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World Organ Donor Week

by Savitha C Muppala on  Aug 08, 2008
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Brain Death

Brain Death is a topic of continuously international debate among the medical community. The advent of technology has constantly making this definition to re-invent itself. Brain death has been defined as a 'complete and irreversible cessation of the brain activity.' It is not enough to have the absence of apparent brain functions. The individual must not have any electrical activities and no clinical evidence of brain functions on a neurological examination to be proclaimed brain death.
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Kidney Transplantation

Kidney transplantation is the transfer of a healthy kidney from one individual (donor) to another (recipient) through a specialized surgery. It is one of the best treatment options for patients with kidney failure. A number of advances such as the development of immunosuppressive agents and improvement in the surgical techniques have resulted in a notable increase in the quality of life of the patients who have received renal transplants and a reduction in the associated mortality and morbidity over the past 10 years.
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Liver Transplantation

Liver transplantation is a surgical option for the treatment of liver failure where the surgeon replaces the diseased liver with a healthy one.Transplant ensures a better quality of life for the recipient. After a diagnosis of liver failure is made, the patient is referred to a transplant unit. The doctor will then evaluate the patient’s condition and assess the need for a liver transplant. The liver for transplantation is obtained from three different groups of donors: Live donors, Living unrelated donors and Cadaveric donors.
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