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How many successful organ transplants have there been in Australia?
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Who many successful organ transplants has there been in the us?
2 million
Organ transplant that have been successfully since1990?
Most (common) transplants have been considered 'successful' since 1990. Ciclosporin (the first good immunosuppressant) was approved for use in 1983. From then on, success rates all improved dramatically.
Can you transplant a human heart?
Yes. Thousands of successful human heart transplants have been done.
Why are some transplants successful and some unsuccessful?
Some transplants simply do not work. Until the transplanted organ is in place in the patient's body and connected, it is not possible to know if it is going to 'function' or not. At this stage, it is obviously not possible to go back. The length of time that the organ has been out of the body before transplantation adversely affects how the graft (organ) functions. Sometimes it affects grafts in very odd ways; the graft can be transplanted in appearing healthy, but does not work. If the patient is retransplanted, or if the organ is removed during an autopsy within a few days, the graft can by covered in small tumors, or hard patches, all in the space of days. (All organs are thoroughly checked for abnormalities before transplantation). So far it's not possible to tell if a transplant is going to be "successful" or not; it's still guesswork. Some transplants fail due to organ rejection (whether acute or chronic), some fail due to non-compliance with drug regimes, some fail for unknown reasons.
Who invented an organ tranplant?
The notion of transplanting organs has been around almost as long as civilization. There is some reasonable documentation that a skin transplant first occurred in the 2nd century BC by a surgeon named Sushruta in India.If Sushruta's works are to be dismissed, then one might consider an Italian surgeon who studied books attributed to Sushruta, named of Gasparo Tagliacozzi. He lived from 1546 - 1599 and successfully completed skin grafts.Internal organ transplants were not generally successful in humans until the 1970s when cyclosporine was discovered. Notable exceptions to this were transplants between identical twins.
Can organ transplants gone wrong?
They can. Without the donor organ being fully connected into the patient's body, there is no way to know if it's going to work or not. Obviously, the previous organ has (usually) been removed by this point (exception being in kidney transplants, or "piggy back" transplants), so if the new organ does not work, you're slightly stuck... If the organ has had a long time from being harvested from the donor to going into the patient, the odds of it not working become higher. Also, the experience of you surgeon does influence whether an organ transplant works or not (however inexperienced surgeons are not allowed to operate without the guidance of a more experienced surgeon). Also, 'organ rejection' can cause transplants to fail. (But this does not equate to death of the patient - some rejection is treatable with drugs, the rest (whom drugs do not work for) require a re-transplant).
Can rabies be transferred from human to human?
Human to human rabies has been documented. On record there has been 11 instances according to the CDC. Eight were cornea transplants, and three were solid organ transplants.
Is there any way to get the Sex organ of the opposite gender?
If you are speaking of Gender Reassignment, no not right now. You can get a fairly good semblence, but it won't work like the original and so far there have been no opposite sex organ transplants announced. The only ones have been from one person to another person of the same sex.
Why was the first successful heart transplant important?
The first heart transplant was so important, as it showed doctors that it is possible to take an organ out of one human being, and make it function in another. It also saved lots of lives (and continues to do so), but unfortunately many were lost when developing immunosuporessor drugs. This was because the drugs used to prevent the body rejecting the foreign tissue (the transplanted organ) also suppressed the immune system of the patient, making them vulnerable to disease. Since then, drugs and techniques have improved. Now, full face transplants have been shown to be possible. Transplants extend people's lies, and can now improve the quality of people's lives.
Why can limbs be reattached?
Most can't for rejection reasons, but they can do small things like fingers. Drugs are getting better all the time though, there have been a couple successful face transplants which was unheard of before.
How many face transplants have been done?
like.. several?
Can you live with a heart transplant?
yes many transplants have already been performed
