MEDRADSC 3Y03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Antibiotics, William Osler, Ontario Health Insurance Plan
17 Apr 2018
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Long process: not as simple as one may think, respecting the patient, end of life process, patient centered, family oriented. The gift of life: one donor can, save up to 8 lives. Improve up to 75 others: through the donation of, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, small bowel, pancreas, skin, eyes, bones, heart valves, ligaments, tendons, whole limb transplants, *also the option to provide for research and teaching. In order to become a donor, a patient must meet the gift criteria: g grave prognosis or gcs 3. I injured brain or non-recoverable injury/illness: f family initiated discussion of donation or withdrawal of life sustaining therapy, t therapy limited, de-escalation of treatment, or withdrawal of life sustaining therapy discussion planned. Donation consent: filled out with ohip renewal or online at: beadonor. ca, can be overturned by next of kin, can exclude specific organs/tissues. First person consent: patients are able to consent for donation themselves in certain circumstances, als, chronic bipap, c-spine fractures.
