deceased donor

Older Kidney Patients May Die on Transplant Waitlist (CME/CE)

MedPage Today Surgery  Thu, 06/18/2009 - 15:00

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Nearly half of kidney transplant waitlist patients over age 60 are at risk to die before they receive a deceased-donor organ, researchers found.


 

Cleveland Face Transplant Patient Is Pleased to Feel a Nose

MedPage Today Surgery  Wed, 12/17/2008 - 15:31

CLEVELAND (MedPage Today) -- Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic replaced 80% of a woman's face with tissue from a deceased donor in a 22-hour procedure, they said.