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donation of biological
tissue of an organ of the
human body, from a living
or dead person to a living
recipient in need of a
transplantation.
The Need:
Organs:
in adults & children with end-stage
organ failure
Heart
Heart-Lung
Lung
single or double
Liver
Kidney
Kidney-Pancreas
Pancreas only
Intestine
Organ Donor
Demographics
AGE
0-5
4%
6 - 10
4%
11 - 15
4%
16 - 20
18%
82 recovered donors
66 - 70
4%
21 - 30
9%
61 - 65
6%
56 - 60
6%
31 - 40
13%
51 - 55
11%
41 - 50
21%
NOTE: Data subject to change due to future data submission or correction.
History of Human
Organ Transplant
Amendment to RA
7170 - Organ
Donation Act of 1991
AN ACT TO ADVANCE
CORNEAL TRANSPLANTATION
IN THE PHILIPPINES,
AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT
NUMBERED SEVEN
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED
AND SEVENTY (R.A. NO. 7170),
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
ORGAN DONATION ACT OF
1991
On average:
Over 3,000 new patients are
added to the kidney waiting list
each month.1
12 people die each day while
waiting for a life-saving kidney
transplant.1
Every 14 minutes someone is
added to the kidney transplant
list. 1
In 2014, 4,270 patients died
while waiting for a kidney
transplant.
Another, 3,617 people became
too sick to receive a kidney
transplant.1
Death by
Neurological Criteria
An individual with
irreversible cessation
of all functions of the
entire brain, including
the brainstem, is dead.
Arrival at
Hospital
Transplant
Authorization
Recognition as
Potential Donor
Brain
Death
EMS
Referral to LifeNet
for Initial Evaluation
Organ Recovery
in OR
Organ Placement
Organ
Resuscitation
(Enhance organ
oxygenation
& perfusion)
Serology
Lab results
OR time
Coordinate
teams
Heart valves
Pericardium
Skin
Bone -Whole or processed
grafts
Veins
Fascia
Ligaments/Tendons
cornea transplant
research
The Need:
Eyes:
Cornea, Sclera
Whole Eyes for Research
Common Concerns
About Donation
Disfigurement
Funeral Arrangements
Financial Responsibility
Religious Beliefs
I cannot be a donor
because of my medical
history.
If I want to be a donor, they
wont try and save me!
Some Donation
Controversies
Who should be
transplanted?
Smokers? Alcoholics?
The very young or old?
The rich or the poor?
Those in prison?
Only those who have agreed
to be donors themselves?
Some Donation
Controversies
AS NURSES, WE FACE
TOUGH ethical
dilemmas as we provide
end-of-life care,
especially when our
patients are candidates
for organ donation.
Issues surrounding
brain death