A multiethnic Asian perspective of presumed consent for organ donation: a population-based perception study

• Main Authors: Muthiah, Mark D., Chua, Melissa Sin Hui, Griva, Konstadina, Low, Ivan, Lim, Wen Hui, Ng, Cheng Han, Hwang, Jeff Y. F., Yap, Jason C. H., Iyer, Shridhar G., Bonney, Glenn K., Anantharaman, Vathsala, Huang, Daniel Q., Tan, Eunice Xiang-Xuan, Lee, Guan-Huei, Kow, Alfred W. C., Tai, Bee Choo
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Presumed Consent; Organ Transplantation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153941
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Organ shortage is still a world-wide problem, resulting in long waiting lists for kidney, liver, and heart transplant candidates across many transplant centers globally. This has resulted in the move toward presumed consent to increase deceased organ donation rates. However, there remain...