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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
retrieval
Health care; Organ transplantation
The surgical procedure of organ recovery. Also referred to as procurement.
organ recovery
Health care; Organ transplantation
The surgical procedure of removing an organ from a donor.
procurement
Health care; Organ transplantation
The surgical procedure of removing an organ from a donor. Also referred to as recovery.
inflammation
Health care; Organ transplantation
The swelling, heat and redness produced when the body is injured or infected.
human leukocyte antigen system (HLA System)
Health care; Organ transplantation
The system for using HLAs help to determine the compatibility of kidneys and pancreata for transplantation from one individual to another. Generally speaking, the smaller the number of HLA mismatches ...
clamp time
Health care; Organ transplantation
The time at which the flow of blood to a particular organ has been clamped off during a procurement.
systolic blood pressure
Health care; Organ transplantation
The top number in the blood pressure (the 120 in a blood pressure of 120/80) measures the maximum pressure exerted on the vessel wall when the heart contracts.