title: [Organizing medical institutions for organ donation].
abstract: In spite of the fact that organ donation requires a substantial commitment in terms of personnel and time, the place most likely to become the center for organ donation is emergency medical departments, which are already under extreme pressure. However, it is often in emergency medical departments, where the everyday load of work is already substantial, that organ donation options are presented by medical staff in response to requests from families. Therefore, it is necessary to improve understanding of terminal care medicine, including brain death, in order to participate justly and fairly in organ donation after revision of the law. More importantly, the system of organization within hospitals must be improved in order to ensure support for emergency departments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, St. Marianna University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akiyama
authors.forename: Kota
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D016377:Organ Transplantation