Other types of donation
LIVING DONATION
Living donation, facilitated by transplant centers, can also make a huge impact. As the waiting list for organs such as kidneys increase, more and more people are deciding to become living donors. Whether it is a direct donation or a paired donation, living kidney or liver donors are able to lead healthy lives while saving the life of another.
Living donation is not part of deceased donor registration in the Louisiana Donor Registry. A living donor transplant program must be contacted by the potential donor, and they will conduct an evaluation determining eligibility for living donation.
Living Donation Facts
WHAT IS LIVING DONATION?
Living donation is an opportunity to save a life while you are still alive.
WHY LIVING DONATION?
Living organ donation and transplantation was developed as a direct result of the critical shortage of deceased donors.
DONOR ORIGIN
Living donors don’t have to be related to their recipients. On average, 1 in 4 living donors are not biologically related to the recipient.
RECIPIENTS
Living donors allow the gift of a deceased donor kidney or liver available for someone else in need.
BONE MARROW & BLOOD
Donating bone marrow and blood are also ways people can help those in need. Those are also facilitated by other organizations like Be The Match and local blood banks.
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ANATOMICAL DONATION
Anatomical Donation, or Whole Body to Science Donation, is the act of giving one’s body after death to a facility for education and/or research purposes.
The Bureau of Anatomical Services (BAS), functioning under Louisiana law, is responsible for the procurement, use and disposition of the remains which are donated. Remains donated to the BAS are assigned to one of its member institutions: LSU Schools of Medicine or Dentistry at New Orleans, LSU School of Medicine at Shreveport or Tulane University Medical Center.