Organ transplantation is a complex area of the medical field. Doctors and nurses are faced with many different kinds of adversities every time an organ donation is a possibility for any of their patients. The patient’s immune system must be strong enough to support a new, healthy organ. Even though there are many organ donors, there is still a shortage of good organs available to recipients in need. There has been a considerable drop in accidental deaths resulting in a decrease in the overall number of potential donors. This, in return, means that the demand will almost always be higher than the supply. (Harris, 2002) Whenever a patient is in organ failure, they may turn to organ transplantation as a solution. Likewise, not all of the organs in the human body can be donated. In this case the patient is incredibly unfortunate. But in the case that the issue is associated with something that can be transplanted, the patient may believe they are extremely fortunate. Little does the patient, and their family, know that being able to receive an organ is just the beginning of the organ transplantation process. The patient must be entered onto the transplant waiting list. It may take a …show more content…
The UNOS board of directors approve the matching criteria, and the final decisions are added to the computer matching system. The waiting list focuses on medical and logistical factors only, when it comes to prioritizing patients in need of an organ. Their social status is not considered when they are placed on the transplant list. Transplant candidates that are incompatible with an organ available are screened from any possible matches. If blood type, weight, or any other medical factors match up with the donor organ, the incompatible recipients will be out of the running to get the organ. After