**Current Situation of Organ Donation in China** Current Situation of Organ Donation in China

DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.74711

Yingzi Ming, Baoren Tu and Quan Zhuang Yingzi Ming, Baoren Tu and Quan Zhuang

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104 Organ Donation and Transplantation - Current Status and Future Challenges

The shortage of organs is a worldwide challenge for transplantation. To alleviate such organ shortage and keep pace with the world's development and experience on organ transplantation, the pilot program of organ donation after citizen death (DCD) has been carried out in China, with support and attention from the Chinese government. From 2010, with the joint efforts of the government and medical workers for these years, a series of laws, regulations and related process management have been formulated, and great achievements have been made in DCD work. Currently, the main source of organs in China has come from DCD. However, some difficulties still restrict organ donation rates. Firstly, resistance to organ donation in China is often due to the conventional view among citizens. Secondly, some medical workers do not fully understand the definition and diagnosis criteria of brain death and therefore do not uphold and promote DCD work. Thirdly, the existing laws and institutions for organ transplantation fail to implement and remain defective. Nevertheless, China has made a firm and strong stride in DCD work. In order to carry out DCD work better, Chinese government, people and medical workers have to do much more.

Keywords: organ donation, transplantation, China, DCD, OPO
