Informing Candidates for Solid-Organ Transplantation about Donor Risk Factors  

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Halpern, Scott D. ; Shaked, Abraham ; Hasz, Richard D. ; Caplan, Arthur L.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The New England Journal of Medicine (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 358 no. 26 (Jun. 2008), page 2835.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: N08.K.2008.03 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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For the first time in 15 years, there has been documented transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through solid-organ transplantation.1 Although transmission of infectious agents through transplantation is rare,2 such cases raise important questions about how informed consent for transplantation should be obtained and about the type of resource that transplantable organs represent. Among the questions raised are the following: Should potential recipients be informed about the general risks associated with transplantation or those specifically associated with an identified organ? Should the risks engendered by the behavior of donors be treated differently from those associated with the medical profiles . . .

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