Organ transplantation

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

transplant candidate registration form (TCR)

Health care; Organ transplantation

The form completed and submitted by the transplant center when a patient is added to the waiting list or when living donor feedback is completed for patients who are not listed. The form contains ...

transplant recipient registration form (TRR)

Health care; Organ transplantation

The form completed and submitted by the transplant center when a patient is transplanted. The form contains patient status, pretransplant clinical measures, transplant procedure, post-transplant ...

donor histocompatility form (DH)

Health care; Organ transplantation

The form submitted by the histocompatibility laboratory containing HLA information of a deceased donor when at least one organ is recovered with the intent to transplant, or a living donor's HLA ...

recipient histocompatibility form (RH)

Health care; Organ transplantation

The form submitted by the histocompatibility laboratory when a patient is removed from the waiting list as transplanted or when living donor feedback is completed for patients who are not listed. The ...

deceased donor registration form (DDR)

Health care; Organ transplantation

The form submitted by the OPO when reporting a new donor to the OPTN. The form contains information on donor demographics, cause of death, procurement and consent, current clinical measures, medical ...

living donor follow-up form (LDF)

Health care; Organ transplantation

The form submitted by the transplant center at six-months and one year post-donation, containing a living donor's status, clinical measures and complications.

living donor registration form (LDR)

Health care; Organ transplantation

The form submitted by the transplant center containing living donor demographics, pre-donation clinical measures, surgical information, post-operative information and complications and post-operative ...