These low take-up rates had prompted the introduction of the presumed consent/opt-out
system under the HOTA in 1987. Opt-outs are rare, and this observation is consistent with …

The success of organ transplantation as a treatment for end-stage organ disease has
yielded a series of ethical quandaries originating from the issue of organ shortage. Scarcity …

The aim of this study was to explore healthcare professionals' experiences and gain a
deeper understanding of interactions with families when approaching the subject of organ …

Elective ventilation (EV) is ventilation—not to save a patient's life, but with the expectation
that s/he will die—in the hope that organs can be retrieved in the best possible state. The …

Background Cooperation with a patient is a joint venture, based on a division of power and
authority. Its character is not hierarchical. It assumes that this power is based on knowledge …

Organ transplantation has become a life-saving procedure for many disease conditions
hitherto considered incurable. Kidney transplantation, now the treatment of choice for end …

Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the knowledge and attitude about organ
donation and organ transplantation among the organ donation candidates. Methods: The …

RESUMEN A principios del año 2010 se reformó en Chile la antigua ley de donación y
trasplante de órganos de 1996, instaurando una nueva forma de hacer donantes a los …

This study aims at providing basic data on organ donation by analyzing factors of influencing
toward intention to organ donation and further at improving people's consciousness on …

이 글의 목적은 '사후 시신 기증 및 활용'을 위한 사회적 성찰에 있다. 논자는 이 목적을 실현하기
위해 첫째,“만약 내가 '시신'이라면, 나는 내 몸 (장기) 이 어떻게 활용되기를 바랄까” 라는 …