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Differences in the procurement of organs and tissues by health care professionals

Clinical Transplantation, 1994
Background: The act of donating organs is familiar to most health care professionals (HCPs). However, the process of tissue and cornea donation is not nearly as well known. Most studies of the donation process have neglected the issue of tissue and cornea donation.
L A, Siminoff, R, Arnold, D S, Miller
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Tissue and organ procurement in the emergency department setting

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1993
A retrospective chart review of all emergency department (ED) deaths in patients younger than 65 years in seven area hospitals was performed for the calendar year of 1990. The number and percentage of families approached and consenting to tissue donation among the various EDs was compared and reasons for not approaching families were evaluated for ...
L M, Lewis, L, Martin, T, Hoffman, B E, Ruoff   +3 more
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Organ and tissue procurement in the acute care setting: Principles and practice — part 2

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1990
In this two-part series on organ and tissue procurement in the acute care setting, the procurement problem, cost-benefit analysis, organizational development and framework, approach to surviving relatives, public attitudes, and brain death certification were discussed in part 1 (January 1990).
E P, Rivers, S M, Buse, B A, Bivins, H M, Horst   +3 more
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Organ and Tissue Procurement From Non-residents Deceased in Poland: Guidelines for Transplant Coordinators

Transplantation Proceedings, 2018
Due to increasing global mobility, the number of non-residents who are potential deceased organ donors is likely to increase as well. Since 2014, 14 deceased foreigners have been referred as potential organ donors in Poland. There are, however, no precise international agreements between Poland and other countries regulating this issue. The aim of this
Czerwiński, J., Haberko, J., Dębska-Ślizień, A., Bicki, J., Bohatyrewicz, R., Czapiewski, W., Milecka, A., Uhrynowska-Tyszkiewicz, I., Kramska, M., Kawecki, D., Woderska, A.   +10 more
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Organ and tissue procurement in the acute care setting: Principles and practice — Part 1

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1990
The specialty of organ transplantation has grown tremendously during the past decade. With the advent of cyclosporine, artificial organs, and organ-assist devices, the possibility of suitable patients with end-stage organ disease becoming successful transplant recipients has increased dramatically. Consequently, the need for donor organs has risen. The
E P, Rivers, S M, Buse, B A, Bivins, H M, Horst   +3 more
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Reservations and Preferences among Procurement Professionals concerning the Donation of Specific Organs and Tissues

Journal of Transplant Coordination, 1997
Previous research has established that organ procurement professionals who talk with families about donation have strong personal preferences concerning the donation of specific organs and tissues. This study examines possible reasons for such preferences and compares them with those of hospital personnel who talk with families about donation.
M, Verble, J, Worth
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Public Policy Governing Organ and Tissue Procurement

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1996
Laura A. Siminoff, Robert Arnold, Arthur Caplan   +2 more
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The Role of the Medical Examiner/Coroner in Organ and Tissue Procurement for Transplantation

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 1994
Facts and principles concerning the role of the medical examiner or coroner in the procurement of organs or tissue for transplantation are presented. Topics discussed are the legalities and the importance of control of the dead body, the medical examiner's or coroner's role in the determination of death, recognition of and working around procurement ...
Donald R. Jason
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Leading Efforts to Increase Organ Donation Through Professionalization of Organ Procurement Organizations and Establishment of Organ and Tissue Donor Registries

Transplantation Proceedings, 2016
The influence of new donor registrations through the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry on the local OneLegacy Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) was examined during a 6-year period.Publicly available data from Donate Life America for California were examined for the 6 calendar years of 2009-2014.
T, Vertanous, L S C, Czer, M, de Robertis, A, Kiankhooy, J, Kobashigawa, F, Esmailian, A, Trento   +6 more
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Organ and tissue donation in Louisiana: the 1994 experience of the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA).

The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society, 1995
The Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency (LOPA) operates the organ and tissue procurement system for the entire state. LOPA is experiencing an increase in referrals and actual donors, with 101 donors realized from 34 hospitals in 1994. From these donors, 398 organs were recovered to provide 275 kidney, liver, heart, pancreas, and lung transplants in ...
Etheredge Ee
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