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Objective At present, the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) pandemic is still raging in certain regions around the globe, and the prevention and control of the pandemic should be strengthened. Under the challenges of respective social environment and allocation of medical resources, and support from the inertia and inherent productivity of the system on which the industry depends, extensive attempts are being delivered to push forward the work of organ donation and transplantation in each country. Under the guidance of national experts and committee members, Shanxi Provincial Human Organ Procurement and Allocation Service Center was established on August 28, 2018 approved by the former Shanxi Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission. It is the only independent non-profit medical institution in Shanxi Province. In this article, the system construction of citizen's organ donation and transplantation fitting national and provincial conditions was further explored according to the data analysis of organ donation and transplantation in the United States and Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic combined with the implementation of organ donation work in Shanxi Provincial Human Organ Procurement and Allocation Service Center.
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OBJECTIVE@#The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of integrating acupuncture into the routine care of living liver and kidney donors during the process of donation and recovery.@*METHODS@#This is a pilot study on the feasibility of a brief acupuncture intervention for living liver and kidney donors. Participants received acupuncture immediately prior to organ donation surgery, every day as inpatients, while recovering from donation, and at a 2-week follow-up. Prior to surgery, questionnaires were completed on acupuncture outcome expectations and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. After participating, those who received acupuncture provided feedback. Following the active intervention, a retrospective chart review was conducted, using donors who did not receive acupuncture as a comparison cohort.@*RESULTS@#Forty donor candidates were approached and recruited, 32 consented and ultimately 25 donors participated in the acupuncture intervention (15 of kidney, 10 of liver), 68% female, and 88% Caucasian; only one had prior experience with acupuncture. Participants received an average of 4 sessions while inpatient (range 2-8). Those who expected acupuncture to be more helpful prior to the intervention reported lower inpatient pain scores (P = 0.04). Qualitative feedback from patients was predominantly positive, indicating acupuncture was helpful for relaxation and pain. However, a few patients reported feeling overburdened during postdonation recovery, and that the study was viewed as additional obligation.@*CONCLUSION@#Preliminary findings suggest it is feasible to integrate acupuncture into inpatient recovery for living organ donation. Tailoring interventions to the specific needs of patients is important to address ongoing concerns. Larger studies are needed to further ascertain benefits of peri-operative acupuncture.
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Objectives: In this study, we examine the ethical issues concerning living organ transplant in China. We attempt to review and analyze the ethical disputes that the living organ transplant faces in China and try to find applicable solutions to these disputes. Design: Ethical Analysis. Setting: Living organ transplant in China. Results: The ideal approaches to solving the ethical disputes involve (1) preventing disease, strengthening physical fitness, and improving the health of the national citizen; (2) encouraging the citizens to donate their organs after death; and (3) developing new technologies for organ transplant. Realistic approaches to addressing the ethical disputes over the living organ transplant include choosing the lesser of two evils, reducing the harm to the donor as much as possible and improving the transplant quality. Conclusions: The living organ transplant in China is an expedient measure instead of an ideal option and should be conducted under strict laws and regulations.
Objetivos: Neste estudo, examinamos as questões éticas relativas ao transplante de órgãos vivos na China. Vamos tentar rever e analisar os conflitos éticos que o transplante de órgãos vivos enfrenta na China e tentar encontrar soluções aplicáveis a estas disputas. Projeto: Análise ética. Configuração: Transplante de órgão vivo na China. Resultados: As abordagens ideais para resolver os conflitos éticos envolvem (1) prevenção de doenças, fortalecimento da aptidão física e melhora da saúde do cidadão nacional; (2) incentivar os cidadãos a doar seus órgãos após a morte; e (3) desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias para transplante de órgão. Abordagens realistas para enfrentar as disputas éticas sobre o transplante de órgão vivos incluem escolher o menor de dois males, reduzindo o dano ao doador o máximo possível e melhorar a qualidade do transplante. Conclusões: Transplantes de órgãos vivos na China é uma medida conveniente ao invés de uma opção ideal e deve ser conduzida sob estritas leis e regulamentos.
O artigo traz à discussão a compreensão atual do comportamento ecológico do ser humano, a partir de uma relação de dominação utilitária do ambiente em contraste com a sua compreensão do ponto de vista ecológico, a qual responde a um modelo natural que faz parte de relações de seu funcionamento no ecossistema. A este respeito, é colocado em discussão o paradigma de crise ambiental, em que tal comportamento supõe um problema grave da sociedade. Para os autores, a questão está intimamente ligada ao sistema produtivo e econômico que promove a artificialização do ser humano, criando falsas necessidades que, por meio de seu consumo, garantam a sustentabilidade do modelo econômico. É realizada uma reflexão crítica a partir da educação, no sentido de uma nova compreensão do comportamento humano, cuja perspectiva ecológica impulsiona novas relações ecossistêmicas baseadas na cooperação.
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Humans , Organ Transplantation/ethics , Living Donors/ethics , ChinaABSTRACT
Objective:To systematically and comprehensively expound the features and problems of ethics com-mittee for human organ transplantation in the ethical review work of living organ transplantation. Methods:We took interviews with insiders,literature research as the main research methods,supplemented by group discussion and other methods. Results:The ethical review of living organ transplantation has the characteristics of high require-ments of promptness,the need of protection for the rights of life and health for both parties,the complicated prepara-tion work,the need of weighing the risk and benefit of both parties at the same time and the lack of final judgment. In terms of the problems existing in the ethical review of living organ transplantation,it mainly had that the ethical review of living organ transplantation lacked supervision and guidance,the feasibility and scientificity of ethical re-view mode need to be improved,and the self - construction of ethics committee for human organ transplantation was insufficient. Conclusion:The ethics review of human organ transplant ethics committee should follow the principle of prudence,and improve the standardization and normalization of ethical review of human organ transplantation. Re-gional human organ transplant ethical review center should better conduct the ethical review work of living organ transplantation.
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Objective:This paper aimed to investigate citizens' cognition and willingness to living organ dona-tion and to provide advice for the development of living organ donation.Methods:A sample of 1500 ordinary citi-zens in Shanghai was randomly selected and a self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted anonymously to investigate their cognition and willingness to living organ donation.Results:The citizens' awareness rate of liv-ing organs was not high;citizens obtained the information mainly through the network,television,newspapers and other mainstream media;citizens' s willingness rate of living organ donation was 14.6％,and the willingness wasin-fluenced by various factors.Conclusion:To promote citizens' correct understanding of living organ donation re-quires various efforts of governments,societies,families,hospitals and schools.
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Objective:To discuss the ethical issues of living organ donation in China systematically and comprehensively,from the perspective of society,institution,family,individual and other level.Methods:Literature research and expert interviews were used as main research methods,supplemented by group discussion,in-depth interviews and other methods.Results:In the development of living organ donation in China,from the social level,the relevant laws and regulations,civic education and supporting measures had problems.From the institutional level,hospital human organ transplant ethics committee also had some deficiencies in staff composition,review capacity and supervision.On the individual level,donors and receptors of living organ donation and related medical personnel also had their own ethical dilemma.Conclusion:It is beneficial to fully promote living organ donation and fully realize the purpose of living organ transplantation for the benefit of mankind through solving the ethical issues from social,institutional and individual levels.
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The donors' complete autonomy and voluntariness for donation is the core of ethical acceptability of living organ transplantation.Deep in the donors' heart,the awareness of self-respect and the altruism are two contradictory tendencies both in psychology and behavior.As the existence of the tension of self-respect awareness and altruism,it becomes particularly difficult and complex for the living organ donors to make autonomous decisions.This paper analyzed the tension of self-respect awareness and altruism,discussed the emotional and ethical contradictory,and proposed some suggestions based on this,hoping to provide a good internal environment and external support for the potential donors to make reasonable free decisions and guarantee the ethics of living organ transplantation.
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Objective:Living organ transplantation prolongs the life of many dying patients, but there are many disputes, especially the definition ofliving organ transplantation between non relatives. The definition of this ter-minology is closely related to medical students′cognitive ofliving organ transplantation between non relatives. The medical students are the main reserve army of medical staff and the executor of living donor organ transplantation in the future, who directly determine the organ transplantation and affect the doctor-patient relationship. This paper is to investigate and analyze the status of the medical students′recognition of cross transplantation between non rela-tives. Methods:A total of 450 medical students of Qingdao university were selected with cluster method and were investigated using self-designed questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS 22. 0. Results:The overall recogni-tion rate toliving organ cross transplantation between non relatives was relatively low. The difference was statisti-cally significant (P<0. 05), namely that students in higher grade had lower recognition. The difference was statis-tically significant (P < 0. 05) between different specialties, and the recognition degree of students majoring in clinical medicine and ecsomatics was higher. Conclusion:The medical students of Qingdao University understand the concept of living organ cross transplantation between non relativesfuzzily, and the recognition degree is low.