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 donorsspecifically, 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 patientthe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asked the Institute of Medicine to examine from scientific and ethical points of view "alternative medical approaches that can be used to maximize the availability of organs from [a] donor [in an end-of-life situation] without violating prevailing ethical norms…."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.
Institute of Medicine & John T. Potts
Non-Heart-Beating Organ Transplantation [PDF ebook]
Medical and Ethical Issues in Procurement
Non-Heart-Beating Organ Transplantation [PDF ebook]
Medical and Ethical Issues in Procurement
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语言 英语 ● 格式 PDF ● 网页 104 ● ISBN 9780309593106 ● 出版者 National Academies Press ● 发布时间 1997 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 7147728 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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