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History in the making- Although they could not be called successful in the modern meaning of successful transplants, individuals carried out experiments in transplantation as early as the late 18th century. ... Edward Zim pioneered human corneal transplants in1906; the non-vascularized cornea avoids most of the rejection problems associated with organs that are transplants followed, again with widely varying outcomes. ...
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Chutes and Ladders-Between 1954-1970, the major immunosuppressant drugs used to control rejection were a related drug to azathioprine and corticosteroids; all of these drugs suffered from a lack of specificity in suppression, leaving the organ recipient very, very susceptible to infection, while not entirely controlling rejection. ... Advances in the immunosuppressant drugs, as well as technical improvements in surgery and postoperative monitoring make transplants initially more successful and the longevity of the grafts much greater. ...
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There are three types of transplants- tissue, a paired organ as example kidneys are a paired organ, or bone marrow from a living person. The tissue or organ must not be essential for the life or health of the donor such as two kidneys. ... -Blood group matching-in order to match a potential recipient to a donor organ one first must ascertain the blood groups are compatible. ...
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Ethical dilemmas- a more serious objection to the selling of organs is that the process would favor wealthy recipients and allows them to receive the bulk of organ transplants. With a market in organs, it is argued, only the wealthiest of people would be able to buy an organ and they would receive a disproportionate amount of such organs. ... Second, since at any given time 20 to 30 million Americans lack health insurance, the ability for everyone to have equitable access to transplants is seriously diminished. ... Families are going on national television to attempt to improve their chances at getting an organ for their (usually) dying child. Soviet citizens who were brought to the United States in the mid 1980’s for heart –lung transplants were much publicized while U. ... citizens needing similar transplants were not so fortunate. ... In other words, despite the arguments of those opposed to the sale of organs that it will only benefit the rich, the fact is that organ transplantation already benefits the wealthy almost exclusively if the entire world is taken into account. ... The International Transplant Society and the World Health Organization have condemned selling transplants and buying and selling organs is illegal in most countries. ...
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The giving tree- some facts about being a donor according to the organ allocation and distribution system is blind to wealth or social status. ... Factors such as race, gender, age, income, or celebrity status are never considered when determining who receives an organ.
The organ procurement organization (OPO) is not notified until all lifesaving efforts have failed and death has been determined.
Approximate Word count = 2267
Approximate Pages = 9.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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