Model Organ Description Protocols for Completion by Transplant Surgeons Using Organs Procured from Medical Examiner Cases

Abstract

Journal of Transplant Coordination, Vol. 9, Number 2, June 1999 a lack of public education addressing misconceptions; cultural, racial, psychological, economic, and practical factors; a lack of staff education and administrative involvement2,5,12,17-20,25,26,30,32-36; and medical-legal problems in medical examiner and coroner offices.9,23,29,37-39 Positive effects with the Transplant Games and an interesting phenomenon called the “Island Effect,” which supports the concept of decentralization and close communication have been reported.25 The results of the Transplant Center Development Model, an interesting program that facilitates the donation process, specializes staff education, and promotes administrative involvement, show a 47% increase in organ referral, a 50% increase in the organ donation mean, and a 117% increase in tissue donation.7 In general, an eligible donor is one who has sustained an irreversible neurological insult, is declared brain dead while on a ventilator, and whose vital organs are free of infectious disease and malignancy except for primary brain tumors. Moreover, there must be an absence of any organic disease. A large portion of the donor pool currently comes from stroke victims, but a significant portion comes from medical examiner Model organ description protocols for completion by transplant surgeons using organs procured from medical examiner cases