Spanish experience as a leading country : what kind of measures were taken?

© 2011 The Authors. Transplant International © 2011 European Society for Organ Transplantation..

A recent call for self-sufficiency in transplantation issued by the WHO faces variable worldwide activity, in which Spain occupies a privileged position, with deceased donation rates of 33-35per million population (pmp) and 85 transplants pmp. An evaluation of current challenges, including a decrease in deaths because of traffic accidents and cerebrovascular diseases, and a diversity of cultures in Spain, has been followed by a comprehensive strategy to increase organ availability. Actions include an earlier referral of possible donors to the transplant coordination teams, a benchmarking project to identify critical success factors in donation after brain death, new family approach and care methods, and the development of additional training courses aimed at specific groups of professionals, supported by their corresponding societies. Consensus documents to improve knowledge about safety limits for organ donation have been developed to minimize inappropriate discarding of organs. Use of organs from expanded criteria donors under an 'old for old' allocation policy has resulted from adaptation to the progressive decline of optimal organs. National strategic plans to deal better with organ shortage, while respecting solid ethical standards, are essential, as reflected in the WHO Guiding Principles and the Istanbul Declaration on Organ Trafficking and Transplant tourism.

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2011

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2011

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

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Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation - 24(2011), 4 vom: 01. Apr., Seite 333-43

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Matesanz, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Domínguez-Gil, Beatriz [VerfasserIn]
Coll, Elisabeth [VerfasserIn]
de la Rosa, Gloria [VerfasserIn]
Marazuela, Rosario [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 28.06.2011

Date Revised 17.03.2022

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Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1111/j.1432-2277.2010.01204.x

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NLM204840333