Health care

Health care

Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.

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heterotopic transplant

Health care; Organ transplantation

Transplantation of an organ to a site different from where it would ordinarily be located on the recipient's body.

censoring

Health care; Organ transplantation

Typically, a statistical term used in survival analysis to indicate an observation in which the outcome of interest has not yet occurred. For example, in a graft survival ...

regional administrator (RA)

Health care; Organ transplantation

UNOS staff person who serves as a resource regarding OPTN information, policies and procedures to members in designated Regions. RAs assist Regional Councillors with planning and ...

anoxia

Health care; Organ transplantation

Usually refers to lack of oxygen to the brain.

living donation

Health care; Organ transplantation

When a living person gives an organ or a portion of an organ for use in a transplant. A kidney, or portion of a liver, lung, pancreas or intestine may be donated. See also Living ...

agonal phase

Health care; Organ transplantation

When one of the following conditions is met and sustained for a minimum of five (5) minutes: * Newborn up to 28 days old, with a systolic blood pressure less than 60 mm Hg, OR * ...