0
From Organ donors who die and have useable organs. This is a voluntary decision the person made before their death, or by family decision after death. The typical organs harvested in a living donor situation are:
- kidney
This is the most frequent type of living organ donation. We have two kidneys and can live healthy lives with just one.
- liver
Individuals can donate a segment of the liver, which has the ability to regenerate and regain full function.
- lung
Although lung lobes do not regenerate, individuals can donate a lobe of one lung.
- intestine
Although very rare, it is possible to donate a portion of your intestine.
- pancreas
Individuals can also donate a portion of the pancreas.
Organs that can be taken after death, including the ones above are:
- heart
- A domino transplant makes some heart-lung recipients living heart donors. When a patient receives a heart-lung "bloc" from a deceased donor, his or her healthy heart may be given to an individual waiting for a heart transplant. Extremely rare, this procedure is used when physicians determine that the deceased donor lungs will function best if they are used in conjunction with the deceased donor heart.
- Skin
- Corneas
What else can I help you with?
Why are organs placed on ice for transplants?
Ice preserves the organ until placed in a body =D
How is Ice water Used in organ transplants?
To preserve the organs before the transplant process begins.
Is there a demand for donor livers?
patients in need of organ transplants outnumber available organs three to one.
Should transplants happen?
They already happen, so clearly social consensus is that "they should happen". Otherwise transplants would not be happening. Also, those who donate their organs are clearly in favor of organ transplants happening.
What is hospitals are linked by computer networks how do you think this makes organ transplantion easier?
It'll make it easier to match donors to patients needing transplants.
What tools are used in organ transplants?
well when i cut people open i use a spoon then i just rip their organs out. (: hope that helped
What is the disadvantageof using animal organs for transplants?
the animal could have a really bad disease and could kill what thing the organ went to.
Disadvantage of organ transplant?
Some disadvantages of organ transplants include rejection, high cost, and compatibility. Organs have a very limited lifespan outside the body which requires transplants to be completed in a matter of hours.
What is statement describes the US organ donation system?
about 3,000 transplants are performed each year
How might organs transplants which are meant to save a person life endanger the person?
An organ transplant can cause tissue rejection, where the patient's immune system tries to destroy the transplanted organ, because the foreign organ is mistaken for pathogens.
Who does organ transplants?
erm the doctor
Identify or show graph the number of donors?
The graph hows that from 1995 - 2004, the number of donors has decreased, as has the number of transplants being carried out; the number of people needing transplants however, has significantly increased. This means that there is an in balance between the number of organs available for transplant and the number of organ donors, which means that there will obviously not be enough organs to provide each, or even most of those on the transplant list (in need of an organ) with the organ that they need.
