Anencephalic organ donation in Oklahoma. Right problem, wrong answer.
The scarcity of donor organs results in the death of some pediatric transplant candidates while they wait for an organ. The use of anencephalic infants has been suggested as a way to increase the donor pool. Advantages and disadvantages of this approach are reviewed, and recommendations made for the state of Oklahoma.
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Warren Program in Bioethics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center-Tulsa 74129.
D000757:Anencephaly; D001926:Brain Death / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014481:United States