Adolescent classroom education on knowledge and attitudes about deceased organ donation: a systematic review.

In many countries, adolescents can choose to register a deceased organ donation wish when they apply for a driver's license. They often receive education about deceased organ donation in order to make an informed choice. The objective of this review was to describe the effectiveness of school-based educational programs on deceased organ donation among adolescents.

Worldwide variability in deceased organ donation registries.

The variability in deceased organ donation registries worldwide has received little attention. We considered all operating registries, where individual wishes about organ donation were recorded in a computerized database. We included registries which recorded an individual's decision to be a donor (donor registry), and registries which only recorded an individual's objection (non-donor registry).

The authority of next-of-kin in explicit and presumed consent systems for deceased organ donation: an analysis of 54 nations.

Background: The degree of involvement by the next-of-kin in deceased organ procurement worldwide is unclear. We investigated the next-of-kin's authority in the procurement process in nations with either explicit or presumed consent.

Methods: We collected data from 54 nations, 25 with presumed consent and 29 with explicit consent.