Science news articles about 'organ donation rates'

... the lungs are functioning, are also more likely to be good candidates for organ donation. The study found that people with all four factors ... be a valuable tool that could help improve organ donation rates after cardiac death and also help optimize ...

... Organ Donor Taskforce is unrealistic if it thinks that it can dramatically increase donation rates without adopting ... to assess the impact of presumed consent on organ donation rates – has a number of serious shortcomings. For example ...

... of a second brain death exam on organ donation rates. The research is published in the December 15 ... System in Manhasset, New York. "Not only is the opportunity for organ donation reduced, but families may endure unnecessary ...

Organ donation rates have stagnated in Canada since 2006, according to a new report.

... kidney transplantation in the United States. While recent efforts to increase deceased organ donation rates and to expand deceased ...

Introducing presumed consent or opt-out system may increase organ donation rates, suggests a new systematic review.

... from six to 246, while solid organ donation rates remained stable. The introduction of the automatic ... Advisory Group. He points out that organ donation rates in the UK are among the lowest in Europe ...

... and 2007 the number of tissue donors rose from six to 246, while solid organ donation rates remained stable. The introduction of an automatic trigger to the regional transplant donor co ...

... compared to the chances of success – the less likely we would be to proceed. It even has implications on organ donation rates – if people are required to 'opt-in' to a system ...

Organ donation rates could be higher if tax credits were offered to family members, a philosopher and ethicist proposes.

... legislation in the UK on the assumption that this will increase organ donation rates, say the authors. They believe this is a mistake and add ... policies, both of which can potentially influence organ donation rates. They highlight the importance of the role of the family ...

... in terms of the percentage of the population registered and its organ donation rate, which has been higher than the UK average for most of the past ... , and particularly Spain, indicates that improvement of organ donation rates is unlikely to be achieved by introducing new ...

... in the British Journal of Anaesthesia suggests that organ donation rates in the UK could be increased if the current issues ... in 2007-2009. The low consent rate for organ donation in the UK is the largest factor limiting ...