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ETHICAL ASPECTS OF ANENCEPHALIC INFANTS AS ORGAN DONORS

OZANA KATARINA TOT ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, School of Medicine and Osijek University Hospital Centre, Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Medicine, Osijek, Croatia
SLAVICA KVOLIK ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, School of Medicine and Osijek University Hospital Centre, Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Medicine, Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

Organ transplantation and other related procedures in newborns and children are becoming ever more advanced and successful. Generally, success of transplantation medicine is limited by the availability of donated organs, irrespective of age. Appropriately sized donated organs pose physical limitation for children recipients. Therefore, since the early 1980s, consideration has been given to infant donors with modifi ed death criteria that would result in organ donation from newborns with confi rmed congenital anencephaly. Numerous ethical, regulatory and medical ambiguities surround discussion and decision making process if and when it is possible to donate organs of anencephalic infants.

Keywords

anencephalic infants; organ donors; ethical aspects

Hrčak ID:

197908

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/197908

Publication date:

3.4.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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