Articles
Read articles here about organ and tissue donation. Discover the latest developments, the experiences of surviving relatives, and research by doctors.
'A donation involving a child is always extra emotional'
Marjan Bijmolen is an organ donation coordinator (ODC) at the UMCG in Groningen. She talks about procedures involving children, which are often difficult.
Organ donation after euthanasia from home: where do we stand now?
It is now possible to start the organ donation after euthanasia (ODEH) procedure from home. What are the developments?
Brain death and the brain death protocol: diligence first.
Discussions about determining brain death flare up from time to time. Michael Kuiper and Rob Rouhl explain how we handle this carefully in the Netherlands.
New opportunities for damaged organs.
Ton Rabelink discusses four important breakthroughs and innovations, as well as the social debate.
'A thank-you letter brings closure.'
Donor relatives usually appreciate receiving a thank-you letter. Janneke Vervelde (LUMC) ensured more national attention for thank-you letters.
Prediction model for time until death.
Donation intensivist Angela Kotsopoulos developed a model to predict the time until death.
'New techniques require new skills.'
Thanks to surgeon Prof. Dr. Andrzej Baranski (LUMC), the training of retrieval surgeons has been greatly improved. Baranski talks about the start of the training and the opportunities for the future.
