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Organ Transplantation
Volunteering is essential in organ donation!
Brain deaths that occur in public and private hospitals are controlled and monitored by the National Coordination Center. If this decision is made by the determined board, the family of the person who lost his life and the Organ Transplant Coordinator are interviewed and permission and approval are obtained. After the donation is made, the teams at the Transplant Center are informed about this process. Therefore, the organ donation process is a process in which no one is forced, only volunteerism is taken as a basis.
Empathise with people who are waiting for an organ transplant…
When you end your life, by donating your kidney, liver, lung, heart, pancreas or cornea, you can shed light on many people's lives and give them a new life.
Especially patients who are in the dialysis process should be informed by their doctors and directed directly to organ transplantation. At this stage, the doctor should explain to the patient very well that this problem will be eliminated and a much healthier life will be achieved with kidney transplantation instead of prolonging the life span with dialysis.
The realisation of brain death and entering a vegetative life is not the same thing…
In order for the organs of a person who wants to donate to be taken, that person must have died, that is, brain death has occurred. The fact that a person enters a vegetative state does not mean that medical death has occurred. Even if the patient is not conscious, in the state of life, which is connected to the breathing machine, it is not possible to remove a person's organs. The decision of brain death is made by a committee composed of Cardiology, Neurology, Brain and Nerve Surgery and Anesthesiology experts, apart from the Organ Transplant team. Each specialist doctor evaluates the situation individually, and the person can only become a donor candidate according to this.
Who can donate organs?
Anyone who has reached the age of 18 and is in good mental health can donate an organ. If you want to donate an organ, you can contact the Organ Transplant Coordinators by contacting all public and private hospitals that perform organ transplantation. During this process, you need to fill out a form in front of two witnesses to donate organs. While you are moving on with your life, you will be allocated a card presenting this because you have donated your organs. If you have given up organ donation, you should also delete your registration from the Turkish Organ Donation Information System.
Be sure to tell your family that you have donated your organs!
Individuals who donate their organs in good mental health are taken after they have lost their lives. However, in order for organs to be donated officially, the consent of family members must also be obtained. The reason for this is that even if deceased people have donated their organs, it is necessary to obtain approval from their first-degree relatives in order for it to be ethical. That is why you should definitely share that you have donated your organs to your family while you are still alive.
Remember…
All opportunities are being used for organ donation and organ transplantation to be performed with a fair approach within an ethical framework, and all centers and hospitals are being audited. For patients who want to move their records to another center, it will be sufficient to apply to the Organ Transplant Coordinator of the center they plan to go to.
