Solid organ donation (heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, kidneys) requires blood circulation to be maintained in these organs until retrieval. This is possible in brain-stem death where the functioning of these organs can be supported for some time. However organ after cardiac death can also be harvested, provided the time gap is minimal.
Yes. Heart beating donor means the patient has been declared as Brain-stem Dead, and his /her organs can be retrieved when heart is still beating with the assistive devices. Beating heart keeps the blood supply intact to organs and there is no damaging affect of low blood supply to organs. In case of donation after [...]
In most situations, families agree of donation if they knew that was their loved oneӳ wish. If the family, or those closest to the person who has died, object to the donation when the person who has died has given their explicit permission, either by telling relatives, close friends or clinical staff, or by carrying [...]
No. It can only be removed when a person is declared as brain stem dead in the hospital and is immediately put on a ventilator and other life support systems. After death at home, only eyes and some tissues can be removed.
No. The removal of organs or tissues will not interfere with customary funeral or burial arrangements. The appearance of the body is not altered. A highly skilled surgical transplant team removes the organs and tissues which can be transplanted in other patients. Surgeons stitch he body carefully, hence no disfigurement occurs. The body can be [...]
No. There is no additional charge to family of potential organ donor. Potential donor needs to be medically maintained in ICU till the time of donation. From the time family agrees to donate organs and tissue, all charges are borne by the treating hospital and donor family is not charged any further.
No. Even though if you carry a donor card, your immediate family members and close relatives will be asked for donation of organs and tissues. The consent is mandatory from the person lawfully in possession of the dead body, before donation can be carried out. If they refuse, then organ donation will not take place.
No. Even though if you carry a donor card, your immediate family members and close relatives will be asked for donation of organs and tissues. The consent is mandatory from the person lawfully in possession of the dead body, before donation can be carried out. If they refuse, then organ donation will not take place.
Yes, its Health professional's duty to save the life of patient first. Despite all efforts, if the patient dies, organ and tissue donation can then be considered and a completely different team of retrieval and transplant specialists would be called in.
No. Even though your family refuses for organ donation, the treatment will be carried out as per the clinical condition. Organ donation process is never linked with your appropriate treatment. hese two are separate entities. A completely different team work, for donation. Also, doctors involved in transplant operation are never involved in the donation process [...]