Albany TribuneDecline In Available Liver Transplants ExpectedAlbany TribuneIn fact, studies have shown an increased recipient morbidity and mortality risk with donation after cardiac death (when circulation ceases) than with standard donation following…
Lower liver quality from donation after cardiac death linked to drop in …News-Medical.netIn fact, studies have shown an increased recipient morbidity and mortality risk with donation after cardiac death (when circulation ceases) than with standard do…
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37-year-old woman is AIIMS’s first full body donor
Times of India “We come across many families who are not ready to even listen to us about the possibility of donating the organs in case of brain death of a relative. Mostly people cite religious belief as ground for declining the plea,” Agrawal said. The ORBO chief … |
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Sun-Sentinel I hate to say it But This is how they will ban football! “CTE is believed to be caused by repeated hits to the head” “THEY” The people that hate sports, Most of them are on the left and will find something to ban it. Now its kick offs and punts that … |
Study finds increase in unused transplant liversNBCNews.comBecause livers donated after cardiac death have sometimes been linked to worse outcomes after transplant compared to brain-death donations, the fact that more cardiac-death organs were discarde…
Telegraph.co.ukStudy finds increase in unused transplant liversYahoo! News (blog)Because livers donated after cardiac death have sometimes been linked to worse outcomes after transplant compared to brain-death donations, the fact that more cardiac-deat…
Pediatric experts take stand, detail injuries of late toddler in case against …Delaware County Daily TimesFong said the team was concerned about physical abuse, absent any accidental trauma such as a motorcycle wreck, and concluded the boy had suffer…
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Number of Missing Fire Response Time Reports ‘Significantly Higher’ than …
San Jose Inside (blog) “That’s the problem with our industry,” he said. “Nobody measures success, and no one wants to talk about failure. We know that brain death occurs within four to six minutes of cardiac arrest. We know the longer a structure fire is burning, the greater … |
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Penn Tests Revolutionary New Lung Transplant Technique
KYW Newsradio When brain death occurs, lung tissue is hit with a chemical reaction that causes what should be air spaces to fill with fluid. Dr. Cantu says this renders many donated organs unsuitable. “Currently we use organs from about 15 to 20% of potential donors. |
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Do you really want to be an organ donor?
RenewAmerica “Brain death” was concocted to get beating hearts and other vital organs for transplantation. A living body can become a dead body only by going through true death (L. mors vera); what then remains is a cadaver. A vital organ that occurs singly, e.g … |