OVERVIEW OF ORGAN DONATION IN BRAZIL - A BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEW

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592142214036

• Palavras-chave: Organ Donation; Organ Transplant; Guidelines; Brain Death; Consent.

• Keywords: Organ Donation; Organ Transplant; Guidelines; Brain Death; Consent.

• Abstract:

  Given the importance of transplants for the treatment of various diseases and the unfavorable relationship between demand and supply of organs, it is necessary to understand the details of the donation process. This bibliographic review aims to discuss the current situation of organ donation in Brazil and in the world, focusing on national guidelines for determining brain death and the challenges faced in obtaining family consent for donation. Foreign strategies to reduce transplant waiting lists were also reviewed, in order to raise the reflection on the possibilities of confronting the issue on a national level. The methodology was based on the search for references using the following keywords: Organ Donation; Organ transplantation; guidelines; Brain Death; Consent. The current scenario of organ donation, although far from ideal, has the possibility of improvement, once efforts are implemented to understand and mitigate the reasons for refusing consent to donation.

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