2024-10-15 17:55:11
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FDP Proposes Redefinition of Death to Increase Organ Donations
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FDP wants to change the definition of death to enable more organ donations after cardiac death. Doctors warn of misdiagnosis. Only a few people suffer brain death in the intensive care unit, cardiac arrest is more common. Other countries have seen an increase in organ donations after allowing donations after cardiac death. Many patients die on the waiting list without a donor organ. Organ donation in Germany only with an organ donor card or consent of relatives. The change could save lives.
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Revolution in Organ Donation? This is how the definition of death could be changed
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The FDP wants to expand the definition of death for organ donations in order to gain more donors. So far, brain death has been a prerequisite, but now cardiac arrest should also be considered as death. Potential donors should be able to register their will in an additional registry.
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FDP wants to increase the number of organ donors by redefining brain death
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The FDP wants to increase the number of organ donors by recognizing circulatory arrest as brain death. Currently, the diagnosis of brain death is complex, which limits the number of donors. Many die of cardiovascular failure without being considered as donors. In other countries, donations after cardiac death are allowed. In Germany, organ donation only takes place with an ID card or the consent of relatives, a solution of objection was rejected. At the end of 2023, 8,716 people were on the wa..
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FDP wants to enable organ donation after cardiac death
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The FDP wants to change the definition of death for organ donations in order to increase the number of donors. In the future, cardiac arrest should also be the basis for organ removal. Potential donors should be able to record their will in an additional field in the organ donation register.
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