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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antigen

Health care; Organ transplantation

An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. An antigen may be a foreign substance from the environment such as chemicals, bacteria, viruses, pollen, ...

pump

Health care; Organ transplantation

An apparatus for forcing a gas or liquid from or to any part. In organ preservation, pump is a reference to the mechanical perfusion pump that is used to continuously perfuse a recovered organ with a ...

model for improvement

Health care; Organ transplantation

An approach to process improvement, developed by Associates in Process Improvement, which helps teams accelerate the adoption of proven and effective changes. See also Plan-Do-Study-Act.