WEEK 3: RATIONING

Question 1

What is organ transplant?

Answer 1

Surgical operation where a failing or damaged organ is replaced with a new one.

Question 2

Outline the organs which can be transplanted.

Answer 2

Heart
Kidney
Lungs
Liver
Pancreas
Intestines

Question 3

State the 2 main sources of donor organs.

Answer 3

Cadaveric organs
Living person

Question 4

How can living donors donate?

Answer 4

1.Donate one half of a paired organ set, such as kidney.

2.Donate a portion of ana organ that will still be able to function without it, such as liver, a lobe of a lung.

Question 5

Discuss the ethical dilemmas associated with transplantation.

Answer 5

1.Rationing of organs: The transplanted organ should lengthen both quality and time of living to the recipient.

2.Allocation must be:
*Transparent, balance the needs, utility, benefit, equity, justice and should conform to the moral and ethical standard of medicine and relevant legal constraint.

3.There is a need for a clear selection and allocation criteria.

Question 6

Outline the 4 truths that shape organ transplant activity.

Answer 6

*Kidney transplant gives longer and better life than dialysis.

*Transplantation from the living donors provide slightly better longevity outcomes than from deceased donors

*Transplantation among older persons is successful

*Kidney donation does not negatively affect long term survival or quality of life for the donor.