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Non-Heart-Beating Organ Transplantation: Medical and Ethical Issues in Procurement
Potts, John T.; Herdman, Roger; Institute Of Medicine; National Academy Of Sciences
Non-heart-beating donors (individuals whose deaths are determined by cessation of heart and respiratory function rather than loss of whole brain function) could potentially be of major importance in reducing the gap between the demand for and available supply of organs for transplantation. Prompted by questions concerning the medical management of such donors?specifically, whether interventions undertaken to enhance the supply and quality of potentially transplantable organs (i.e. the use of anticoagulants and vasodilators) were in the best interests of the donor patient?the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asked the Institute of Medicine to examine from scientific and ethical points ... Read more
This book examines transplantation supply and demand, historical and modern conceptions of non-heart-beating donors, and organ procurement organizations and transplant program policies, and contains recommendations concerning the principles and ethical issues surrounding the topic.
Table of Contents- Front Matter
- Executive Summary
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Transplantation Supply and Demand
- 3 Background
- 4 The Modern Non-Heart-Beating Donor
- 5 Survey of Organ Procurement Organization and Transplant Program Policies
- 6 Analysis, Findings, and Recommendations
- References
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
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