ORGAN DONATION

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  ORGAN DONATION 

Organ donation and transplantation is removing an organ from one person (the donor) and surgically placing it in another (the recipient) whose organ has failed. Organs that can be donated include the liver, kidney, pancreas and heart.


There are several types of organ Donation

Organ donation

A person may be eligible to become an organ donor in two ways:

·        Before declaring death on individuals who suffer severe brain damage, a physician will perform a series of tests to determine the patient’s brain function. If the physician determines that all brain activity has ceased, the patient becomes eligible to provide life to those on the transplant waiting list by donating their heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas or small intestine.

·        After all lifesaving measures have been exhausted and doctors determine that the patient cannot experience a meaningful recovery, the family — knowing their loved one’s wishes — can decide to remove life-sustaining measures such as a ventilator. Many families know that their loved one did not want to live in such a state and opt to let their loved one pass peacefully. In this situation, the patient may be eligible to provide lifesaving organs to those on the waiting list for a lifesaving gift as well.

 

Tissue donation

                  May also be an option for individuals who want to donate. Donated tissues include bones, tendons, veins, heart valves, skin and more. With more than 1 million  tissue transplantation procedures performed in the United States each year, the need for donated tissues continues to grow.

Our team of highly trained procurement professionals facilitates tissue recovery for transplant recipients. Tissues are recovered at the hospital or at our in-house tissue recovery suite. The state-of-the-art suite maximizes the benefits of the donor’s gift through a number of improved processes and greater efficiency,


Eye Donation

Many people suffering from blindness can regain the gift of sight through cornea transplants. Anyone can choose to be an eye donor. Age, eye color and sight do not matter, and donors do not have to be a match for the recipient’s blood type.



Living Donation

You or your loved one can give the gift of life to another person by donating a kidney to someone on the waiting list. While living donation is not covered by standard donor registration, Midwest Transplant Network facilitates the living donation of kidneys through an anonymous living donor program.

 

Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Donation

Bone marrow transplants can save the lives of patients with certain blood disorders, including leukemia and other marrow diseases. The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) is a nonprofit organization that facilitates marrow and blood stem cell transplants for patients with life-threatening diseases who do not have matching donors in their families.



                                                                                       BY- VEDIK CHAPLOT 

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