𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

Organ and tissue procurement in the acute care setting: Principles and practice — Part 1

✍ Scribed by Emanuel P Rivers; Susan M Buse; Brack A Bivins; H Mathlida Horst

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1990
Tongue
English
Weight
859 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
1097-6760

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

The specialty of organ transplantation has grown tremendously during the past decade. With the advent of cyclosporine, artificial organs, and organassist devices, the possiMlity of suitable patients with end-stage organ disease becoming successful transplant recipients has increased dramatically. Consequently, the need for donor organs has risen. The greatest source of potential organ-tissue donors exists in the acute care setting (ie, emergency departments and intensive care units). To meet the need for this increasing demand, emergency physicians must become familiar with the techniques of procurement. Part 1 defines the problem of procurement and presents financial, historic, organizational, legal, and psychosocial aspects of organ-tissue procurement. A synopsis of brain death concludes the discussion. Part 2 (February 1990) presents aspects of the evaluation, selection, maintenance, and management of the organ-tissue donor. Disease transmission and controversial issues in organ-tissue procurement also are discussed. ]

📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES

The implementation of therapeutic commun
The implementation of therapeutic community principles in acute care psychiatric hospital settings: An empirical analysis and recommendations to clinicians
✍ James T. Hansen; Christopher Slevin 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 470 KB 👁 2 views

We applied therapeutic community principles to a contemporary acute care psychiatric treatment program and investigated the effects upon milieu treatment variables using the Ward Atmosphere Scale (WAS) as a measure. Significant differences were found between experimental and control units on several

Renal insufficiency and anemia are indep
Renal insufficiency and anemia are independent risk factors for death among patients with acute myocardial infarction1,21As published material, the contents of this manuscript may not be cited, quoted, reproduced or published without the consent of the authors.2The analyses upon which this publication is based were performed under Contract Number 500-96-P704, entitled “Operation Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Organization (PRO) for the State of Georgia” and sponsored by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services. The conclusions and opinions expressed, and methods used herein are those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. The authors assume full responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the ideas presented. This article is a direct result of the Health Care Quality Improvement Program initiated by CMS, which has encouraged identification of quality improvement projects derived from analysis of patterns of care, and therefore required no special funding on the part of this Contractor. Ideas and contributions to the authors concerning experience in engaging with issues presented are welcomed.
✍ Langston, Robert D.; Presley, Rodney; Flanders, W. Dana; Mcclellan, William M. 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 Nature Publishing Group 🌐 English ⚖ 373 KB