Overview
- Provides an overview of current picture of organ donation in China after cardiac death
- Includes information on legal, moral and ethical issues related to cardiac death donation
- Includes immunology, imaging and pathology related to transplantation from cardiac death donors
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book presents a view of the current environment of organ donation and transplantation after cardiac death in China, including legal and ethical aspects of cardiac death, assessment and management of potential organ donor, quality evaluation and machine perfusion of organ, as well as immunology, imaging and pathology related to transplantation from cardiac death donors. Since 2015, voluntary donation has been announced as the only legitimate venue for organ transplant in China. As cardiac death is adopted in China, the donation mode is different from those in other countries where brain death is adopted. It offers transplant surgeons and physicians valuable information on optimal practice proposal for organ donation after cardiac death in China.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Xiaoshun He
The First Affiliated Hospital
Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, China
Email: gdtrc@163.com
Jiefu Huang
Peking Union Medical College HospitalBeijing, China
Email: jeffrey1301@hotmail.com
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Organ Donation and Transplantation after Cardiac Death in China
Book Subtitle: Clinical practice
Editors: Xiaoshun He, Jiefu Huang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0815-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: People's Medical Publishing House, PR of China 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0814-8Published: 18 February 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0817-9Published: 19 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-0815-5Published: 17 February 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 190
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Transplant Surgery