• These procedures include obtaining consent from TISSUE DONORS and arranging for transportation of donated tissues and organs, after TISSUE HARVESTING , to HOSPITALS for processing and transplantation. (online-medical-dictionary.org)
  • Organ procurement was started as a local endeavor when facilities performing kidney transplantation recovered organs from donors in the same facility. (medscape.com)
  • DCD had been the norm for organ donors until 'brain death' became a legal definition in the United States in 1981. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the United States, the match between human donors and recipients is coordinated by groups like United Network for Organ Sharing. (wikipedia.org)
  • Number of deceased and living organ donors and deceased tissue donors, United States, 1998-2012. (cdc.gov)
  • Survey data for tissue donors includes only AATB-accredited tissue banks, except in 2007, when data were collected from accredited and nonaccredited tissue banks. (cdc.gov)
  • No information is available regarding the number of organ and tissue donors. (cdc.gov)
  • Organ donors have to meet extensive criteria, including dying in a hospital and on a ventilator, passing a host of medical tests, such as being free of most cancers and organ damage, having their organs accepted by the transplant teams, and most importantly, there must be authorization for donation. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • And, for any death that might have donor potential, OPOs send staff onsite to perform detailed medical record reviews of patient data to assess medical suitability and ensure potential organ donors are not missed. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • By law, OPOs are the only organizations that can perform the lifesaving mission of recovering organs from deceased donors for transplantation. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • Their commitment is evident 24-hours-a-day, 365 days a year in their care and compassion for organ donors and their families. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • The number of organ donors and lifesaving organ transplants continues to grow. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • And, based on data through the first nine months of this year, 2019 is on track to see a 9 percent increase in deceased organ donors over 2018. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • At the current pace, AOPO projects 2019 could see an additional 1,000 donors and 3,000 organs transplanted over last year. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • Opioid overdose deaths are not driving the increase in organ donors. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • Drug intoxication deaths, which includes opioid and others, have accounted for only about one-third of the growth in organ donors nationally since 2012. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • The increased use of organs from donors who have died from overdose illustrates both that OPOs are successful in their responsibilities of actualizing potential donors, and an important shift in perceptions among transplant professionals and the public about the acceptability of such organs. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • and recall of stored tissues from donors found after donation to have been infected. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1985, when tests for HIV antibody became available, screening prospective donors of blood, organs, and other tissues also began (2,3). (cdc.gov)
  • The identification of acceptable donors is the responsibility of the organ and tissue procurement agencies. (spokanecounty.org)
  • Additionally, the goal of creating a single, standardized instrument is to increase the assurance of safe donation by: 1) optimizing identification of suitable donors, 2) minimizing donor loss due to inappropriate exclusion, 3) accurately identifying an organ donor risk designation, and 4) reducing complexity to facilitate comprehension by a bereaved interviewee. (cdc.gov)
  • In the general population, only three in 1,000 people die in a way that would enable their organs to be donated - if they were registered donors. (harvard.edu)
  • They also provide employees and community members opportunities to sign up as organ donors. (organdonor.gov)
  • The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) recruited all of them to register organ, eye, and tissue donors during their 2019 Small Business Challenge. (organdonor.gov)
  • Business owners compete to sign up organ donors. (organdonor.gov)
  • In April 2019, Studio RAW, a Pittsburgh-area hair salon, offered free haircuts to 15 people who registered as organ, eye, and tissue donors. (organdonor.gov)
  • Ford volunteers also encourage DMV customers to sign up as organ donors as they renew their driver's licenses and ID cards. (organdonor.gov)
  • Arizona Brewery Taps Customers as Organ Donors. (organdonor.gov)
  • A brewery may not be an obvious site for recruiting organ, eye, and tissue donors. (organdonor.gov)
  • The Network for Pancreatic Organ donors with Diabetes (nPOD) is the largest biorepository of human pancreata and associated immune organs from donors with type 1 diabetes (T1D), maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD), type 2 diabetes (T2D), gestational diabetes, islet autoantibody positivity (AAb+), and without diabetes. (nature.com)
  • To date, Eurotransplant has focused its work on the allocation of organs from deceased donors. (eurotransplant.org)
  • In order to mediate successfully in the allocation of organs from living donors and its VCA procedures Eurotransplant, together with all its partners, needs to develop proposals for objective, transparent, reliable and valid allocation policies for these new fields. (eurotransplant.org)
  • All three consider themselves to be "walking miracles," thanks to the gift of life they received from their organ donors. (tribtown.com)
  • April is National Donate Life Month, and Ahlbrand, Hume and Elkins are sharing their stories as a way to encourage people to register as organ, eye and tissue donors. (tribtown.com)
  • The recognition of this risk led to the screening of donors for some infectious agents, such as, HIV, which made the organ supply substantially safer. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, it may prove challenging to implement West Nile virus screening of potential organ donors. (cdc.gov)
  • d cross-sectional study with data from the records of neurocritical patients and potential organ donors between 2018 and 2019, being analyzed by descriptive statistics and multivariate multinomial logistic regression. (bvsalud.org)
  • Objective: To map the global legislation regulating the donation, capture and distribution processes of organs and tissues from deceased donors for transplants. (bvsalud.org)
  • The procurement of organs and tissues from deceased donors is practically non-existent in Africa. (bvsalud.org)
  • Through this Act, laws relating to organ and tissue donation and transplantation are consolidated and modified for the purpose of furthering this public policy, and for the purpose of establishing consistency between this Act and the core provisions of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. (ilga.gov)
  • Research into the positions of various religious groups reveals the underlying attitude that unless the group has taken action to prohibit organ or tissue donation and transplantation, it is usually assumed that such donation is permissible. (unos.org)
  • Although this is a passive approach to affirming organ and tissue donation and transplantation, it seems to be the position of a large population of the religious community. (unos.org)
  • All faith leaders are encouraged to research their religious group's tradition and position on organ and tissue donation and transplantation, as well as other biomedical ethical issues. (unos.org)
  • The following summary of statements concerning various religious groups' positions on organ and tissue donation and transplantation may be of help to you. (unos.org)
  • The promotion, support and coordination of organ donation and transplantation in the broadest sense. (eurotransplant.org)
  • A number of transplant organisations from around the world continue their partnership to create a fourth educational webinar for the organ donation and transplantation communities. (esot.org)
  • Our goal is to share experiences to date and respond to your questions about the impact of COVID-19 on organ donation and transplantation. (esot.org)
  • This recognition is not just a win for LiveOnNY, it's a victory for all organ donor heroes and healthcare organizations across the nation and the paramount importance of organ donation and transplantation. (nwahomepage.com)
  • For purposes of this Section, a non-transplant anatomic bank operating under the auspices of a hospital, accredited medical school, dental school, college or university, or federally designated organ procurement organization is not required to be accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks. (ilga.gov)
  • The two were connected by LiveOnNY, New York City's federally designated organ procurement organization, ahead of Fisher's death. (medicalxpress.com)
  • NEW YORK , Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LiveOnNY, the federally designated organ procurement organization in the NY Metro region was named a finalist in the community service organizations category in the third annual "Defender Service Awards" presented by CHASE, which embraces the Defender inner spirit of heroism and recognizes those who embody this. (nwahomepage.com)
  • LiveOnNY is a nonprofit, federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) dedicated to saving lives, providing comfort, and strengthening legacies through organ, eye, and tissue donation. (nwahomepage.com)
  • The administrative procedures involved with acquiring TISSUES or organs for TRANSPLANTATION through various programs , systems, or organizations . (online-medical-dictionary.org)
  • 1984: The National Organ Transplant Act established a nationwide computer registry operated by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), authorizing financial support for organ procurement organizations (OPOs). (medscape.com)
  • If you are writing about organ donation, we hope you will include the facts below and reach out to our organizations for additional information or to speak to experts. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) actively pursue donation possibilities. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • The DRAI project began in early 2006 with the purpose of creating a uniform donor history questionnaire for organ, tissue, and ocular donation organizations and professional associations in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • OPOs), eye banks, and tissue banks is to address the lack of standardization among these organizations, which affects quality program review processes. (cdc.gov)
  • On behalf of the nation's tissue banks, eye banks and organ procurement organizations (OPOs), we can assure everyone that the circumstances described in these articles simply do not exist as described. (restoresight.org)
  • AETNA headquarters refers its offices to this website for a list of organ procurement organizations that can help with awareness programs. (organdonor.gov)
  • It is the world's largest processor of cellular bone allografts and delivers unparalleled expertise and customer service to its growing network of surgeons, partners and the country's most reputable organ procurement organizations. (prnewswire.com)
  • Illinois recognizes that there is a critical shortage of human organs and tissues available to citizens in need of organ and tissue transplants. (ilga.gov)
  • Since 1961, EBAA member eye banks have provided tissue for more than 2 million sight restoring, life-changing corneal transplants. (restoresight.org)
  • About 114,000 people in the United States are on a waitlist for organ transplants. (harvard.edu)
  • In 2016, doctors successfully completed more than 33,600 transplants in the United States, giving patients a second chance at life, according to the national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. (tribtown.com)
  • The risk for infections caused by pathogens transmitted through solid organ or tissue transplants, referred to here as donor-derived or transplant-transmitted infections, has been recognized for decades and remains a worldwide public health problem. (cdc.gov)
  • It is likely that signs and symptoms of encephalitis among transplant recipients during a West Nile virus outbreak led to the recognition that West Nile virus had been transmitted through organ transplants. (cdc.gov)
  • Legislative responses to organ transplantation / edited by World Health Organization. (who.int)
  • As SEROPP evolved, it was incorporated into a nonprofit organization in 1975 and renamed the South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation (SEOPF). (medscape.com)
  • As the organization and the field of transplantation grew, organ sharing became a nationwide responsibility. (medscape.com)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), illegal organ trade occurs when organs are removed from the body for the purpose of commercial transactions. (wikipedia.org)
  • CORE, the organ procurement organization for parts of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New York, launched the Small Business Challenge in 2018. (organdonor.gov)
  • Eurotransplant is a non-profit service organization which facilitates patient-oriented allocation and cross border exchange of deceased donor organs. (eurotransplant.org)
  • Over time, the organization has extended its activities to other organs - such as the heart, lungs, the liver, the intestine and the pancreas. (eurotransplant.org)
  • It's part of a larger organization called Donate Life that calls itself an organ procurement organization. (deconcinimcdonald.com)
  • If you have already registered with an organ procurement organization, like Donate Life Arizona or the University of Arizona Willed Body Program, that fact should be indicated on your document. (deconcinimcdonald.com)
  • There is also a separate section in the Arizona Revised Statutes that authorizes the Arizona Department of Transportation to transfer executed documents of anatomical gifts to an organ procurement organization that maintains an anatomical gift registry, i.e. (deconcinimcdonald.com)
  • OPOs will screen more than 700,000 telephone death referrals from hospitals for the potential of organ donation this year alone. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • OPOs have absolutely no incentive to do anything but the best job possible and recover as many organs as possible. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • OPOs are only reimbursed when they succeed at their mission - assisting donor families in carrying out their decisions to save lives through organ donation and delivering organs to transplant programs for their patients on the transplant waiting list. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • Organ" means a human kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, small bowel, or other transplantable vascular body part as determined by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, as periodically selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (ilga.gov)
  • There is currently a significant amount of misinformation being spread about the process for deceased organ donation , and particularly, that the supply problem is easily solvable because 'thousands of transplantable organs go unrecovered each year. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • The 1984 National Organ Transplant Act established today's system of organ donation and recovery to standardize the process for donation and ensure fair and equitable allocation of donated organs. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • Organ procurement is intimately tied to the history of organ transplantation and organ donation. (medscape.com)
  • The Young Professionals in Transplantation (YPT) is the Network for Junior Transplant professionals of ESOT, representing all young transplant clinicians and scientists who are beginning a career in transplantation and organ donation. (esot.org)
  • Tissue donor data source: American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) survey data. (cdc.gov)
  • Non-transplant anatomic bank" means any facility or program operating or providing services in this State that is accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks and that is involved in procuring, furnishing, or distributing whole bodies or parts for the purpose of medical education. (ilga.gov)
  • Laboratory at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in collaboration with the Office of Blood, Organ, and other Tissue Safety, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, CDC in collaboration with the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB). (cdc.gov)
  • The company is accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks and is headquartered in Centennial, CO. For more information, please visit allosource.org or our educational website, allograftpossibilities.org . (prnewswire.com)
  • As the need for organs increased and as the specialty expanded to include other solid organs (eg, heart, lung, liver, pancreas, small intestine), the need for improved sharing agreements and organ distribution was recognized. (medscape.com)
  • In July 2004, CDC was notified that 3 recipients of solid organs and 1 recipient of an iliac artery segment from a common donor had died from encephalitis, which was eventually found to be caused by rabies virus infection. (cdc.gov)
  • The Los Angeles Times, in its "Bodies of Evidence" articles, has done a tremendous disservice to the goal of increasing organ, eye and tissue donations in the United States. (restoresight.org)
  • LiveOnNY has been selected as a finalist in the esteemed Land Rover "Defender Service Awards" for its outstanding contributions to raising awareness about organ donation, facilitating lifesaving organ donations across the nation, and providing support to donor hero families. (nwahomepage.com)
  • The salon also used social media to encourage organ donor sign-ups by sharing photos and stories of people on the transplant waiting list. (organdonor.gov)
  • But more than 119,000 men, women and children still are awaiting a transplant, and another person's name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list every 10 minutes. (tribtown.com)
  • Results: We identified 3302 records, of which 77 were analyzed which enabled mapping the type of consent adopted and the existence of current legislation for harvesting organs and tissues after circulatory and brain death. (bvsalud.org)
  • In 1969, Dr David Hume of the Medical College of Virginia, in cooperation with Dr Bernard Amos of Duke University, organized the South-Eastern Regional Organ Procurement Program (SEROPP) after determining that tissue typing provided increased graft survival for kidney recipients. (medscape.com)
  • There is established the Gift of Life Trust Fund, an eleemosynary corporation, the resources of which must be used to promote and encourage organ and tissue donation and education and to assess and assist with the needs of transplant recipients in South Carolina. (scstatehouse.gov)
  • Although previous recommendations for preventing transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through transplantation of human tissue and organs have markedly reduced the risk for this type of transmission, a case of HIV transmission from a screened, antibody-negative donor to several recipients raised questions about the need for additional federal oversight of transplantation of organs and tissues. (cdc.gov)
  • A 1991 investigation determined that several recipients had been infected with HIV by an organ/tissue donor who had tested negative for HIV antibody at the time of donation (4). (cdc.gov)
  • Since 2002, several types of emerging donor-derived infections have been reported with increasing frequency among solid organ transplant recipients seeking medical care for encephalitis. (cdc.gov)
  • The nation saw its eighth straight record year for organ donation in 2018. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • ESTATE PLANNING LAW REPORT: January, 2018 How Do You Make An Organ Donation As Part Of Your Estate Plan? (deconcinimcdonald.com)
  • If consent is obtained from the potential donor or the potential donor's survivors, the next step is to perform a match between the source (donor) and the target (recipient) to reduce rejection of the organ by the recipient's immune system. (wikipedia.org)
  • After organ procurement the organs are often rushed to the site of the recipient for transplantation or preserved for later study. (wikipedia.org)
  • The faster the organ is transplanted into the recipient, the better the outcome. (wikipedia.org)
  • If the recipient is a Christian, the resource of the organ has the potential to facilitate continued Christian service and the living witness of a fellow believer here on earth. (unos.org)
  • Says Sister Michelle O'Brien, a liver recipient and employee, "Because we recognize the rare opportunity to donate life to someone awaiting a lifesaving transplant-Giving Life a Second Chance-we are partners in the crusade to educate our community about the importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation. (organdonor.gov)
  • As a mediator between donor and recipient, Eurotransplant plays a key role in the allocation of donor organs for transplantation. (eurotransplant.org)
  • In these cases, two couples or even more can be brought together and the donor from one couple can donate an organ to the recipient from the second couple and vice versa. (eurotransplant.org)
  • The person into whom the organ will be transplanted is the recipient . (howstuffworks.com)
  • The Amish support organ donation if there's a relative certainty of success for the recipient, but they're more reluctant if the probable outcome is questionable. (howstuffworks.com)
  • For these infections, the initial link to the transplanted organ was made by histopathologic evaluation and immunohistochemical testing of tissue from an organ recipient who died 4 weeks after undergoing transplantation. (cdc.gov)
  • This Act is intended to implement the public policy of encouraging timely donation of human organs and tissue in Illinois, facilitating transplantation of those organs and tissue into patients in need of them, and encouraging anatomical gifts for therapy, research, or education. (ilga.gov)
  • Laboratory testing is one method for detecting infectious disease and understanding expected organ function, however, laboratory tests cannot detect all aspects of infection and donation quality, and gaps that remain can be addressed by collecting accurate information from a proxy (or proxies) providing information on behalf of the deceased donor. (cdc.gov)
  • A family says the California Transplant Donor Network pressured them into donating the organs of a recently deceased relative, then mutilated the body so badly they could not have a viewing at the funeral. (cbc-network.org)
  • The Medical Examiner may restrict the harvesting of corneas, organs, or tissues in order to preserve the ability to conduct a thorough forensic death investigation. (spokanecounty.org)
  • The same applies to nascent techniques such as machine perfusion (in which oxygen and nutrients are pumped through organs outside the human body, in order to preserve them for longer or even make them suitable for transplantation). (eurotransplant.org)
  • Because of someone's decision to be an organ donor, 61-year-old Leta Ahlbrand received a new liver and was able to go back to work and can now play with her grandchildren. (tribtown.com)
  • The prospect of using living, non-human organs, and concerns over the infectiousness of pathogens either present in the tissues or possibly formed in combination with human genetic material, have prompted the Food and Drug Administration to issue detailed guidance on xenotransplantation research and development since the mid-1990s. (harvard.edu)
  • Organ procurement (also called organ harvesting) is a surgical procedure that removes organs or tissues for reuse, typically for organ transplantation. (wikipedia.org)
  • It was using proper surgical techniques to retrieve still viable tissues to help living patients. (cbc-network.org)
  • CENTENNIAL, Colo. , April 18, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AlloSource ( allosource.org ), one of the nation's largest providers of skin, bone and soft tissue allografts for use in surgical procedures, and the world's largest processor of cellular bone allografts, has been awarded the Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence (RMPEx) Timberline Performance Award during a ceremony held today. (prnewswire.com)
  • Improvements in immune-modulating therapy, critical care medicine, and surgical techniques have led to the increased success of organ transplantations, and more patients are now eligible for these procedures. (cdc.gov)
  • With success in these early sharing agreements, SEROPP was awarded a contract to develop an organ procurement and sharing network among 9 medical centers in a 4-state area extending from Baltimore, Maryland, to Atlanta, Georgia. (medscape.com)
  • The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network tracks the statistics. (harvard.edu)
  • citation needed] In recent years novel methods of organ preservation have emerged that may be able to improve the quality of donated organs or assess their viability. (wikipedia.org)
  • There is ongoing research and development to improve machine perfusion and alternative approaches such as novel cryoprotectant solvents to improve organ viability and availability - such as by increasing preservation durations. (wikipedia.org)
  • The mission of ECTORS is to provide a forum for discussing and stimulating novel developments in the fields of cellular therapies in organ transplantation, organ regeneration and generation of new organs from stem cells and biomaterials. (esot.org)
  • 1983: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of cyclosporine in solid-organ transplantations. (medscape.com)
  • 1972: The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act established the Uniform Organ Donor Card as a legal document in all 50 states, making it possible for all persons aged 18 years or older to legally donate their organs. (medscape.com)
  • If the organ donor is human, most countries require that the donor be legally dead for consideration of organ transplantation (e.g. cardiac death or brain death). (wikipedia.org)
  • Any needed parts or organs" and "any legally authorized purpose" are acceptable designations. (deconcinimcdonald.com)
  • LiveOnNY would utilize the vehicle to help facilitate the transportation of lifesaving gifted organs across the nation. (nwahomepage.com)
  • Apparently, it received consent from a family for limited organ retrieval, but may have gone further than the family wanted or agreed to. (cbc-network.org)
  • Collecting an organ from a donor is known as retrieval or procurement . (howstuffworks.com)
  • Authorization or consent for harvesting corneas, organs, or tissue must be obtained from the surviving family of the deceased (next-of-kin). (spokanecounty.org)
  • Eurotransplant will work together with the transplant centers and the competent authorities even more closely than before to collect relevant medical data on transplant operations, so that allocation - the organization's main focus - can be further improved and support can be given for national decisions on organ allocation. (eurotransplant.org)
  • Eurotransplant provides services to transplant centers and their associated tissue typing laboratories and donor hospitals in its member states. (eurotransplant.org)
  • Multiple-organ procurement models are also developed from slaughtered pigs to reduce the use of laboratory animals. (wikipedia.org)
  • Co-founded by George Church, Ph.D., and former HMS doctoral student Luhan Yang, Ph.D., eGenesis will use CRISPR genome engineering technology in pigs to create organs that can be used as compatible xenotransplants in human patients. (harvard.edu)
  • Donation after cardiac death (DCD) involves surgeons taking organs within minutes of the cessation of respirators and other forms of life support for patients who still have at least some brain activity. (wikipedia.org)
  • While the organ is being transported, it is either stored in an icy cold solution to help preserve it or it is connected to a miniature organ perfusion system which pumps an icy solution (sometimes enriched with potassium) through the organ. (wikipedia.org)
  • The most widely used technique involves machine perfusion of the organ at either hypothermic (4-10 °C) or normothermic (37 °C) temperatures. (wikipedia.org)
  • Encourage organ donor sign ups in your place of business. (organdonor.gov)
  • DoNation partners educate their employees and communities about the importance of blood, bone marrow, organ, eye, and tissue donation. (organdonor.gov)
  • AlloSource is a non-profit company that offers more than 200 types of precise bone, skin, soft-tissue and custom-machined allografts for use in an array of life-saving and life-enhancing medical procedures. (prnewswire.com)
  • Almost anyone of nearly any age and average health can donate an organ. (howstuffworks.com)
  • The National Association of Medical Examiners supports donation and concluded in its 2014 position paper, Medical Examiner Release of Organs and Tissues for Transplantation, that with proper communication and cooperation the medical examiner and coroner can allow for procurement of at least some, if not all, organs and/or tissues and fulfill their legal mandates without detriment to death investigations. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • The Medical Examiner has jurisdiction over the entire body of a deceased person (all organs and tissues) in any case of death that falls under the legal authority of the Medical Examiner as defined by state statutes. (spokanecounty.org)
  • The Medical Examiner may allow release of certain organs, tissue, or corneas to allow harvesting for donation to proceed, but does not authorize the harvesting or donation. (spokanecounty.org)
  • The harvesting of organs is not performed at the Medical Examiner's facility as hospital operating rooms are used for this type of procedure. (spokanecounty.org)
  • To facilitate the development of safe and effective cells, tissues, and organs for future medical transplantation into human patients, Harvard's Office of Technology Development has now granted a technology license to Cambridge biotech startup eGenesis. (harvard.edu)
  • As one of the leading innovators in maximizing tissue donation with the goal of offering optimal solutions for healthcare providers and their patients, AlloSource is recognized by the medical community for its ability to process and provide high quality tissue. (prnewswire.com)
  • An autopsy involves examination of the exterior of the body and opening of the body and examination of organs and tissues to determine the cause and manner of death, and occasionally assist with the positive identification of the decedent. (nj.us)
  • A. An autopsy is the postmortem (after death) examination of a body, including the internal organs and structures after dissection, so as to determine the cause of death or the nature of pathological changes. (ocfl.net)
  • 6). They note their estimates represent the "full potential of the system, assuming 100-percent donation rates and 100-percent organ utilization. (giftoflifemichigan.org)
  • After this waiting period, the organ procurement surgery begins as quickly as possible to minimize time that the organs are not being perfused with blood. (wikipedia.org)
  • Guide to safety and quality assurance for organs, tissues, and cells / [edited by Council of Europe Publishing]. (who.int)
  • Organs are systems of cells and tissues that perform a specific task -- respiration, for example, or ridding the body of waste. (howstuffworks.com)
  • It may be that transmission is possible because of viral persistence in donated organs after peripheral viremia has cleared or because of intermittent viremia from a reservoir organ, such as a kidney. (cdc.gov)