Organ Donation

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Organ Donation
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Basic facts
A. No age limits under 18 requires parent or
guardian consent B. To donate, indicate on
drivers license and carry donor card C. Assure
family members know desire to be a
donor D. Organs heart, kidneys, pancreas,
lungs, liver, and intestines E. Tissues cornea,
skin, bone marrow, heart valves, and connective
tissue F. Donation does not disfigure body or
interfere with funeral G. All costs paid by
recipient (insurance), Medicare, or
Medicaid H. Selling organs is illegal
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Transplant Networks

• National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
• The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network
  (OPTN)
• The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients
  (SRTR)

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National donor network

• Patients on list matched by criteria
• 1. Blood and tissue typing
• 2. Medical urgency
• 3. Time on the waiting list
• 4. Geographical location

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Organ procurement organizations

• 1. coordinate activities relating to organ
• procurement in designated service
• areas.
• 2. Evaluate potential donors
• 3. Discuss donation with family members
• 4. Arrange for surgical removal of
• donated organs
• 5. Currently there are 59 OPOs operating
• throughout the United States and Puerto
• Rico.

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Ethical Issues

• Ethics of presumed consent
• Organ donations from prisoners and convicted
  criminals
• Financial incentives for organ donation
• Assessment for transplant candidacy
• Preferred status for organ donors