["Population and xenograft" investigation. Preliminary results].
The chronic shortage of human organs is the argument for xenotransplantation. In emergencies, acceptability is closely linked to the benefit. Little information is available on attitudes towards xenotransplantation. A poll of the attitudes was carried out, based on a questionnaire with targeted questions and background information. The goal of the study was to have a better understanding of people's attitudes towards xenotransplantation and to know the eventual changes in the answers after having been given information. For 75% of the sample, xenotransplantation would be a future biotechnology. The animal sources that would be considered for xenotransplantation were the pig and monkey. A period of ten years or more is necessary for 69% of the respondents before xenografts are performed routinely; for 19%, five years or less are needed. Human organ donation should be continued, according to 90% of the sample. Roughly, 46.4% support xenotransplantation, though in the case of a life-or-death situation acceptance reaches 65.7%. This level is higher (77%) for relatives or unknown people (71%); 74% of respondents were in favour of using normal animals and a large majority (88%) support research on xenotransplantation. A good level of confidence in medical biotechnology research and practice is suggested by this study, contrary to the results of a European survey on biotechnology.
Julvez
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Etablissement fran"cais des greffes, Paris, France.
Tuppin
P
P
Cardoso
J
J
Borsarelli
J
J
Cohen
S
S
Jouan
M C
MC
Noury
D
D
Attinault
A
A
Hertz
C
C
Debouzie
A
A
Vanderhaegen
S
S
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001709:Biotechnology; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
Enqu¿ete "population et x¿enogreffe". R¿esultats pr¿eliminaires.