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The multi-organ donor : a guide to selection, preservation and procurement /

"Advances in the science of immunology have improved the success rate of organ transplantations since the mid twentieth century. Organ transplantation is now a lifesaving medical procedure for thousands of patients around the world with end-organ diseases. The lifesaving potential of transplant...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Higgins, Robert S. D. (Editor ), Sanchez, Juan A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sharjah, UAE : Bentham Science Publishers, [2018]
Colección:Current and future developments in surgery, v. 3
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The organ allocation system
  • Identification of the brain-dead donor
  • Management of Public Health Service (PHS) increased risk donors and hepatitis C for HIV infected donors
  • Mangement of the multi-organ donor and logistic considerations
  • Current state of organ preservation
  • Organ specific considerations: heart
  • Organ specific considerations: lung
  • Liver procurement: the donor hepatectomy
  • Organ specific considerations: pancreas and kidney
  • Living donation
  • Pediatric issues: split liver/living liver donations
  • Islet cell donation
  • The future of organ donation: ex-vivo preservation
  • The future of organ donation and transplantation: 2018 and beyond.