Abstract:

China attaches great importance to the development of organ donation and transplantation. Since 2015, when China comprehensively carried out the work of human organ donation, the number of human organ donations in China has steadily increased. However, organ donation in China is still in its infancy, learning from the system advantages of "excellent donation countries" such as the United States and Spain, and vigorously developing human organ donation and procurement is the foundation for the vigorous development of human organ donation and transplantation. Among them, the "U.S. model" consists of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), human Organ Procurement Organizations (OPO) and transplantation hospitals, which are closely connected and together constitute the U. S. donation and transplantation system. Its core features include that UNOS manages the only U. S. organ procurement and transplantation network, formulates and revises allocation policies, and OPO is independent of transplantation hospitals, and UNOS provides tools, resources and expertise to help OPO improve the quality of their services. The core features of the "Spanish model" are its three-tiered management structure, close relationship with the media, specialized coordinators in the hospitals, and an intensive training program tailored to all personnel. Learning from the U. S. and Spain′s human organ donation and transplantation management models and applying them to China′s organ donation according to local conditions, we can further improve the system and form a "China model" that is favorable to China′s organ donation and transplantation.

Key words: Organ procurement organization, United Network for Organ Sharing, Spanish Model