Non-heart-beating organ transplantation : medical and ethical issues in procurement / / Division of Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine ; Roger Herdman, study director, and John T. Potts, principal investigator

• Autore: Potts John T. <1932->
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 92 pages) : map
• Disciplina: 362.1/783
• Soggetto topico: Non-heart-beating organ donation - Moral and ethical aspects; Organ donors
• Altri autori: HerdmanRoger
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-72).
• Nota di contenuto: Non-Heart-Beating Organ Transplantation -- Copyright -- Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- Senior Special Experts -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Transplantation Supply and Demand -- SUPPLY -- DEMAND -- IMPROVING SUPPLY -- 3 Background -- THE HISTORICAL NHBD -- NEUROLOGIC CRITERIA FOR DEATH -- 4 The Modern Non-Heart-Beating Donor -- THE CONTROLLED NHBD -- THE UNCONTROLLED NHBD -- CURRENT STATUS OF THE NHBD IN TRANSPLANTATION -- 5 Survey of Organ Procurement Organization and Transplant Program Policies -- INTEREST IN OPO NHBD PROTOCOLS -- PROTOCOL STATISTICS -- IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL DONORS -- APPROACH TO FAMILY FOR CONSENT -- OPO AND PROCUREMENT TEAM INTERVENTION BEFORE DEATH -- MEDICATION -- WITHDRAWAL OF LIFE SUPPORT AND DECLARATION OF DEATH -- UNCONTROLLED NHDS -- CONCLUSION -- 6 Analysis, Findings, and Recommendations -- GENERAL PRINCIPLES -- POLICIES AND OVERSIGHT -- MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS AND ETHICS -- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- DETERMINATION OF DEATH -- FAMILIES -- References -- Appendix A Letter to the Institute of Medicine from the Department of Health and Human Services -- Appendix B Agenda and Summary of Workshop on Medical and Ethical Issues in Maintaining the Viability of Organs for… -- AGENDA -- WORKSHOP SUMMARY -- Federal Government and Political Considerations -- UNOS: Procurement, Allocation, and Data Collection -- Organ Procurement Issues in the Context of the NHBD -- Scientific Issues and Medical Perspectives -- TRANSPLANT COORDINATION -- NHBD Supply, Results, Projections, and Other Information -- Consumer Concerns of Donors and Recipients -- Scientific Issues and Surgical Perspectives -- Ethical Concerns -- Determination of Death -- Interventions to Promote Organ Viability -- Conflicts of Interest -- Conclusion. ; Appendix C U.S. Organ Procurement Organizations and Letter of Request for Non-Heart-Beating Donor Protocols.
• Titolo autorizzato: Non-heart-beating organ transplantation
• ISBN: 0-309-17420-1; 1-280-21023-0; 9786610210237; 0-309-59310-7; 0-585-02386-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816115103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II