Psychological issues in pediatric organ transplantation
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منابع مشابه
Ethical issues in organ transplantation.
Clinical organ transplantation has been recognized as one of the most gripping medical advances of the century as it provides a way of giving the gift of life to patients with terminal failure of vital organs, which requires the participation of other fellow human beings and of society by donating organs from deceased or living individuals. The increasing incidence of vital organ failure and th...
متن کاملPediatric organ donation and transplantation.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There is increasing unmet need for solid organ donation. Alternative donor sources, such as donation after circulatory determination of death (DCDD), are needed. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of DCDD on trends in pediatric organ donation and transplantation. METHODS Data were obtained from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network for ...
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The identification and treatment of psychiatric comorbidity in patients undergoing solid organ transplantation present a unique opportunity for psychiatric involvement in the care of medically complex patients. The burden of psychiatric illness in patients awaiting transplant and following transplant is significant and associated with potential morbidity and mortality. Possibilities for psychia...
متن کاملCurrent ethical issues in organ transplantation.
Ethics in a medical context have been defined by Professor Gordon Dunstan' as "the obligations of a moral nature which govern the practice of medicine". Ethics are expressed in the language of duties: the duty in general to serve and protect the interests of patients in ways consistent with the corporate ethics of the profession, and the moral values held in common with society. These duties, r...
متن کاملEthical issues in organ and tissue transplantation.
Clinical organ transplantation provides a way of giving the gift of life to patients with terminal failure of vital organs, which requires the participation of other fellow human beings and of society by donating organs from deceased or living individuals. The increasing incidence of vital organ failure and the inadequate supply of organs, especially from cadavers, has created a wide gap betwee...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Indian Psychiatry
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2588-8358
DOI: 10.4103/aip.aip_54_18