Tissue and Organ Procurement
"Tissue and Organ Procurement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The administrative procedures involved with acquiring TISSUES or organs for TRANSPLANTATION through various programs, systems, or organizations. These procedures include obtaining consent from TISSUE DONORS and arranging for transportation of donated tissues and organs, after TISSUE HARVESTING, to HOSPITALS for processing and transplantation.
| Descriptor ID |
D009927
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.911
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| Concept/Terms |
Donor Cards- Donor Cards
- Card, Donor
- Cards, Donor
- Donor Card
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tissue and Organ Procurement" by people in Profiles.
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ABO-incompatible liver transplantation - exploring utilitarian solutions to restricted access and organ shortages: A single-centre experience from Johannesburg, South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2024 Apr 24; 114(3b):e1211.
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Leading the transition to ethical human body sourcing in Africa: The South African experience. Ann Anat. 2024 Jun; 254:152263.
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Access to Renal Replacement Therapy in South Africa-A Cry for Action. Transplantation. 2020 06; 104(6):1109-1111.
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Contemporary outcomes of the pediatric kidney transplant program in Johannesburg, South Africa, between 2004 and 2017: Better or not-And which way forward? Pediatr Transplant. 2020 03; 24(2):e13644.
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Increasing deceased organ donor numbers in Johannesburg, South Africa: 18-month results of the Wits Transplant Procurement Model. S Afr Med J. 2019 Aug 28; 109(9):626-631.
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Needs must: living donor liver transplantation from an HIV-positive mother to her HIV-negative child in Johannesburg, South Africa. J Med Ethics. 2019 05; 45(5):287-290.
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Perceptions of nurses' roles in end-of-life care and organ donation - imposition or obligation? S Afr Med J. 2017 Jun 30; 107(7):573-575.
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End-of-life care and organ donation in South Africa - it's time for national policy to lead the way. S Afr Med J. 2017 06 30; 107(7):11947.
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Plummeting corneal donations at the Gauteng Cornea and Eye Bank. S Afr Med J. 2009 Nov; 99(11):797.