ORGAN DONATION

Organ Donation

Organ Donation

Tissue transplantation and organ donation has been turned out to be an efficient cure for end stage organ failure and has been shown to considerably make better the life of patients waiting for organ transplantation. Mostly organs are donated by the patients who have been declared as Brain Stem Dead (BSD) while in Intensive Care as a result of a unexpected cerebral insult or injury. (Cantwell and Clifford, 2000) Solid organs that can be given out to the patients include pancreas, small bowel, lungs, kidneys, liver, & heart (UK Transplant, 2004). There is also a possibility that a ...