The Hindu |
At 3, State’s youngest ‘life-giver’
The Hindu This is the first time that Kerala Network for Organ Sharing (KNOS), the nodal agency in charge of the State’s deceased donor organ donation Programme, Mrithasanjeevani, was dealing with an organ donation, wherein both the donor and the recipient were … |
Daily News & Analysis |
How ten organ donors achieved life after death & saved lives
Daily News & Analysis They donated their deceased family members’ organs, so that part of their beloved kinsfolk could stay alive in others. As dna turns ten, it chronicles the tales of ten such families who took the tough decision of organ donation. The organs of a brain … |
Who can donate organs in India, when and howTimes of IndiaEveryone is a potential organ and tissue donors after death. But cancer, HIV , infection (sepsis, for example) or Intravenous (IV) drug use will rule out donation.Patients who have Hepatitis C m…
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Dr Stephen Streat: It’s crucial to get process right
New Zealand Herald While we recognise that our transplant services are national resources, we seem less aware that organ donation is a national activity. Organ donation (from deceased donors) takes place in all 24 hospital intensive care units (ICUs) and requires … |
Mild Hypothermia In Deceased Donors Improves Function After Kidney TransplantScience 2.0Mild hypothermia in deceased organ donors significantly reduces delayed graft function in kidney transplant recipients when compared to normal body temperature, acc…
2 Minute MedicineMild hypothermia in deceased organ donors improves organ function in kidney …Science CodexMild hypothermia in deceased organ donors significantly reduces delayed graft function in kidney transplant recipients when compared to normal …
The Advocate |
Organ donor didn’t expect to one day be a recipient
The Advocate At the time he registered as a donor and told his family his wishes, the ex-Simplot worker was fit and did not think he would be the one to receive a life-saving kidney from a deceased donor. “If you don’t donate how can you expect one?” Mr Robinson said. |
Chicago Tribune |
Mokena infant with rare disease needs new liver
Chicago Tribune When the infant’s urine turned dark brown — a symptom that Whitehead’s mother, who died last week from pancreatic cancer, also experienced — the Mokena mom and her husband, Robert, rushed their baby to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox. |
2 Minute MedicineMild hypothermia for deceased organ donors reduces the rate of delayed graft …2 Minute MedicineThis study randomized donor organs from declared deceased patients as per neurologic criteria into mild hypothermia (34-35 degrees Celsius…
The Sun ChronicleFormer FHS computer leader seeks kidney donorThe Sun ChronicleIn 2004, after enduring 18 months of dialysis and many failed attempts to find a match in organ banks or among willing donors, including her own husband Russ and a friend of…