the case of the death of a close relative who did not object during their lifetime (p<0.001). In total, 44% confirmed their consent to be an organ/tissue donor. Conclusions: The level of students’ knowledge of transplantology is insufficient. Familiarity with issues related to organ transplantation translates into the attitude towards organ donation; therefore, it is necessary to increase awareness and spread knowledge in this field in order to popularize it in society.

scholarly journals Retrospective Analysis of Brain Death Cases

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Özlem Özkan Kuşcu ◽  
Meltem Aktay
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Brain Death ◽  
Organ Donation ◽  
Death Time ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Mean ◽  
End Stage ◽  
Cadaveric Donors ◽  
Death Cases

Objective: Organ transplantation is important for patients with end-stage organ failure to survive. For this reason, detection of brain death cases and adequate number of donations are necessary. Methods: 31 cases diagnosed with brain death between 01.01.2018-01.01.2020 were evaluated retrospectively. Demographic characteristics, diagnoses causing brain death, time to detect brain death, additional tests applied for the diagnosis of brain death, time to diagnosis of brain death and cardiopulmonary arrest or donation, the proportion of families accepting organ donation, the proportion of donors, organ removed from donors the number and blood types of the cases were recorded Results: The number of cases diagnosed with brain death was 31, and the mean age of the cases was 46,71 (1-89) years. 71% (n=22) of the patients were admitted to the intensive care unit from the emergency department. The most common reason for admission to the intensive care unit 67.7% (n=21) was intracranial bleeding. While the family donation rate was 19% (n=5), three cases who accepted the donation could be donors. The mean age of the patients for whom organ donation was accepted was 35.80±11 years, while the mean age of the patients for whom organ donation was not accepted was 57.43±21.30 years (p=0.04). Conclusion: Due to the increasing number of end-stage organ failure patients awaiting transplantation, it is necessary to increase the number of cadaveric donors. Timely and sufficient detection of brain death cases, increasing the family donation rate and increasing the number of cadaveric donors will be contributed.

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