‘Bones of contention’: a donor register for temporal bone donation?

Introduction: Temporal bone dissection is essential training for otological surgery. Organ retention scandals have made it difficult to obtain consent for cadaveric temporal bone removal. The current literature does not address the means of acquiring a steady supply of cadaveric temporal bones for m...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2007-10, Vol.121 (10), p.932-937
Main Authors: Leong, A C, Aldren, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Dissection
Education
Education, Medical, Graduate - ethics
Education, Medical, Graduate - methods
Female
Humans
Informed Consent
Main Articles
Male
Medical sciences
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pathology, Surgical - education
Pathology, Surgical - ethics
Pathology, Surgical - legislation & jurisprudence
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Registries
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching. Deontology. Ethics. Legislation
Temporal Bone
Tissue and Organ Procurement - ethics
Tissue and Organ Procurement - legislation & jurisprudence
Tissue and Organ Procurement - methods
Tissue Donation
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Summary:Introduction: Temporal bone dissection is essential training for otological surgery. Organ retention scandals have made it difficult to obtain consent for cadaveric temporal bone removal. The current literature does not address the means of acquiring a steady supply of cadaveric temporal bones for medical education and training. The US national temporal bone registry has established a temporal bone donor bank for medical education and research. Could a similar programme in the UK be an answer to the paucity of temporal bones? Objectives: (1) To ascertain the degree of interest amongst our regional patient population in a ‘living will’ pledge for temporal bone donation for medical education and research. (2) To delineate a demographic profile of potential temporal bone donors. Design, setting and participants: One thousand questionnaires were distributed to patients and relatives attending out-patient clinics; 920 people responded. Results: Seventy per cent of respondents supported temporal bone donation for medical education and research. Potential temporal bone donors tended to be ENT clinic attenders, to suffer from hearing difficulties or to have had previous ear surgery (p
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S0022215107005658