Body donation in India: a review

Rokade, Shrikant A.; Bahetee, B H

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“…It is a free act of giving ones whole body after death for medical education and research. 5 It is the major source of cadavers and organs worldwide. [5][6][7] 56.18% of the students were aware that organ donation was from living and cadaver both.…”

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Awareness of body and organ donation amongst first year MBBS students of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

2020

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Introduction: Cadaver dissection is the backbone of Anatomy. With the increasing number of medical colleges in India there is severe scarcity of cadavers for dissection. The realistic experience of dissection is gradually being replaced by prosected dissection, virtual techniques and audio visual aids. As the medical science is progressing in leaps and bounds the transplant surgeries are achieving great success. However there is a tremendous gap between the recipients and the donars. This gap has to be bridged by the health care professionals. Hence it is important to educate them from their early training period and onwards. The aim of the present study was to find out the extent of awareness among newly admitted first year MBBS students regarding body donation and organ donation. Materials and Methods: After a brief introduction towards organ and body donation data collection was done based on a structured questionnaire and analysed. Result: 82.02% of students were aware of body and organ donation. 56.18% of students were aware that the organ donation was from living and cadaver both. 60.67% of students were self motivated towards willingness for organ and body donation and 50.56% of students were positive regarding promotion of organ and body donation. Conclusion: Education and motivation of health care providers towards organ donation and body donation will go a long way to minimise the scarcity in the field of organ transplant and cadaver procurement for dissection purpose.

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“…5 It is the major source of cadavers and organs worldwide. [5][6][7] 56.18% of the students were aware that organ donation was from living and cadaver both. Cadaver dissection is the backbone of Anatomy.…”

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2020

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“…Hence, body donation cells should be made mandatory for all medical colleges, also awareness campaigns need to be started using electronic and paper media [4].…”

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“…The cadaver to medical/dental students ratio in various teaching institutes of India is 1:25, optimal being 1: 10 [3]. As per the survey carried out by Rokade and Gaikwad 2010, in some medical colleges in Maharashtra , India, a gross insufficiency of cadavers was found in 90.90% of medical colleges [4]. The pool of these cadavers are unclaimed bodies brought by the police while the proportion of voluntary body donation is less [2].…”

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“…Other is spirituality and religious belief, fear that the body may not be treated with respect and dignity. Medicos in addition cannot accept the concept of dissection of their own body [4]. With the increasing number of medical seats in past few years the need of cadavers has far exceeded; and this scarcity cannot be replenished with the unclaimed bodies alone [2].…”

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Awareness of Body Donation and Embalming Among Medicos: Questionnaire Based Study

Panshewdikar¹,

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S.P.³

2018

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Making the Ethical Transition in South Africa: Acquiring Human Bodies for Training in Anatomy

Kramer

Hutchinson

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While dissection remains the method of choice for teaching human anatomy, ethical requirements for obtaining cadavers has made the process of acquiring human bodies more strenuous for institutions. In Africa and at the School of Anatomical Sciences in South Africa, dependence on unclaimed bodies has been prevalent. The aim of the present study was to determine whether more rigorous application of ethical consent has altered the provenance of the cadavers in the School of Anatomical Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand. The numbers of bequeathed/donated/unclaimed cadavers received over the period 2013-2017, as well as their sex and population affinity were analyzed. The majority (96.8%) of the cadavers dissected over the period were from bequests/donations. Marginally more females than males were available. In addition, the population affinity of the cadavers had changed from a majority of South African African (unclaimed) bodies to a majority of South African White (bequest/donated) bodies. The study shows that even with ethical constraints it is possible to transition from the use of mainly unclaimed bodies to the acquisition of bequeathed/donor bodies. However, there may be challenges in relation to anatomical collections in the School as few of the bequest/donated cadavers remain in the School to be added to the collections. These changes also affect the demographics of the Schools' collections. Anat Sci Educ 00: 000-000. © 2018 American Association of Anatomists.

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Body donation in India: a review

Cited by 37 publications

References 15 publications

Awareness of body and organ donation amongst first year MBBS students of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

Awareness of body and organ donation amongst first year MBBS students of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna

Awareness of Body Donation and Embalming Among Medicos: Questionnaire Based Study

Making the Ethical Transition in South Africa: Acquiring Human Bodies for Training in Anatomy

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