Last year, 2010, had been a landmark year in Australia, as the number of life-saving organ transplants reached a new high, setting a record in the country.
About Transplantation
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
Since the early times, the novel idea of transplanting tissues and other body parts from one organism to the other has captured the imagination of successive generations.
Tasmania had the highest outcome with 19.7 donors per million. The most commonly transplant organ during 2010 was the kidney (548 transplanted) followed by the liver, lung then heart.
Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King said, "I want to pay tribute to those Australians who have donated organs. They have left a living legacy.”
'Donate Organs and Save Lives' is Theme of Organ O'Cultural Fest in Chennai
To Donate organs and save lives was the reforming message driven home to society at the Organ O' Cultural Fest organised by MOHAN Foundation in Chennai.
To Donate organs and save lives was the reforming message driven home to society at the Organ O' Cultural Fest organised by MOHAN Foundation in Chennai.
Source-Medindia
Despite Safety Record, Transplant Surgeons Fear Using Organs from High-Risk Donors
New research from Johns Hopkins finds that one-third of transplant surgeons in the United States overreacted and began routinely using fewer organs from high-risk donors
New research from Johns Hopkins finds that one-third of transplant surgeons in the United States overreacted and began routinely using fewer organs from high-risk donors
