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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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Organ transplantation
Uniform Brain Death Act
Health care; Organ transplantation
Enacted in 1978, the Uniform Brain Death Act expanded the traditional definition of death (cardiopulmonary) to include brain death.
varices (esophageal)
Health care; Organ transplantation
Enlarged and swollen veins at the bottom of the esophagus, near the stomach. A common condition caused by increased venous pressure in the liver. These veins can ulcerate and bleed.
Policy Oversight Committee
Health care; Organ transplantation
Established by the 2005 OPTN contract, this committee is charged with review policies (existing and proposed) to assess whether they are helping to meet the goals and metrics set forth by the OPTN ...
Electronic Organ Placement Working Group
Health care; Organ transplantation
Established in 2005 by the Operations Committee to guide the development and implementation of the DonorNet® redesign, and to establish direction regarding a number of specific technical, procedural ...
statement of principles and objectives of equitable organ allocation
Health care; Organ transplantation
Ethical guidelines for creating equitable policies, drafted and circulated to more than 12,000 individuals for public comment, discussed at two public forums, revised accordingly and passed by the ...
peer review
Health care; Organ transplantation
Evaluation of a professional's activity or performance by other professionals in the same field. Peer review plays an important role in OPTN activities. The Membership and Professional Standards ...
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)
Health care; Organ transplantation
Federal health coverage protection that requires employers of 20 or more employees to provide employees, and their dependants, the right to continue health insurance benefits when a qualifying event ...
