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Bárbara, una posible donante de órganos / Barbara, a potential organ donnor
Beca I., Juan Pablo; Razmilic T., Mila; Rius A., Montserrat.
  • Beca I., Juan Pablo; Universidad del Desarrollo-Clínica Alemana. Facultad de Medicina. Centro de Bioética. Santiago. CL
  • Razmilic T., Mila; Universidad del Desarrollo-Clínica Alemana. Facultad de Medicina. Santiago. CL
  • Rius A., Montserrat; Clínica Alemana de Santiago. Santiago. CL
Rev. chil. cir ; 63(4): 426-429, ago. 2011.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-597545
ABSTRACT
This article presents the case of a 47 year old woman, on encephalic death state, who had not expressed her willing or acceptance for organ donation. The case is described as a narrative, contextualized, and in an anonymous way. A bioethical analysis of the family decision making and of the role of transplant coordinator is proposed. This presentation, with the description of its whole context and of the factors that influenced decisions, has the purpose to contribute to the development of deliberation competencies and to increase the awareness of the ethics problems of family decisions, of the conditions of anonymous organ assignation and of the of the end of life's meanings.
RESUMEN
Se presenta el caso de una mujer de 47 años, en muerte encefálica y sin expresiones previas sobre su voluntad de ser donante de órganos. El caso se expone como una narración contextualizada, anonimizada y seguida de un análisis bioético de las decisiones familiares y del rol del coordinador de trasplantes. La presentación, con una descripción del contexto y de los factores que condicionan las decisiones, tiene el propósito de contribuir al desarrollo de la capacidad deliberativa y a tomar mayor conciencia del problema ético de las decisiones familiares, del anonimato de la asignación de órganos y del sentido del final de la vida.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Tissue and Organ Procurement / Brain Death / Attitude to Death / Organ Transplantation / Decision Making / Family Relations Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. cir Journal subject: General Surgery Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Clínica Alemana de Santiago/CL / Universidad del Desarrollo-Clínica Alemana/CL

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Tissue and Organ Procurement / Brain Death / Attitude to Death / Organ Transplantation / Decision Making / Family Relations Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. cir Journal subject: General Surgery Year: 2011 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Clínica Alemana de Santiago/CL / Universidad del Desarrollo-Clínica Alemana/CL