Many factors play into those geographic imbalances, including varying demographics and rates of disease, different
rates of organ donation, and different practices of transplant centers and patients» access to care.
Improving the success
rate of organ donation could potentially save many lives.
Not exact matches
Researchers Eric Johnson and Daniel Goldstein conducted a study that revealed dramatic differences in
organ donation rates based simply on two different types
of forms that were passed out.
CARE is calling on the UK to follow the lead
of Spain - which has the highest
organ donation rates in the world - by spending money on educating people about the merits
of organ donation.
Humanists UK, which briefed MPs in support
of the Bill ahead
of its second reading in the House
of Commons today, welcomes this announcement and hopes that the Bill will result in a increase in
organ donation rates reducing the suffering
of those awaiting a transplant.
(A host
of factors, including a region's
organ donation rates, help to shape the odds.)
To test the potential benefit and safety
of targeted hypothermia in donors on delayed
organ function
rates in the recipients
of their kidneys, Niemann and his research team conducted a randomized controlled trial in two large
organ donation service areas from March 2012 to October 2013.
The researchers conclude that the best way to boost
organ donation rates is a multi-pronged approach that includes education and engagement with potential donors and their families, broader community engagement, concerted efforts by hospitals caring for potential donors, and optimized performance
of organ procurement organizations who manage
organ donation in this country.
«Wide variability in
organ donation rates across United States: Midwest leads nation in highest
rates of lifesaving
donations.»
The Welsh Labour Government has shown itself laudably proactive in pursuing environmentally friendly (the plastic bag charging schemes began in Cardiff) and community focussed public health legislation («active travel», deemed consent for
organ donation, food hygiene
ratings, licensing
of tattooists, restriction
of intimate piercing, restriction
of public and child exposure to tobacco smoke, registration
of tobacconists).