Wills and wishes in organ donation

Families have difficulty accepting organ donation. 1 Despite the patient's wishes being pre-eminent, the family's reluctance to agree carries an effective veto. Consent requires adequate information; capacity; and time to understand, consider, weigh, reproduce, and communicate a decision-n...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2012-02, Vol.344 (7845), p.26-26
Hauptverfasser:	Tapley, Patrick L, McQuillan, Peter J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Blood & organ donations Consensus Consent Decision Making Family Relations Humans NICE ON ORGAN DONATION Organ donation Organ Transplantation - legislation & jurisprudence Tissue and Organ Procurement - legislation & jurisprudence Wills Wills - legislation & jurisprudence
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Zusammenfassung:	Families have difficulty accepting organ donation. 1 Despite the patient's wishes being pre-eminent, the family's reluctance to agree carries an effective veto. Consent requires adequate information; capacity; and time to understand, consider, weigh, reproduce, and communicate a decision-not just ticking a box on the ODR or driving licence application.
ISSN:	0959-8138 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.e1232