The General Medical Council has revealed that their guidance on 'End of Life Treatment in Care' will be modified so as to have doctors ask permission before considering organ donation after death.
Under the new guidelines, doctors will discuss organ donations with terminal patients. It is felt that such a procedure would prevent 1,000 deaths a year as patients wait for transplants.
About Transplantation
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
However there are concerns among doctors regarding the ethics of such discussions.
Source-Medindia
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Liver Transplantation - Facts, Contraindications, Procedure, Follow up, Complications & Prognosis
Liver transplantation is a surgical option for the treatment of liver failure where the diseased liver is replaced with a healthy one.
Liver transplantation is a surgical option for the treatment of liver failure where the diseased liver is replaced with a healthy one.
