organ donor waiting list, how do you believe the system of priority should be arranged (i.e. those who are more ill should get the first available organ first, or those who have been on the list longer?)
2007-02-08 19:15:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
There is a lot more to this than who's been on the list longest and who is sickest.
The foremost concern is the organ a tissue match. This will actually eliminate a lot of people from the list.
The second consideration needs to be the viability of the organ, they can only be kept viable for a certain period. If an organ can't be transported to a prospective recipient within the time alloted they need to be excluded.
after that, I believe next a formula needs to be devised that will assign a quantifiable value to each prospective recipient. This formula should take into account how sick someone is and the probability of a successful outcome, by using some measures of general health.
After all putting an organ in the sickest person will not be the best option from a resource standpoint if the person is in generally poor health otherwise and most likely will not survive.
By the way that is pretty much how it works now, except for some reason the rich and politically connected seem to be exempt from the normal process.
2007-02-09 00:20:08 · answer #1 · answered by Brian K² 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately or fortunately, and I think rightfully so, the solid organ donor allocation is controlled by law in USA and the sickest (those closest to death) are first to receive a solid organ transplant, except live donor to recipient kidney transplants which are performed outside of the donor list.
Organ donors save lives, here is a link you may find interesting www.organdonor.gov, ro www.unos.org
2007-02-09 17:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by xxx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Severity of illness/ condition is a priority factor for the current waiting list.
2007-02-09 13:46:06 · answer #3 · answered by keengrrl76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most ill should be first. To this I raise a question, what support do you give to medicine to help these people. Blood is always needed, do you give? Just as important, and maybe more so, are you a Platelets donor?
2007-02-09 03:22:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that the most ill patient wiil have the organ..
2007-02-09 03:44:25 · answer #5 · answered by 75345 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋