The patient can register for inclusion in the waiting list through a registered transplant hospital. The treating physician of the hospital shall make an evaluation (based on medical history, the current condition of health, and other factors) and decide if the patient needs a transplant and meets the criteria to be listed. Like for kidney [...]
A list of people waiting for receiving an organ.
Yes, the patient should be fit for transplant and age is one of the criteria for assessing the fitness of patient for transplant.
Till a few years back, transplant cost both for the donor as well as the recipient was not covered by most of the insurance companies. Now a day many insurance companies are covering cost related to transplant. It will be better to be sure when you are going for insurance.
The transplant coordinator has to counsel the grieved family, make them comfortable and approach the subject of eye donation and later on solid organ donation. If the family gives consent for organ retrieval, then the coordinator has to inform the Nodal Officer and coordinate with the ICU staff to maintain the patient on a ventilator [...]
Transplant Coordinator means a person appointed by the hospital for coordinating all matters relating to removal or transplantation of Human Organs or Tissues or both and for assisting the authority for removal of human organs. Though their work is more related to deceased organ donation, they are responsible for living organ donation also. The current [...]
Transplant Coordinator and Treating Registered Medical Practitioner will explain you about the process of Transplant.
Here are some end stage diseases which can be cured by the transplantation: Diseases:- Organs heart failure:- Heart terminal lung illnesses:- Lungs kidney failure:- Kidneys liver failure:- Liver Diabetes:- Pancreas Corneal Blindness:- Eyes Heart Valvular disease:- Heart valve severe burns:- Skin
Transplantation is the act of surgical removal of an organ from one person and placing it into another person. Transplantation is needed when the recipient's organ has failed or has been damaged due to illness or injury.
You can help by: A. Becoming a donor, and talking to your family about your decision of saving the lives of others. B. Promoting donation by motivating people at the workplace, in your community, at your place of worship, and in your civic organizations.