Non-heart-beating organ transplantation: medical and ethical issues in procurement
Auteur :
Institute of Medicine / Herdman, Roger / Potts, John T.
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309064248
Date de publication :
18 déc. 1997
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Non-heart-beating donors could potentially be of importance in reducing the gap between the demand for and available supply of organs for transplantation. This book examines transplantation supply and demand, historical and modern conceptions of non-heart-beating donors, and organ procurement organizations and transplant program policies.