The Global Organ Shortage
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The Global Organ Shortage
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Author : T. Randolph Beard
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2013-01-09
The Global Organ Shortage written by T. Randolph Beard and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-09 with Political Science categories.
Although organ transplants provide the best, and often the only, effective therapy for many otherwise fatal conditions, the great benefits of transplantation go largely unrealized because of failures in the organ acquisition process. In the United States, for instance, more than 10,000 people die every year either awaiting transplantation, or as a result of deteriorating health exacerbated by the shortage of organs. Issues pertaining to organ donation and transplantation represent, perhaps, the most complex and morally controversial medical dilemmas aside from abortion and euthanasia. However, these quandaries are not unsolvable. This book proposes compensating organ donors within a publicly controlled monopsony. This proposal is quite similar to current practice in Spain, where compensation for cadaveric donation now occurs "in secret," as this text reveals. To build their recommendations, the authors provide a medical history of transplantation, a history of the development of national laws and waiting lists, a careful examination of the social costs and benefits of transplantation, a discussion of the causes of organ shortages, an evaluation of "partial" reforms tried or proposed, an extensive ethical evaluation of the current system and its competitors.
Organ Transplantation In Times Of Donor Shortage
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Author : Ralf J. Jox
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-08-06
Organ Transplantation In Times Of Donor Shortage written by Ralf J. Jox and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-06 with Philosophy categories.
This book analyzes the reasons for organ shortage and ventures innovative ideas for approaching this problem. It presents 29 contributions from a highly interdisciplinary group of world experts and upcoming professionals in the field. Every year thousands of patients die while waiting for organ transplantation. Health authorities, medical professionals and bioethicists worldwide point to the urgent and yet unsolved problem of organ shortage, which will be even intensified due to the increasing life expectancy. Even though the practical problem seems to be well known, the search for suitable solutions continues and often restricts itself by being limited through disciplinary and national borders. Combining philosophical reflection with empirical results, this volume enables a unique insight in the ethics of organ transplantation and offers fresh ideas for policymakers, health care professionals, academics and the general public.
Organ Donation
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Author : Margaret Haerens
language : en
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2012-09-26
Organ Donation written by Margaret Haerens and has been published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-26 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
This global-perspective guidebook explores issues related to organ donation in various countries, including the United States, Spain, Australia, India, and Pakistan. Readers will learn about poverty and organ donation, illegal trafficking of organs, and compensation for donation. This book also examines the presumed consent of opt-in / opt-out laws. Essay sources include The Portugal News, Ami Cholia, Calev Ben-David, Habib Toumi, and Natsuko Fukue.
Solutions To Organ Shortages For Transplantation
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Author : Patrick Kimuyu
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2017-11-20
Solutions To Organ Shortages For Transplantation written by Patrick Kimuyu and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-20 with Medical categories.
Scientific Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Medicine - Public Health, grade: 1, Egerton University, language: English, abstract: Organ transplantation has become one of the most reliable life-saving medical approaches in the medical field. Miller et al. (2003) report “many lives have been saved that would not have been otherwise, and yet waiting lists for organs continue to increase” (par. 3). Historically, organ transplantation dates back to 1954 when the first human kidney was transplanted successfully. Later on in 1967, Christian Barnard carried out the first heart transplant. In general, a number of organ transplants were performed in 1960s including liver, pancreas and lung transplants, and this opened up treatment options for patients with organ failures. However, it is worth noting that, the success of organ transplant was enhanced by an array of clinical research findings. For instance, the discovery of immunosuppressive drugs, which prevented the rejection of organ grafts served as a significant breakthrough in organ transplantation. Currently, organ transplantation has gained popularity owing to its reliability although organ procurement and allocation laws appear to have limited its clinical use. Abouna (2008) reports “In the United States, for example, the number of patients on the waiting list in the year 2006 had risen to over 95,000 while the number of patient deaths was over 6,300” (p. 34). However, organ transplantation has been faced with unprecedented organ shortage crises. It has been reported that about 18 patients in the waiting list die every day owing to the shortage of organ donations (Rall, 2013). Therefore, this paper will provide solutions which appear relevant in addressing the shortage of organs available for transplantation.
Organ Donation And Transplantation
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Author : Georgios Tsoulfas
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2018-07-25
Organ Donation And Transplantation written by Georgios Tsoulfas and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-25 with Medical categories.
One of the most interesting and at the same time most challenging fields of medicine and surgery has been that of organ donation and transplantation. It is a field that has made tremendous strides during the last few decades through the combined input and efforts of scientists from various specialties. What started as a dream of pioneers has become a reality for the thousands of our patients whose lives can now be saved and improved. However, at the same time, the challenges remain significant and so do the expectations. This book will be a collection of chapters describing these same challenges involved including the ethical, legal, and medical issues in organ donation and the technical and immunological problems the experts are facing involved in the care of these patients.The authors of this book represent a team of true global experts on the topic. In addition to the knowledge shared, the authors provide their personal clinical experience on a variety of different aspects of organ donation and transplantation.
Organ Donation
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2006-08-24
Organ Donation written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-24 with Medical categories.
Rates of organ donation lag far behind the increasing need. At the start of 2006, more than 90,000 people were waiting to receive a solid organ (kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, heart, or intestine). Organ Donation examines a wide range of proposals to increase organ donation, including policies that presume consent for donation as well as the use of financial incentives such as direct payments, coverage of funeral expenses, and charitable contributions. This book urges federal agencies, nonprofit groups, and others to boost opportunities for people to record their decisions to donate, strengthen efforts to educate the public about the benefits of organ donation, and continue to improve donation systems. Organ Donation also supports initiatives to increase donations from people whose deaths are the result of irreversible cardiac failure. This book emphasizes that all members of society have a stake in an adequate supply of organs for patients in need, because each individual is a potential recipient as well as a potential donor.
Transplant Tourism
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Author : Terry O. Adido
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-06-01
Transplant Tourism written by Terry O. Adido and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-01 with Law categories.
This book explores the role that international and national laws must play in the prohibition and eradication of transplant tourism and proposes a three-stage legal model for the prohibition of the practices. Through the examination of international law norms, principles and instruments; laws and policies from several legal systems; and legal frameworks and models which currently prohibit a number of national, transnational and international offences, this publication focuses on the creation of a comprehensive soft law instrument on transplant tourism, a treaty on transplant tourism and unified national transplant tourism laws with extraterritorial application in accordance with the principles and spirit of the international law instruments.
Organ Shortage The Solutions
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Author : J.-L. Touraine
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Organ Shortage The Solutions written by J.-L. Touraine and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Medical categories.
Organ Shortage: The Solutions is the latest subject in the Continuing Education series, organized by Fondation Marcel Mérieux and Université Claude Bernard in Lyon. The annual subject is chosen to reflect the status of the topical issues of the year, as taught by leading international experts. The contribution of transplantation and clinical immunology to advanced medicine is considerable and promising. The annual volumes in this series keep the reader abreast of these developments.
Organ Shortage Today
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Author : Félix Cantarovich
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-07
Organ Shortage Today written by Félix Cantarovich and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07 with categories.
This book argues that society has the power to solve an urgent, persistent health crisis: the unjust death of patients waiting for an organ, particularly from a deceased donor, to save their lives. Although the therapeutic and surgical technical advances achieved by organ transplants are significant in their statistical results, society's response to donation has generally remained underwhelming. The waiting lists are endless, and many patients succumb before a lifesaving organ is found. In this book, leading specialists in transplant medicine from 10 countries offer an exhaustive analysis of the problems surrounding organ transplants and the current insufficient social behaviour towards organ donation. It describes the evolution of transplantation and its associated medical, ethical-legal, psychosocial, and religious problems, as well as the educational proposals that have accompanied this medical practice over time and the possibility of conceptually and practically renewing some of them.
The Multi Organ Donor A Guide To Selection Preservation And Procurement
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Author : Robert S.D. Higgins
language : en
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
Release Date : 2018-11-30
The Multi Organ Donor A Guide To Selection Preservation And Procurement written by Robert S.D. Higgins and has been published by Bentham Science Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-30 with Medical categories.
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 transplantation has been limited by the number and quality of appropriate organ donors. The evolution of brain death criteria by the Harvard Ad-Hoc Committee Report has opened the door to understanding the importance of medical, legal and ethical challenges of organ donation in support of the growth of the transplant science. The possibility of organ donation from living donors has enhanced organ availability for patients with kidney failure. Modern inotropes and immunosuppression regimens have been critical to the success of other organ transplant procedures. However, the cornerstone of successful transplantation continues to be the appropriate selection, evaluation, preservation of organ tissues and the successful surgical procurement process to mitigate the impact of tissue ischemia and reperfusion. In this textbook, the art and science of organ donation and tissue preservation is examined. Through this authoritative text by leaders in the field, the editors provide a state of the art review of modern preservation techniques, patient selection and screening criteria, as well as best practices for multi-organ procurement. Information presented in the book will familiarize readers with the initial steps of determining organ availability which ultimately enables health care professionals to realize the extraordinary potential of successful multi-organ transplant procedures. This guide is intended to be a fundamental resource for students, residents, faculty and staff for all disciplines allied to health care delivery and organ donation.