Organ donation and transplant is all about timing. The organs have to be harvested quickly to remain viable and must be transplanted within hours to increase the likelihood that the new organ will take.
One of the most controversial aspects of the donation-time equation is choosing when to discuss donation with a potential donor’s family. Should discussions begin when brain death is deemed inevitable, or should they wait until neurological tests can confirm brain death?
From a medical perspective, the sooner discussions and arrangements for donation occur, the more likely the transplant will succeed. From a psychological standpoint, talking to family members about organ donation too soon could unnecessarily upset them and, according to research from the Netherlands published Thursday, make them less willing to go through with donation.
Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2011/10/07/timing-can-be-everything-in-organ-donation/
One of the most controversial aspects of the donation-time equation is choosing when to discuss donation with a potential donor’s family. Should discussions begin when brain death is deemed inevitable, or should they wait until neurological tests can confirm brain death?
From a medical perspective, the sooner discussions and arrangements for donation occur, the more likely the transplant will succeed. From a psychological standpoint, talking to family members about organ donation too soon could unnecessarily upset them and, according to research from the Netherlands published Thursday, make them less willing to go through with donation.
Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2011/10/07/timing-can-be-everything-in-organ-donation/
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