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Show The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday Februan 12, 14 B3 Kidney Donors Could Save Lives of Terminal Cases By Anne V, llson Tribune Med.cal W riter Dozens of people with terminal kidney disease could be saved with transplants if potential donors made their wishes known to relatives, two physicians say Recent advances in the treatment of kidney disease, including drugs and surgical procedures, are prolonging the lives of many patients who otherwise would have died, said Dr Wayne Border, a kidney specialist at the University of Utah Medical Center Some of those patients will eventually need a transplant, either from a living blood relative or an unrelated donor who has been declared brain dead as a result of an accident According to Dr Gary Maxwell, a transplant surgeon and director of the Intermountam Transplant Center at the university, enough kidneys are available from victims of such accidents every year to meet demand But too few people are carrying donor cards (or Utah drivers licenses that specify organ donation) or informing their families of their desire to be donors, Dr Maxwell said And doctors fearful of being sued are sometimes reluctant to n suggest organ donation to a family They are afraid the family might interpret it an indication they no longer care about the patient," he said The physicians issued a public grief-stricke- plea through the media for donations of urgently needed kidneys, lungs and hearts More than 6,000 area physicians will receive a similar pitch m a letter from Dr G Richard Lee, dean of the university medical school Because of the deterioration that begins soon after death, potential donors must already be in a hospital w here the organs can be harvested quickly, Dr Maxwell said Most adults would be suitable donors unless they are over 60 years of age, have had cancer or had a severe infection at the time of death Organs are not taken from the body without the family s permission, even if the victim has taken proper legal steps to become a donor, the surgeon emphasized Last year, 32 kidney transplants were performed at the medical center But another 20 people are still awaiting transplant, he said They could all be transplanted if organs were obtained from every suitable donor who dies m local hospitals According to Dean Lee, 75 brain deaths occur in Utah each year m which organs are not harvested It is a very difficult matter to approach the family of a bram-dea- d patient to suggest organ donation," Dr Lee noted in his letter But when the family is made to realize that their loved one would be passing on his or her life to another whose life is ebbing, that thought alone may soften the grief HELP DONATE UP TO $150,000 TO THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FOR EVERY BONUS COUPON REQUEST RECEIVED, Gillette WILL DONATE $1.00 TO THE HEART FUND-- UP , DRY IDEA. rJ ROLL ON &Uciiutl SELF ADJUSTING SHAMPOO $59 Ulu $069 mm Apfx- toft rl AEROSOL AND NON AEROSOL HAIR SPRAY APRICOT FACIAL SCRUB Call said he thinks the improved marks represent a serious change in attitude" among high school seniors Dr Allen s Drug & Food Farm Kent s Foods Wmegar s Warehouse Foods BOUNTIFUL Winegar s Warehouse Foods CALIENTE NEVADA Allen s Food Farm DELTA Happy Service FARMINGTON Bowman s GUNNISON Happy Service KANAB Happy Service KAYSVILLE Bowman s BRIGHAM 7 4 o FORK CITY LOGAN Uvi( El Associated Food Stores The Intermountain West s Largest Grocery Distributor1 d r SANDY 10 envelope, but it TOOELE Le Grange And that she s been ll the top looking tor and her wardrobe brighten up head start on spring g,ve her a season ahead it Perfect tor the and feel of cotto has the look it s actually and linen, but e polyester georgette easy-car- skirts and shorts Styleo for m rose alike, and striped white, redwh-twhite, khaki 30 00 or navy white, 6 In BLOUSES DAY 14 IS FEBRUARY dstro Detracts Fan FdSh cn F a e and - 0flpn City Mall OuK'dP incai d a "u o' caj m,F m ePoMs m TRICES EFFLCI1VL IHRC I HIS WEDNESDAY (Due to space limitations, some items may not be available at all locations ) its VALENTINES A TREMCNTQN Knnt o Mo Irom our latest blouse s jinWin GEORGE G t son s SUNSET vV pr n s W t A TEE. 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ANTI PERSPIRANT Granite SAT Rates Improve 'AL-- $1 SELF ADJUSTING CONDITIONER Graduation Requirement Students m Granite School District are realizing that officials are serious in insisting they pass a Stanford Achievement Test before graduating, administrators are saying At a board meeting earlier this week, Superintendent John Reed Call distributed results of the SAT test to board members that showed when the test was administered last December to high school seniors, 216 of them failed as compared to 446 that were tripped up in 1982 In percentages, 6 percent failed the test in 1983 as compared to 13 percent that failed in 1982 The students who failed the test will be given two or three more chances to pass it after they have taken some special prepratory courses, Dr Patricia Gurr, community relations administrator said The Granite District is the only district in Utah that requires students pass the SAT test before graduating, TO d o l e o s |
