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Why is the list of living donor organs much shorter?
The list of living donor organs is shorter because not all organs can be donated while the donor is alive, due to the complexity of the organ and the impact on the donor's health. The most commonly donated organs from living donors are the kidney and liver, as they are organs that a person can live without or regenerate. Other organs, such as the heart or lungs, are not commonly donated from living donors due to the high risk involved.
What is a living donor?
When an organ transplant is required organs can be sourced from cadavers (dead donors) or from living donors. Living organ donation OS possible because some organs are duplicated in the body (e.g. kidneys) and one of the two can be removed for transplant, and other organs (e.g. the liver) are able to regenerate in the donors body after a portion is removed for transplant. Being a living donor is not a matter to be taken lightly as surgical complications can lead to the death of the donor. In addition, in the case of the removal of a paired organ, the donor foreits his spare organ which might be required later in life. In either case the transplant does not ensure the recovery of the recipient.
What do you call a non-living donor?
A deceased donor, or simply an organ donor. They used to be referred to as a cadaver donor but that term has fallen out of favor.
Can a heart donor be a living donor?
Not really...
Which law helps to allow donation of organs without cost to the donor?
The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act allows the donation of organs at no cost to the donor or the donor's family. The same is true for tissue donors.
How is it possible for a person to be a living donor for a liver transplantation?
It is possible to transplant part of a liver from a living donor and have both donor and recipient survive.
Do transplanted organs forever keep the DNA of the donor?
yes
What procedure is involved in the donation of organs from cadaveric donors?
Organs from cadaveric donors come from people who have recently died and have willed their organs before death by signing an organ donor card, or are brain-dead. The donor's family must give permission
Do you have to be dead to donate blood?
Yes, certain organs, e.g., one of a person's two kidneys, or part of the liver, can be transplanted from a living donor.
What kinds of tissues and organs are included in the donor program?
Typically, the tissues and organs included in a donor program are heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas, intestines, corneas, skin, bone, tendons, cartilage, and heart valves. Each donor program may have specific guidelines on which tissues and organs are accepted for donation.
Is there a charge to the family of a dead organ donor?
NO, no cost is charged to the family or the deased for donating organs
Can A positive blood type be a living donor for type O?
no
