Organ and tissue donation is defined as the transfer of human cells, tissues organs from a donor to recipient; it only therapeutic option that helps improve quality life prevent death people with or organ failure. However, this process hampered due discrepancy between supply demand worldwide, which increases clinical deterioration mortality rates on waiting list patients chronic acute multi-org...

The aim of this study was to assess knowledge, attitudes, and proficiency in relation to organ donation among staff members of intensive care units (ICUs) in donor hospitals, and possibly identify areas for improvement. The investigation was carried out as a collaboration between the transplant center and appointed key persons in all 17 ICUs in 15 hospitals in northern Denmark. A total of 1168 ...

BACKGROUND Studies have shown that, with regard to social, cultural, and institutional contexts, several factors affect family decision-making on organ donation. This study aimed to investigate the effective factors in organ donation by family members with brain-dead patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a descriptive-comparative study in which a researcher-made questionnaire was used to c...

BACKGROUND The effectiveness of the organ donation system depends on the health professionals involved in procurement and in dealing with donors and their families. Concerns about lack of knowledge and experience of organ donation have been expressed among such professionals but there is a paucity of literature to indicate the basis of such concerns and where knowledge may be lacking. Given tha...

Dear Editor: The American Heart Association published guidelines on neuro-prognostication strategies and treatment withdrawal after successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Instead of providing guidance on optimizing the quality of end-of-life care, the authors concluded with a Class I (strong) recommendation that ‘‘all patients who are resuscitated from cardiac arrest but who subsequently pro...

Organ donation has always been a part of the Joint Commission’s commitment to health care quality. In the 2004 hospital standards, JCAHO has continued to promote organ donation and cooperative organ procurement practices. Through its hospital accreditation standards, JCAHO has placed responsibility for organ donation squarely in the lap of hospital leadership. Standard LD.3.110 states that a ho...

Understanding people's organ donation decisions may narrow the gap between organ supply and demand. In two studies, participants who had not recorded their posthumous organ donation decision (Study 1, N = 210; Study 2, N = 307) completed items assessing prototype/willingness model (PWM; attitude, subjective norm, donor prototype favorability and similarity, willingness) constructs. Attitude, su...