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Organ Donation
Organ donation is the surgical process of removing one or more organs from one person, the donor, to be used for transplantation into another person, the recipient. Organ transplantation is necessary when a patient’s organ has failed or has been damaged by disease or injury. This is referred to as end-stage organ failure. Organ donors can be deceased or living donors. Individuals who are determined to be brain dead can be organ donors and their organs used for transplantation. Although most organ donations occur after the donor has died, some organs can be donated from a living donor.
History of Organ Donation
The first successful kidney transplant was performed in 1954. This was followed by successful transplants of combined kidney/pancreas (1966), liver (1967), heart (1968), and isolated ...
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