WHAT IS TRANSPLANTATION?
You can focus on an organ that is damaged enough to function in the body found or even started to damage other organs.
WHO CAN ORGANIZE TRANSPORT?
Organ transport is done in two ways. these;
Transplantation from living donors (Transplantation from living to living) Any class in renal and hepatic failure up to grade 4, including the fourth degree of blood and beech kinship relatives are searched for blood group and tissue matching.
Transplants from cadaver donors (Transplants from donors whose brain death has been diagnosed and whose family organs have already been donated there or at the time of death.)
WHAT IS ORGANS DONATION?
When a person is alive, his or her free will allows him to use his organs and tissues in other ways after the end of his medical life is called organ donation.
Anyone older than 18 years of age and in a well-rounded mind is in places or bodies in accordance with the law on 2238.
HOW TO DONATE ORGAN?
In order to receive an organ donation card, it is sufficient to apply to any health institution accepting organ donation and complete and sign the organ donation form in the presence of two witnesses. The completed form will be processed according to the new application initiated by the Ministry of Health and will be accepted as a testament.
DO ADVANCED AGE AND CHRONIC DISEASES PREVENT ORGANS DONATION?
You may be older, have a chronic illness, drink alcohol or smoke, and so on. The reasons don't prevent you from getting an organ donation card. The suitability of organs for transplantation is determined according to the results of examination and examination after the diagnosis of brain death. As a result of this evaluation, the transplantation of the healthy organ to the appropriate recipient is performed.
ORGAN DONATION IN TERMS OF OUR RELIGION
The Presidency of Religious Affairs declared that organ transplantation is permissible with the decision no. 396 dated 03/03/1980. Board decision;
It has been concluded by our Board that organ and tissue transplantation will be permissible according to the following conditions.
* The existence of a condition of necessity, that is, to save the patient's life or a vital limb, it is determined by a physician whose professional competence and honesty has no other option,
* Presence of the winner of the doctor that the disease can be treated in this way,
* The person whose organ or tissue has been removed has died at the time of this procedure,
* Ensuring the consent of the relatives of the person whose organs or tissues are to be taken in his health (before he dies) in order not to disturb the peace and order of the society,
* No fee is charged for the organs or tissues to be taken,
* The patient to be treated must also consent to this transplant.
CAN ORGANS TRANSPLANTS BE PERFORMED IN ALL DEATHS?
Have you died on the road at home or in any unit of the hospital, can organs be used? Unfortunately, this is not possible under today's conditions. It can only be used in the case of brain death while connected to a life support machine in the intensive care unit of a hospital for the use of organs.
WHAT IS BRAIN DEATH?
When brain death is mentioned, it is mentioned that blood flow stops in all vessels leading to the brain and there is no oxygenation in the brain anymore. The brain has lost all its functions and can no longer be recycled. Since the brain cannot perform any function, after a while, other organs start to be damaged and cannot function.
The brain continues to beat for a while as the patients who develop brain death are connected to the breathing apparatus (ventilator) that pumps oxygen to the body in intensive care units and oxygen is given to the body through this device. In this way, other organs also maintain their vitality for a while. The heart has its own center that works independently of the brain. As long as oxygen is delivered to the heart tissue, an electrical stimulus emerges from this center and allows the heart to beat for a short time. However, despite all medical treatment and support, this condition persists for a few days and after a while the heart dies. It is not possible for cases diagnosed with brain death to return to life. There are no cases in the world that have been diagnosed with brain death and have come to life.
A person with brain death is considered medically and legally dead.
DETERMINATION AND FOLLOW-UP PROCESS OF RECEIVERS IN DONATED ORGANS
In case of organ donation, the conditions under which the organs will be transferred to which recipient are carried out by the National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Coordination System of the Ministry of Health in accordance with the laws, regulations and directives.
Distribution of organs is made according to the transplant criteria determined for each patient and organ. These criteria are determined by the scientific committees established by the Ministry of Health for each organ concerned. Organ sharing,
* Organ distribution is carried out by the National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Coordination System.
* The priority is made according to blood and tissue compliance, especially in patients with medical emergency.
* Religion, language, race, gender, the poor are distributed in a fair manner regardless of the distinction.
* All procedures performed in organ and tissue transplantation are documented and recorded.
* The entire system is inspected by the Ministry of Health.
03-09 November Within the scope of Organ Donation Week;
An information stand was opened in our hospital and information was given to patients and their relatives and a donation card was given.
Intensive attention was paid to the opening of the stand where our hospital management was present, and our hospital management acted as an example by donating organs. We organized trainings by making school visits among our awareness activities.
Maltepe Handan Hayrettin Yelkikanat Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School senior students and teachers; The presentation prepared by our coordinator Meltem Yıldız was made. Participation was very high presentation was followed with interest. School officials and participants presented their gratitude to our hospital management and coordinator for being a pioneer in raising awareness.
We wish to increase the sensitivity and awareness in our country, we would like to thank the school administration for requesting education from us.