Transplants
Federal Standard May Be Thwarting Some Liver Transplant Patients
Federal Standard May Be Thwarting Some Liver Transplant Patients By EDITOR • JUN 7, 2016 Did revised federal standards make transplant centers more averse to risk and encourage them to drop sicker patients who might affect the hospitals’ patient survival rates? Originally published on June 9, 2016 4:47 pm For the roughly 15,000 people who…
Read MoreTransplant – The Big Day.
The big day. My alarm goes off at 4am, there was no need I was already awake. I don’t feel scared, more of a feeling of nervous anticipation. Same kind of feeling I had before my C sections with my children. I take a shower, as I come out of the bathroom my husband is…
Read MoreUK Guidelines for Transplant Criteria
I’m looking into the subject of cannabis use to try and ascertain what the official position is on whether use of cannabis prior to transplant is acceptable or is grounds for refusing a transplant. In the US, I have not been able to find an authority who decides such things and currently it appears that…
Read MoreLiver Transplant Inequity
Liver Transplant Inequity For those facing end stage liver disease, attempts will be made to improve the fairness of liver transplant allocation. In an effort to address and improve the coordination of how organs are assigned to patients on the transplant list, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) held a public hearing in mid-September…
Read MoreLive liver donors could ease U.S. organ shortage crisis, adopted siblings show
Live liver donors could ease U.S. organ shortage JoNel Aleccia NBC News July 19, 2013 at 1:41 PM ET Transplant Thomas Dodds, 39, of Pittsburgh, received a live liver transplant in December 2012 from his adopted sister, Marj Kilcup, 40, of Puyallup, Wash. Still groggy from the 12-hour liver transplant surgery that saved his life,…
Read MoreWhat I need to know about Liver Transplantation
What I need to know about Liver Transplantation What does my liver do? What are the signs of liver problems? What is liver transplantation? How long does it take to get a new liver? Where do the livers for transplants come from? What happens in the hospital? What is rejection? What are the other problems…
Read MoreTransplantation for Liver Cancer
Transplantation for Liver Cancer Question: My husband has just been diagnosed with stage II liver cancer, although the doctors say the several tumors are still small. What are our options? Answer: Hepatocellular cancer usually occurs in an environment of chronic liver damage, which can be caused by hepatitis C, biliary cirrhosis, and, increasingly, fatty liver…
Read MoreTransplant: Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
A Guide for Patients and Caregivers Definition Liver transplantation is a surgery that removes a diseased liver and replaces it with a healthy donor liver. Purpose A liver transplant is needed when the liver’s function is reduced to the point that the life of the patient is threatened. Demographics Compared to whites, those with African-American,…
Read MoreThe Quest for an Artificial Liver
The Quest for an Artificial Liver It may account for only a fraction of the total weight of an able-bodied person, but the liver is a tissue engineer’s nightmare. Any scientist attempting to create a contraption that mimics even a tiny proportion of the natural functions of the human liver is up against a virtual…
Read MoreThe Ethics of Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: A Risky Business
A Risky Business By John Lake, MD Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Director, Liver Transplantation Program, University of Minnesota Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis In the U.S., there are currently more solid organ transplants performed using live donors than deceased donors (1). This trend represents the rapid…
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