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Organ transplantation
The medical practice of replacing a patient's failing organ with a healthy one from a donor. Organs transplanted most often are the kidney, heart, lung, liver, and pancreas.
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forced vital capacity (FVC)
Health care; Organ transplantation
The maximum volume of gas that can be exhaled after taking a maximum inhalation. A measure of pulmonary function.
hematocrit (Hct)
Health care; Organ transplantation
The measure of the volume of red blood cells as percentage of the total blood volume. Normal in males is 43 to 49 percent, in females 37 to 43 percent.
time to transplant (TT)
Health care; Organ transplantation
The measure of time from wait-listing to transplantation. Time to transplant considers all candidates who are initially registered on the waiting list, and measures the time between waiting list ...
United States Renal Data System (USRDS)
Health care; Organ transplantation
The national data system that collects, analyzes, and distributes information about end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States. The USRDS is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and ...
National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA)
Health care; Organ transplantation
The National Organ Transplant Act (1984 Public Law 98-507), approved October 19, 1984 and amended in 1988 and 1990, outlawed the sale of human organs and provided for the establishment of the Task ...
pump time
Health care; Organ transplantation
The number of hours between the time the organ is connected to the preservation pump and cold preservation fluid circulates through the organ, and the time the organ is removed from the pump.
host OPO
Health care; Organ transplantation
The OPO that identifies a potential donor and assumes responsibility for donor management, procurement and organ allocation.
