15 year old kid denied heart transplant because of his past

[Killer Instinct]

Organs are rare. There are eligibility requirements to get on these lists. Not to sound cold or callous, but just because one needs a transplant doesn't mean they get one. People die waiting on these lists every single day. Who even knows where he was in line to begin with?

I'm aware of that, but it doesn't make it any less tragic. Everyone won't be saved, but drawing a line through a kid's name because of supposed compliance issues? I couldn't do it. Just a harsh world. Hopefully they work something out.

 

[young3000]

Time for the dad to go the John Q route

 

[Kemyran]

I'm aware of that, but it doesn't make it any less tragic. Everyone won't be saved, but drawing a line through a kid's name because of supposed compliance issues? I couldn't do it. Just a harsh world. Hopefully they work something out.

Good thing we're not doctors. I wouldn't be able to do it either. Tough decisions like that have to be made. I don't think anyone is debating how tragic the issue is. I think people just want to know specifically what caused this child to not be in compliance.

Came across this link which has many reasons why someone would be denied a transplant:

http://www.sharecare.com/health/org...t;jsessionid=4AE064BA0D875C5E0AA74349F8C124AE

Katrina Bramstedt, PhD, Health Education, answered
Yes, there is no entitlement to organ transplant. Donor organs are very scarce and they must be allocated only to patients who can benefit from them. Transplant Teams are very skilled at evaluating patients to determine if they can benefit from a new organ. Below are some reasons why patients are denied organ transplant:

1. The patient is too sick and would die if the surgeon even attempted a transplant. (The patient would die in the operating room).
2. The patient has a significant history of not complying with medical advice (not taking medication as prescribed, failure to attend check-ups, eating an unhealthy diet, smoking tobacco, using recreational drugs, excessive alcohol use).
3. The patient has an unstable social support system and financial problems making them potentially unable to care for themselves (access to food, shelter, transportation, clothing, medication, medical care, emotional support).
4. The patient has unstable mental health problems which put the donor organ at risk of rejection (due to increased risk of medication non-compliance).
5. The patient does not need an organ transplant because there are other treatments that are more suitable.
6. The patient has a terminal disease that cannot be corrected with an organ transplant.
7. The patient has a recent history of cancer (other than liver cancer that is treatable with a liver transplant).
8. The patient already had one (or more) organ transplants in the past and another one is not appropriate (due to the patient's underlying disease or compliance problems)
9. The patient has a history of recent suicide attempts.
10. The patient has unrealistic expectations about transplantion (e.g., the patient does not want to take immunosuppressant medication following transplant).
11. The patient appears unmotivated or ambivalent about receiving an organ transplant.

It's all speculation at this point. Including the article saying the family suspects the kid's "troubled past," whatever that entails.

 

[3rdLetter]

I used to work in a hospital and it's fukked up to see that people die everyday waiting on transplant list, from babies to elderly people. There's usually a million reasons to why someone is denied a spot on the list. I heard of a non compliance tag, but it was never used because of someone's past with the law, low grades or some shyt like that. It was used because a person wouldn't take their meds, go to follow up appts. with their doctors, etc.

 

[Matt504]

 

[scarlxrd]

 

[MikelArteta]

 

[MikelArteta]

Even with a new heart nikkaz still ain't nikkaz still ain't

 

[Grand Conde]

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Even with a new heart nikkaz still ain't nikkaz still ain't

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Big mistake granting this dude a heart.