Case report: Organ donation after euthanasia for psychiatric suffering: some of the practical and ethical lessons Martijn taught us
In conclusion, the article advocates for a nuanced approach, respecting patients’ altruistic wishes while at the same time addressing challenges associated with ODE in psychiatric suffering. Where possible, and within the current medical, ethical and legal boundaries, the importance of facilitating organ donation without unnecessarily prolonging the suffering of competent psychiatric patients seeking euthanasia is emphasized. The topic calls, for example, for further qualitative research to understand the stakeholders’ perspectives to determine the perceived possibilities on the one hand and boundaries on the other. (S...
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - March 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
The circulatory death that saves lives —Intensive care nurses' conceptions of participating during ‘donation after circulatory death’: A phenomenographic study
ConclusionThe findings illustrated success factors and challenges. Knowledge, experience, distinct structure, and relationship with relatives, among other factors, were described as success factors, while a lack of experience, difficulty in prognosing death, and organisational obstacles emerged as challenges. Furthermore, the findings showed that intensive care nurses play an important role in optimising the outcome of the DCD process. Their work related to DCD was conceived as being meaningful to fulfil more peoples' wishes to donate organs.ImpactPeople on the waiting list for organ transplantation are dying due to a shor...
Source: Nursing Open - March 2, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Kristin Andersen Ljungdahl,
Sara Nissfolk,
Anne Flodén Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE Source Type: research
Knowledge Gaps in Heart and Lung Donation after the Circulatory Determination of Death: Report of a Workshop of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
In a workshop sponsored by the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, experts identified current knowledge gaps and research opportunities in the scientific, conceptual, and ethical understanding of organ donation after the circulatory determination of death and its technologies. To minimize organ injury from warm ischemia and produce better recipient outcomes, innovative techniques to perfuse and oxygenate organs postmortem in situ, such as thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion, are being implemented in several medical centers in the US and elsewhere. (Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 1, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: James L. Bernat, Kiran K. Khush, Sam D. Shemie, Matthew G. Hartwig, Peter P. Reese, Anne Dalle Ave, JD Brendan Parent, Alexandra K. Glazier, Alexander M. Capron, Matt Craig, Teneille Gofton, Elisa J. Gordon, Andrew Healey, Mary E. Homan, Keren Ladin, Simo Source Type: research
Donors risk assessment in transplantation: From the guidelines to their real-world application
Pathol Res Pract. 2024 Feb 12;255:155210. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2024.155210. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTransplantation of an organ from a donor carries an unavoidable risk of tumor transmission. The need to extend the donor pool increases the use of organs from donors with malignancies and potential disease transmission is a constant tension influencing donor suitability decisions. Current classification systems for the assessment of donor malignancy transmission risk have evolved from reports of potential transmission events in recipients to national donation and transplant surveillance agencies. Although the risk of mal...
Source: Pathology, Research and Practice - February 29, 2024 Category: Pathology Authors: Deborah Malvi Francesco Vasuri Elisa Albertini Maurizio Carbone Luca Novelli Claudia Mescoli Massimo Cardillo Fabio Pagni Antonia D'Errico Albino Eccher Source Type: research
Donors risk assessment in transplantation: From the guidelines to their real-world application
Pathol Res Pract. 2024 Feb 12;255:155210. doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2024.155210. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTTransplantation of an organ from a donor carries an unavoidable risk of tumor transmission. The need to extend the donor pool increases the use of organs from donors with malignancies and potential disease transmission is a constant tension influencing donor suitability decisions. Current classification systems for the assessment of donor malignancy transmission risk have evolved from reports of potential transmission events in recipients to national donation and transplant surveillance agencies. Although the risk of mal...
Source: Pathology, Research and Practice - February 29, 2024 Category: Pathology Authors: Deborah Malvi Francesco Vasuri Elisa Albertini Maurizio Carbone Luca Novelli Claudia Mescoli Massimo Cardillo Fabio Pagni Antonia D'Errico Albino Eccher Source Type: research
Organ trafficking — a continuing challenge
Nature Reviews Nephrology, Published online: 26 February 2024; doi:10.1038/s41581-024-00821-5Global inequities and inequalities, human and health-care crises, transplantation successes in the face of limited organ availability, and desperate donors and recipients underlie the backstory of organ trafficking, namely the exploitation of the most vulnerable. Despite the framework set out by the Declaration of Istanbul for the ethical donation and transplantation of organs, organ trafficking remains a global challenge. (Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology)
Source: Nature Reviews Nephrology - February 26, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Thomas F. Mueller Sanjay Nagral Source Type: research
Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Organ Donation Among Tunisian Adults: Results of a National Survey
CONCLUSIONS: Tunisian adults seem to have positive attitudes regarding organ donation. However, the proportion of respondents who included their donor status on their national identity cards was low. It is important to enhance information and education on organ donation in an effort to mitigate the shortage of organs.PMID:38385402 | DOI:10.6002/ect.MESOT2023.P56 (Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation)
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - February 22, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Wafa Aissi Nadia Kaffel Rafika Bardi Imen Sfar Yousr Gorgi Taieb Ben Abdallah Tahar Gargah Jalel Ziadi Source Type: research
Attitudes of Future Nurses and Midwives On Organ Donation and Transplantation and Affecting Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the need for health care professionals, including nursing students, to be educated and prepared to promote and support organ donation. By understanding the factors that influence attitudes, interventions and educational programs can be developed to improve organ donation rates and address misconceptions or concerns among nursing students.PMID:38385400 | DOI:10.6002/ect.MESOT2023.P52 (Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation)
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - February 22, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Halil İbrahim Taşdemir Source Type: research
Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Organ Donation Among Tunisian Adults: Results of a National Survey
CONCLUSIONS: Tunisian adults seem to have positive attitudes regarding organ donation. However, the proportion of respondents who included their donor status on their national identity cards was low. It is important to enhance information and education on organ donation in an effort to mitigate the shortage of organs.PMID:38385402 | DOI:10.6002/ect.MESOT2023.P56 (Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation)
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - February 22, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Wafa Aissi Nadia Kaffel Rafika Bardi Imen Sfar Yousr Gorgi Taieb Ben Abdallah Tahar Gargah Jalel Ziadi Source Type: research
Attitudes of Future Nurses and Midwives On Organ Donation and Transplantation and Affecting Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the need for health care professionals, including nursing students, to be educated and prepared to promote and support organ donation. By understanding the factors that influence attitudes, interventions and educational programs can be developed to improve organ donation rates and address misconceptions or concerns among nursing students.PMID:38385400 | DOI:10.6002/ect.MESOT2023.P52 (Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation)
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - February 22, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Halil İbrahim Taşdemir Source Type: research
Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Organ Donation Among Tunisian Adults: Results of a National Survey
CONCLUSIONS: Tunisian adults seem to have positive attitudes regarding organ donation. However, the proportion of respondents who included their donor status on their national identity cards was low. It is important to enhance information and education on organ donation in an effort to mitigate the shortage of organs.PMID:38385402 | DOI:10.6002/ect.MESOT2023.P56 (Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation)
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - February 22, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Wafa Aissi Nadia Kaffel Rafika Bardi Imen Sfar Yousr Gorgi Taieb Ben Abdallah Tahar Gargah Jalel Ziadi Source Type: research
Attitudes of Future Nurses and Midwives On Organ Donation and Transplantation and Affecting Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the need for health care professionals, including nursing students, to be educated and prepared to promote and support organ donation. By understanding the factors that influence attitudes, interventions and educational programs can be developed to improve organ donation rates and address misconceptions or concerns among nursing students.PMID:38385400 | DOI:10.6002/ect.MESOT2023.P52 (Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation)
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - February 22, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Halil İbrahim Taşdemir Source Type: research
Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Organ Donation Among Tunisian Adults: Results of a National Survey
CONCLUSIONS: Tunisian adults seem to have positive attitudes regarding organ donation. However, the proportion of respondents who included their donor status on their national identity cards was low. It is important to enhance information and education on organ donation in an effort to mitigate the shortage of organs.PMID:38385402 | DOI:10.6002/ect.MESOT2023.P56 (Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation)
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - February 22, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Wafa Aissi Nadia Kaffel Rafika Bardi Imen Sfar Yousr Gorgi Taieb Ben Abdallah Tahar Gargah Jalel Ziadi Source Type: research
Attitudes of Future Nurses and Midwives On Organ Donation and Transplantation and Affecting Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the need for health care professionals, including nursing students, to be educated and prepared to promote and support organ donation. By understanding the factors that influence attitudes, interventions and educational programs can be developed to improve organ donation rates and address misconceptions or concerns among nursing students.PMID:38385400 | DOI:10.6002/ect.MESOT2023.P52 (Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation)
Source: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation - February 22, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Halil İbrahim Taşdemir Source Type: research
