The Express Tribune |
Pak, Iran surgeons perform liver transplantations
The Nation An estimated 100,000 liver transplants are required every year and this can only be achieved through deceased organ donation where the patients dying in ICU on ventilators can donate kidneys and liver after family’s consent. Deceased organ donation can … Six people undergo successful liver transplants at SIUTPakistan Today |
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More hospitals to conduct human organ transplants
Global Times OPOs are responsible for the procurement of human organs from deceased donors. COTRS is a computer-based system to distribute donated organs. The Red Cross Society of China will “participate in and promote” organ donations as well as supervise the … |
South China Morning PostAiling Hong Kong mother requires breathing aid after second liver transplantSouth China Morning PostBut the new liver did not function well, and Tang was back in the operating theatre about a week later for a second transplant, …
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‘Tedious legal steps, fallacies hitting organ donation in Kerala’
The New Indian Express … with Chittilappilly — both kidney donors and organ evangelists — the number of organ donors had shot up from nine people in 2012 to a high of 76 in 2015, as they bust the many myths surrounding kidney donation. But their efforts seem to be going … Concern over decline in cadaver donationsThe Hindu |
Specialty Pharmacy Times |
Antivirals Allow for HCV-Infected Organs to be Transplanted
Specialty Pharmacy Times “We started this trial in the hopes that, if successful, we could open up an entirely new pool of donor organs, and effectively transplant hundreds, if not thousands, more patients who are awaiting a lifesaving organ,” said trial co-leader David S … |
AroundtheO |
Stories about organ recipients most effective, UO prof says
AroundtheO “Identifying the deceased donor tended to lead to thoughts of death rather than about saving lives,” the study’s abstract says. Furthermore, “A study of online news revealed that identification of the donor is significantly more common than … |
NephrologyNews.com |
Father of kidney exchange says it’s time for a refresh
NephrologyNews.com Alvin Roth, PhD, the economist who won the Nobel Prize in 2012 for developing the paired kidney exchange program, says hospitals are shying away from creating the chain of living donor transplants because of their complexity. |
WFMZ AllentownLife Lessons: U.S. kidney shortageWFMZ AllentownKidneys from living donors are also much more durable, lasting an average of 26.6 years, nearly twice as long as kidneys from deceased donors. However, only about a third of 19,061 kidneys (…
Vancouver CourierBittersweet sacrifice for families of deceased organ donorsVancouver CourierLast year, 423 organs were donated from both living and deceased donors, a significant rise since 2010 when there were 295 transplants in the province. In 2016…
Times of India |
Paired kidney donations may mitigate patients’ agonizing wait: Experts
Times of India Asked if the legal framework allows live kidney donation between unrelated donors, she said as a long-term plan, the government will look into the issues and bring in required amendments. The main barrier is people do not want to donate and there is a … |