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

Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee

Health care; Organ transplantation

The standing OPTN committee charged with considering issues relating to heart and lung procurement, allocation, and transplantation, including medical, scientific and ethical aspects. The committee ...

Organ Procurement Organization Committee

Health care; Organ transplantation

The standing OPTN committee charged with considering issues relating to organ procurement organizations and increasing organ procurement efficiency and effectiveness to include medical, scientific ...

Organ Availability Committee (OAC)

Health care; Organ transplantation

The standing OPTN committee charged with considering issues relating to organ procurement, investi- gating and recommending the approval of new organ preservation and shipment techniques, ...

Transplant Coordinators Committee

Health care; Organ transplantation

The standing OPTN committee charged with considering issues that affect the coordination of efforts related to organ procurement, organ allocation, the overall transplant process and the impact of ...

Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee

Health care; Organ transplantation

The standing OPTN committee charged with considering medical, scientific and ethical aspects related or liver/intestine organ procurement, allocation and sharing. The committee will consider broad ...

Kidney Transplantation Committee

Health care; Organ transplantation

The standing OPTN committee charged with considering medical, scientific and ethical aspects related to kidney procurement, allocation and sharing. The committee considers both the broad implications ...

Pancreas Transplantation Committee

Health care; Organ transplantation

The standing OPTN committee charged with considering medical, scientific and ethical aspects related to pancreas procurement, allocation and sharing. The committee considers both the broad ...