Tag Archives: organ donation

Transplantation ethics Glasgow Science Festival

Posted on June 12, 2013 by profstevewigmore

Well here goes a bit of an experiment. I recently gave a lecture in the Goodall symposium at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgow as part of the Glasgow Science festival. I used the zooming presentation platform … Continue reading →

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Is it time to revisit elective ventilation?

Posted on February 20, 2013 by profstevewigmore

Elective ventilation is in simple terms the process of keeping a person alive through artificial ventilatory support for the purpose of procuring organs. The Exeter Protocol famously used elective ventilation as a means of maintaining physiology of patients who were … Continue reading →

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Altruistic organ donation

Posted on January 24, 2013 by profstevewigmore

Altruism is one thing which sets humans apart from almost all other species. Although there are examples of altruism in certain animal behaviours they do not appear to exist at the same level of cognition and consideration as in man. … Continue reading →

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Careless talk costs livers (and kidneys)

Posted on September 21, 2012 by profstevewigmore

I recently overheard a conversation that went along the lines of “Oh no they wouldn’t be interested in my organs I am much too old”. Using my (reasonable) judgement of age I would reckon that the person who made the … Continue reading →

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