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An international comparison of deceased and living organ donation/transplant rates in opt-in and opt-out systems: a panel study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Policy decisions about opt-in and opt-out consent for organ donation are based on limited evidence. To fill this gap we investigated the difference between deceased and living organ donation rates in opt-in and opt-out consent systems across ...
Ronan E O’Carroll +6 more
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives To increase postmortem organ donation rates, several countries are adopting an opt-out (presumed consent) policy, meaning that individuals are deemed donors unless they expressly refused so.
Janet Delgado +2 more
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A systematic review of presumed consent systems for deceased organ donation
Health Technology Assessment, 2009 Objectives: To examine the impact of presumed consent legislation on organ donation and to review data on attitudes to presumed consent among the public, professionals and any other stakeholders. Data sources: Eight electronic databases (MEDLINE, MEDLINE
A Rithalia +5 more
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Exploring the views of Muslim community on presumed consent system: A study conducted in Malaysia
Indian Journal of Transplantation, 2016 Background: Currently, Malaysia follows the informed consent (IC) system of organ donation; however, the rate of organ donation in the country appears very low, and implementing a presumed consent (PC) system could help in enhancing the rate of donation.
Makmor Tumin +5 more
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The Political Economy of Presumed Consent [PDF]
, 2005 The legal procurement of cadaveric human organs in Western countries is institutionalized in different ways, and donation rates vary widely. In particular, law in some countries allows for the consent of the donor to be presumed, and thus — in principle — the wishes of the next-of-kin to be overridden.
Healy, Kieran
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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2021 BACKGROUND: All over the world, patients die while waiting for a transplant. Facing this difficulty, countries struggle to find efficient procedures and policies. One policy that has recently been enforced in many countries is the presumed consent (opt-
Janine Kurzen +2 more
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Increasing organ donation by presumed consent and allocation priority: Chile
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2015 Chile, a middle-income country, recently joined Israel and Singapore as the world’s only countries to require reciprocity as a precondition for organ transplantation. The Chilean reform includes opt-out provisions designed to foster donation and priority
Alejandra Zúñiga-Fajuri
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Empowering the voiceless. Disorders of consciousness, neuroimaging and supported decision-making
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022 Patients suffering from (Prolonged) Disorder of Consciousness are deemed incompetent to give valid informed consent due to the presumed impairment of their cognitive functions and the impossibility to communicate with them. Neuroscientists have, however,
Timo Istace, Timo Istace
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Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2016 Protection of rights, health and well-being of persons who are taking the drug during the trial (trial subjects) is one of the basic principles of clinical trials (CT) management. Aim.
K. O. Zupanets +2 more
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Presumed post-mortem donors: the degree of information among university students
BMC Medical Ethics, 2021 Background Organ transplantation represents the most effective and acceptable therapy for end-stage organ failure. However, its frequent practice often leads to a shortage of organs worldwide. To solve this dilemma, some countries, such as Portugal, have
Rita da Silva Clemente Pinho +2 more
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