Organ and tissue dysfunction and failure cause high mortality rates around the world. Tissue
and organs transplantation is an established, cost-effective, life-saving treatment for patients …

The article discusses that organ donation and transplantation saves the lives of thousands of
people every year, and National Health Service (NHS) Blood and Transplant is responsible …

Background An increasing number of patients affected by organ failure can be treated with
organ transplantation. The need for organs available for transplantation is critical and …

The shortfall in organs for transplant continues in the UK. To address this problem, methods
of organ procurement are continuously widening with the recent development of protocols in …

Aims and objectives To explore the role that Donor Transplant Co‐ordinators have played
and the future potential of Specialist Nurses for Organ Donation (SN‐ODs), within organ …

The aim of this paper is to present the results of a survey that was undertaken to assess
nurses' knowledge and educational needs towards organ donation within one adult general …

The issue of cadaveric organ transplantation is by its very nature emotional as it is
associated with the very traumatic time of a loved one's death. Making a request for organs …

The need for organ transplant has nearly quadrupled in the past decade, but the number of
organ donors has remained relatively constant. Critical care nurses are the vital link in the …

Aims and objectives: To increase the number of donated organs through an effective donor
identification and referral scheme in a large acute hospital's critical care units. Background …

To progress from identifying a potential organ donor to implementing the actual organ
donation effectively is a challenging process for all involved. The nurses might find the …