Pub Date : 1999-12-01DOI: 10.7182/prtr.1.9.4.j4qt10u6r51431p1
E C Suddaby
Ethical issues in pediatric heart transplantation are encountered daily in the work of the transplant coordinator. Issues such as use of resources in a just world, less-than-ideal candidates, and informed consent are challenges to the transplant professional. This article explores those issues using the language of ethics to analyze the conflicts they present. Resolutions will not necessarily be offered, as there are no simple answers.
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Pub Date : 1999-12-01DOI: 10.7182/prtr.1.9.4.j33262k668530578
G Taylor
The medical disciplines of organ and tissue donation and transplantation present many life-enriching benefits but are often fraught with ethical ramifications. This article examines the current and potential ethics resources of US organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and transplant centers (TCs). The organizations were surveyed regarding established ethical guidelines and the frequency with which ethical issues in need of resolution were encountered. All OPOs and 76% of TCs reported confronting ethical issues in the workplace. A majority of those surveyed in TCs and OPOs felt adequately prepared to face the ethical challenges of their jobs. More than half the surveyed personnel had some type of ethics training, but only 25% of the TC staffs and 16% of the OPO staffs' training was during the survey year. The potential for ethics-related interactions for TC and OPO staff must be recognized and adequate preparatory measures provided.
{"title":"Ethics resources of US organ procurement organizations and transplant centers.","authors":"G Taylor","doi":"10.7182/prtr.1.9.4.j33262k668530578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7182/prtr.1.9.4.j33262k668530578","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The medical disciplines of organ and tissue donation and transplantation present many life-enriching benefits but are often fraught with ethical ramifications. This article examines the current and potential ethics resources of US organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and transplant centers (TCs). The organizations were surveyed regarding established ethical guidelines and the frequency with which ethical issues in need of resolution were encountered. All OPOs and 76% of TCs reported confronting ethical issues in the workplace. A majority of those surveyed in TCs and OPOs felt adequately prepared to face the ethical challenges of their jobs. More than half the surveyed personnel had some type of ethics training, but only 25% of the TC staffs and 16% of the OPO staffs' training was during the survey year. The potential for ethics-related interactions for TC and OPO staff must be recognized and adequate preparatory measures provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":79507,"journal":{"name":"Journal of transplant coordination : official publication of the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO)","volume":"9 4","pages":"271-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21731276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1999-12-01DOI: 10.1177/090591999900900412
G. Taylor
Purpose of the Study This pilot project was developed to assess both present and potential ethics resources of US OPOs and TCs. Specific aims of the study included • identifying organizational ethical guidelines and/or policies • tracking the frequency of the resolution of ethical issues • identifying organizational ethics resource personnel, committees, and programs • determining potentially beneficial ethics education and preferred teaching methodologies.
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Pub Date : 1999-12-01DOI: 10.7182/prtr.1.9.4.5373788056350113
L Ohler
{"title":"Ethics in transplantation: perspectives for the next millennium.","authors":"L Ohler","doi":"10.7182/prtr.1.9.4.5373788056350113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7182/prtr.1.9.4.5373788056350113","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79507,"journal":{"name":"Journal of transplant coordination : official publication of the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO)","volume":"9 4","pages":"199-200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21731366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1999-12-01DOI: 10.1177/090591999900900401
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Pub Date : 1999-12-01DOI: 10.7182/prtr.1.9.4.9265g05412773tq4
L H McBride, R M Taylor, R H Hogarth, K M Kinter
Xenotransplantation is a potentially promising but exceedingly complex issue. It is critical that this subject be discussed within and outside the transplant community. The need for an expanded organ supply is urgent, but the scientific and ethical positions are complex. This article reviews the current status of xenotransplantation, including the potential benefits and risks; discusses multiple ethical issues; and makes recommendations for the transplant coordinator.
{"title":"Xenotransplantation.","authors":"L H McBride, R M Taylor, R H Hogarth, K M Kinter","doi":"10.7182/prtr.1.9.4.9265g05412773tq4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7182/prtr.1.9.4.9265g05412773tq4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Xenotransplantation is a potentially promising but exceedingly complex issue. It is critical that this subject be discussed within and outside the transplant community. The need for an expanded organ supply is urgent, but the scientific and ethical positions are complex. This article reviews the current status of xenotransplantation, including the potential benefits and risks; discusses multiple ethical issues; and makes recommendations for the transplant coordinator.</p>","PeriodicalId":79507,"journal":{"name":"Journal of transplant coordination : official publication of the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO)","volume":"9 4","pages":"257-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21731273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1999-12-01DOI: 10.1177/090591999900900411
E. Suddaby
Ethical issues in pediatric heart transplantation are encountered daily in the work of the transplant coordinator. Issues such as use of resources in a just world, less-than-ideal candidates, and informed consent are challenges to the transplant professional. This article explores those issues using the language of ethics to analyze the conflicts they present. Resolutions will not necessarily be offered, as there are no simple answers.
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Pub Date : 1999-12-01DOI: 10.1177/090591999900900410
J. Johnston, R. Orr
At the time of diagnosis of the chromosomal deletion, there had been only 12 previously reported cases with the common findings of congenital heart disease, microcephaly, intrauterine growth retardation, mental retardation, and minor facial dysmorphism.1,2 None of the previously reported patients had cardiomyopathy. Because of the uncertain long-term outcome, the family was encouraged to pursue conservative management of K.R.’s heart failure rather than heart transplantation. Soon after birth, the infant was discharged from the hospital with outpatient follow-up. She began to experience episodes of limpness, pallor, and diaphoresis in which she became unresponsive; these incidents necessitated hospital readmission. K.R. failed to thrive on medical therapy. The parents read an article in a popular magazine about a successful heart transplantation in an infant at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC). They called LLUMC to inquire about heart transplantation for their daughter, who at this time was 2 months of age.
{"title":"Ethical Challenges in Infant Heart Transplantation: A Clinical Case Presentation","authors":"J. Johnston, R. Orr","doi":"10.1177/090591999900900410","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/090591999900900410","url":null,"abstract":"At the time of diagnosis of the chromosomal deletion, there had been only 12 previously reported cases with the common findings of congenital heart disease, microcephaly, intrauterine growth retardation, mental retardation, and minor facial dysmorphism.1,2 None of the previously reported patients had cardiomyopathy. Because of the uncertain long-term outcome, the family was encouraged to pursue conservative management of K.R.’s heart failure rather than heart transplantation. Soon after birth, the infant was discharged from the hospital with outpatient follow-up. She began to experience episodes of limpness, pallor, and diaphoresis in which she became unresponsive; these incidents necessitated hospital readmission. K.R. failed to thrive on medical therapy. The parents read an article in a popular magazine about a successful heart transplantation in an infant at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC). They called LLUMC to inquire about heart transplantation for their daughter, who at this time was 2 months of age.","PeriodicalId":79507,"journal":{"name":"Journal of transplant coordination : official publication of the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO)","volume":"9 1","pages":"263 - 265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/090591999900900410","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65466906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1999-12-01DOI: 10.1177/090591999900900406
M. Nolan
Types of Living Donors Living Related Donation Living related donation, or organ donation from a blood relative, was first performed in 1954 when a kidney from a healthy male was transplanted into his twin brother at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston.1 With the development of immunosuppressive therapy, this type of transplantation was extended beyond identical twins to include other family members and now accounts for a significant number of bone marrow, renal, liver, and lung transplants.2
{"title":"Ethical Dilemmas in Living Donor Organ Transplantation","authors":"M. Nolan","doi":"10.1177/090591999900900406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/090591999900900406","url":null,"abstract":"Types of Living Donors Living Related Donation Living related donation, or organ donation from a blood relative, was first performed in 1954 when a kidney from a healthy male was transplanted into his twin brother at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston.1 With the development of immunosuppressive therapy, this type of transplantation was extended beyond identical twins to include other family members and now accounts for a significant number of bone marrow, renal, liver, and lung transplants.2","PeriodicalId":79507,"journal":{"name":"Journal of transplant coordination : official publication of the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO)","volume":"206 1","pages":"225 - 231"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/090591999900900406","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65466985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1999-12-01DOI: 10.1177/090591999900900414
Tham Hoffman
{"title":"Book Review: The Nicholas Effect: A Boy's Gift to the World","authors":"Tham Hoffman","doi":"10.1177/090591999900900414","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/090591999900900414","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79507,"journal":{"name":"Journal of transplant coordination : official publication of the North American Transplant Coordinators Organization (NATCO)","volume":"9 1","pages":"281 - 281"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/090591999900900414","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"65467198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}