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5 Steps that are Necessary to get on the Organ Donation List
4. During the evaluation, ask questions to learn as much as possible about the hospital and its transplant team.
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( A1 Y% K8 W* P2 R: {7 {2. Contact a transplant hospital Learn as much as possible about the 200 plus transplant hospitals in the United States and choose one based on individual needs,christian louboutin sale, including insurance,juicy couture sunglasses, location, finances, and support group availability." i* H' }. L0 S/ ^; ?- S* F# }
Patients are not notified by UNOS when they are added to the waiting list. The transplant team that did the evaluation contacts the patient in writing within 10 days and notifies the patient of the date and time their name was added to the list. The patient then directs questions about their status on the waiting list to the transplant center’s transplant team.
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9 n( p/ O. q6 o% h3 d' qHeart Patient Waiting List and the UNOS Lung Patient Waiting List. If a donor heart is available, the patient will receive a lung to go with it from the same donor. If the patient is eligible to receive a lung, the donor’s heart will be given to the heart/lung patient as well. Because these organs can only survive outside the body for 4 to 6 hours, they are given first to people near the donor. If no one near the donor is a match for the heart and lungs, the procurement team starts searching farther away through a series of zones in a specific sequence.
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1 m; ^. q6 Q0 C. Q" z! lCandidates for a heart-lung transplant are registered on both the UNOS) @. ~! W+ T1 c" c/ w
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4 m' f$ Y: O2 q% s# P- t) h+ iHere are the necessary steps to get on a national waiting list:% e1 _$ V! B O3 n
# c3 [. R) K& P. jThe average waiting time for a lung is 1,sb dunk low,068 days. The UNOS team divides people waiting for lung transplants into two groups – people who need only one new lung and those who need two. The lung allocation system uses clinical information—including lab values,ed hardy shirts, test results, and disease diagnosis—to estimate the urgency of a candidate’s need for transplant and the likelihood of prolonged survival following the transplant. This lung allocation score, as well as blood group, age, and distance from the donor hospital are considered to determine the order in which a donated lung is offered to candidate recipients.$ p# J1 N$ j1 e4 O2 N& e
Distance is important because lungs can only survive outside the body for 4 to 6 hours; they are offered first to people near the donor. If no one near the donor is a match for the lung, the transplant team starts searching farther away through a series of zones in a specific sequence. A pair of lungs will either be given to one person who needs them both, or divided between two people who need single lung transplants.$ l; G# V* S h# A1 A
7 b# ^$ l; B- k' |4 X' q( jLiver Disease/Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease) that indicates how urgently they need the organ. A liver will be offered to the candidate with a matching tissue type and the highest MELD/PELD score first (the high score indicates the greatest need.) If the first donor’s surgeon does not accept the organ then the liver specialists at UNOS will offer the liver to matched patients according to the MELD/PELD scores until the organ is accepted. Geographic factors are also taken into consideration,abercrombie shorts, but livers can stay healthy outside the body for 12 to 24 hours so the UNOS liver team has greater flexibility than the teams that work with hearts and lungs.
) X- m$ K' B: U4 R5 R5. Once the evaluation is completed, the hospital's transplant team will determine when it is appropriate to be added to the national waiting list.
4 K8 V# z: I4 Y! gIf you or someone you know is in need of an organ donation or transplant, it’s necessary to be placed on a national “waiting list.” The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) maintains a centralized computer network, UNet, that links all organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and transplant centers. The national waiting list is maintained on UNet. This list is open only to transplant professionals who are members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. It cannot be accessed by the public.
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3. Schedule an appointment for evaluation at the transplant hospital to determine if you are an appropriate candidate for a transplant.
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1 P% n1 y/ r5 r! |* d! ?The average national waiting time for a heart is 230 days. People waiting for a heart transplant are assigned a status code, which indicates how urgently they need a heart. Because organs such as the heart and lungs can only survive outside the body for 4 to 6 hours, they are given first to people who live near the place where the donor is hospitalized. If no one near the donor is a match for the heart, the transplant team starts searching farther away through a series of zones in a specific sequence.) M/ Y. O. H5 }( a
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The average waiting time for a liver is 796 days. Candidates who need a liver transplant are given a MELD/PELD score (Model for End-Stage |
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