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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Health care; Organ transplantation

Build-up of fluid in the abdomen, usually associated with liver disease.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Health care; Organ transplantation

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a type of lung disease in which the lungs are damaged and results in difficulty breathing. The air passageways in people with COPD have become partly ...

continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)

Health care; Organ transplantation

Continuous dialysis procedure involving a dialysis solution being emptied into the patient's abdominal cavity. This solution removes waste products from the blood, allowing the patient greater ...

clinical triggers

Health care; Organ transplantation

Criteria for imminent death mutually established by the hospital and OPO which prompt the hospital to make a timely notification to the OPO.

culture and sensitivity (C+S)

Health care; Organ transplantation

Culture and Sensitivities tests are done to determine which bacteria cause an infection and the best antibiotic to treat the infection.

The standing OPTN committee formed in July, 2003 to systematically ensure that OPTN policies and systems provide for efficient, effective and measurable organ allocation and distribution, with the ...