Until recently all transplants were from cadaveric donors, where the transplant has to be immediate, what happens with most organ transplants, it is necessary to the diagnosis of "brain death" , "which is a demanding and precise criteria are met can the absolute certainty that the situation is irreversible," before proceeding with the extraction of organs donated,
in addition
with the acceptance of donation by living will, if any, or by agreement of the family.
Most often the cause of death was trauma, usually in a traffic accident, but the fortunate descent of their number has dramatically reduced the availability of organs,
and made today are extracted and transplanted organs from people who have died from other causes, older age, seeking always to ensure that the transplanted organ is in good working condition and free from diseases that could be transmitted to the receiver.
However, the shortage of organs much longer the wait, and makes the patient's condition when he arrived at last a suitable organ has deteriorated at times more than is desirable.
This situation means that, more often each time, resorting to living donor transplantation, usually a family member who agrees to the donation.
The donation of an organ, a kidney, a piece of liver or pancreas, is linked to complications related to extraction and after surgery, and then the situation of being with one kidney, or liver or pancreas reduced.
living donor transplantation opens the possibility of organ trade, in Spain prohibited the sale of this genre, but in other countries like the USA, no.
be The proposed living donor organ for a loved one can be an emotional blackmail slash fuzzy boundaries of what is ethical and I say ethical, not moral, the moral issues of each religion interest here.
We read these days that two couples have made a cross-transplant donor for each donor was not compatible with your family needs the organ.
Do you think it is ethical to ask or even suggest, a person donating an organ? Always? Never? "Only if it is for a son to a father or brother, husband, friend ...?
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