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‘To donate or not to donate? that is the question!’: an organ and body donation comic [PDF]
Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine, 2020 Conversations surrounding end of life and death can be difficult or taboo for some, meaning that matters of organ and body donation are not widely discussed. To Donate or Not to Donate? That is the Question! is a comic developed to raise awareness and challenge common misconceptions about donation by encouraging the publics to engage in informed ...
Jessica Irwin +2 more
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Organ donation and transplantation: a multi-stakeholder call to action
Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2021 Although overall donation and transplantation activity is higher in Europe than on other continents, differences between European countries in almost every aspect of transplantation activity (for example, in the number of transplantations, the number of ...
R. Vanholder +10 more
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Intensive Care Medicine, 2021 A decision to withdraw life-sustaining treatment (WLST) is derived by a conclusion that further treatment will not enable a patient to survive or will not produce a functional outcome with acceptable quality of life that the patient and the treating team
B. Domínguez-Gil +22 more
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Assessing Global Organ Donation Policies: Opt-In vs Opt-Out
Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021 This paper argues that there is little difference between opt-in and opt-out organ donation systems for increasing donor numbers when used in isolation.
H. Etheredge
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To donate, or not to donate, that is the question: Latino insights into brain donation
Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2022 AbstractIntroductionLatinos are underrepresented in brain autopsy research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The study's purpose is to identify Latinos’ attitudes about brain donation (BD) to inform methods by which researchers can increase autopsy consent.MethodsForty Latinos (mean age: 59.4 years) completed a semi‐structured ...
Paredes, Alejandra Morlett +4 more
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Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and How Blood Operators Can Prepare for the Next Pandemic
Viruses, 2022 Humans interact with virus-infected animal hosts, travel globally, and maintain social networks that allow for novel viruses to emerge and develop pandemic potential.
Steven J. Drews, Sheila F. O’Brien
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Expanding the Horizons of Pre-Transplant Renal Vascular Assessment Using Ex Vivo Perfusion
Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2023 Recently, immense efforts have focused on improving the preservation of (sub)optimal donor organs by means of ex vivo perfusion, which enables the opportunity for organ reconditioning and viability assessment.
Carolina Campos Pamplona +3 more
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Morphological variations of the calcaneal tendon: clinical significance
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023 The calcaneal tendon, the largest and strongest in the human body, is created by the common junction of tendons of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. It is not a homogenous structure, being represented by layers in various arrangements.
Nicol Zielinska +2 more
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Maastricht Type 2 Donors: Unrealized Opportunities [PDF]
, 2012 Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90318/1/j.1600-6143.2011.03835.x ...
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Transplantation Direct, 2022 Background. There is an imperative to maximize donation opportunities given ongoing organ shortages, but donor suitability assessments can be challenging. Methods.
James A. Hedley, Mbiostat +7 more
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