Organ donation and Sourcing Flashcards
What is a primary cause of kidney failure?
Diabetes (43.8%). HBP (26.8%)
What is the main reason for a heart transplant?
Ischaemic heart disease (36%). Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (40%).
What is an altruisitc donation?
Donating to a person you do not know personally.
What are paired/pooled donations?
Donor and recipient surgery takes place on same day. Pooled is when more than one pair is involved. Can happen when relatives don’t match.
What are 2 types of donation?
Living and Cadaveric.
What is made certain before a cadaveric donation takes place?
Appropriate testing to ensure brain stem death.
When does a ‘donation after circulating death’ happen? (DCD)
Occurs usually after A&E admittance.
Which law lead to the ‘opt out’ system change?
Max and Keira’s Law
What percent of UK population supports organ donation?
90%
How many UK population provide consent to organ donation in the event of a family members death?
68%
Who are the top priority group for transplant allocation?
Paediatric patients.
Which 2 organs are given allocation based on ABO match and HLA-match?
Kidney and Pancreas.
For kidney and pancreas transplants, which patient types are prioritised?
HLA-B, HLA-A, HLA-DR, 000 mismatch.
What factors are considered after paediatric patients?
Sensitization (highten’s risk), waiting time, age match and location.
What is cold ischaemic time?
Time between ‘chilling’ of organ to transportation and ‘re-activation’.
