New Delhi: The Center has asked states to keep an eye on cases of brain stem deaths in ICU patients and said organ donation rates in the country remain low due to poor identification and certification of such cases. .
The advisory to states is aimed at increasing the organ donation rate in the country, which is less than one donor per million population.
“Organ donation rates in India remain persistently low (less than one donor per million population in a year). One of the major challenges identified in this is the rise in cases of brain stem death (BSD) despite the availability of many such cases. has poor identification and authentication." probable cases,” Dr Anil Kumar, director of the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), said in a letter to the states.As per the provisions of “Transplantation of Human Organ Tissue Act, 1994”, I am required to identify cases of probable brain stem death in the ICU.
Further, it is mandatory to check whether such potential donors had pledged for organ donation and if not, it is mandatory under law to make the family members aware about the opportunity of organ donation before the heart stops beating. , They said.
In a letter sent to all states and union territories and directors of regional and state organ and tissue transplant organizations, Kumar said the doctor on duty, with the help of the transplant coordinator, is required to conduct the above inquiries after certification of such BSD cases. Is. (roto and soto) last month.
Kumar said that each institution is requested to facilitate and monitor the certification of BSD cases to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Act and rules.In his letter, the official has attached a template of 'Urgent Request Display Board' which is to be placed outside the ICU, emergency or any other strategic location in the hospital. He also attached a list of information to be collected from hospitals on regular monthly basis.
He said that the head of the institution and the concerned SOTTO should analyze the information collected and corrective action should be taken with the aim of maximum organ donation from all the potential donors.
Further, all SOTTOs are requested to collect such information as per the list from each registered hospital and send it to SOTTO by the seventh of the next month, the letter said.
“I seek your cooperation and support to increase the organ donation rate in the country so as to achieve self-reliance in the field of deceased organ donation,” the letter said.''
The advisory to states is aimed at increasing the organ donation rate in the country, which is less than one donor per million population.
“Organ donation rates in India remain persistently low (less than one donor per million population in a year). One of the major challenges identified in this is the rise in cases of brain stem death (BSD) despite the availability of many such cases. has poor identification and authentication." probable cases,” Dr Anil Kumar, director of the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), said in a letter to the states.As per the provisions of “Transplantation of Human Organ Tissue Act, 1994”, I am required to identify cases of probable brain stem death in the ICU.
Further, it is mandatory to check whether such potential donors had pledged for organ donation and if not, it is mandatory under law to make the family members aware about the opportunity of organ donation before the heart stops beating. , They said.
In a letter sent to all states and union territories and directors of regional and state organ and tissue transplant organizations, Kumar said the doctor on duty, with the help of the transplant coordinator, is required to conduct the above inquiries after certification of such BSD cases. Is. (roto and soto) last month.
Kumar said that each institution is requested to facilitate and monitor the certification of BSD cases to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Act and rules.In his letter, the official has attached a template of 'Urgent Request Display Board' which is to be placed outside the ICU, emergency or any other strategic location in the hospital. He also attached a list of information to be collected from hospitals on regular monthly basis.
He said that the head of the institution and the concerned SOTTO should analyze the information collected and corrective action should be taken with the aim of maximum organ donation from all the potential donors.
Further, all SOTTOs are requested to collect such information as per the list from each registered hospital and send it to SOTTO by the seventh of the next month, the letter said.
“I seek your cooperation and support to increase the organ donation rate in the country so as to achieve self-reliance in the field of deceased organ donation,” the letter said.''
