Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital-Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency Sign Brain Death Management Agreement... Expecting Donation Activation

From the left, Jo Won-hyun, Director of the Korea Organ Donation Agency, and Kim Dae-sung, Director of Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, are signing a brain death management agreement and posing for a commemorative photo. (Photo by Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital announced on the 23rd that it signed a brain death management 업무협약 to promote organ and tissue donation with the Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency in the executive meeting room.

The signing ceremony was held with the attendance of key officials including Cho Won-hyun, Director of the Korea Organ and Tissue Donation Agency, Lee Jeong-rim, Head of the Donation Management Headquarters, Kim Dae-seong, Director of Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, and Ryu Je-ho, Director of the Organ Transplant Center.

Through the agreement, they promised ▲ active identification of suspected brain death cases and establishment of a rapid communication system ▲ prompt brain death determination and efficient management without transporting brain-dead organ donors ▲ guarantee of obtaining medical information for donation and cooperation in medical administrative support ▲ active cooperation if transportation of suspected brain death cases is necessary.

Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, which opened in 2008, has firmly established itself as a specialized organ transplant hospital through proactive management and is also very active in fostering a donation culture by establishing a tissue bank.

In 2019, a total of 8 brain-dead organ donations were conducted, and in the case of brain-dead organ transplants, the numbers jumped from 72 cases in 2017 and 84 cases in 2018 to 123 cases last year, achieving a remarkable 46% increase compared to the previous year.

In particular, among the 123 brain-dead organ transplants last year, lung transplants accounted for 37 cases, making up 30% of all organs.

Moreover, the hospital has established itself as the only multi-organ transplant hospital outside the metropolitan area by performing 22 heart transplants, 25 brain-dead liver transplants, 20 brain-dead kidney transplants, and 14 pancreas transplants.

Director Kim Dae-seong and Director Cho Won-hyun emphasized, "We will faithfully fulfill the responsibilities of each institution and strive to help the public going through difficult times due to COVID-19 and more than 30,000 transplant waiters regain their health."

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