Organ Procurement and Transplantation
Assessing Current Policies and the Potential Impact of the DHHS Final Rule
Seiten
2000
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-06578-8 (ISBN)
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-06578-8 (ISBN)
Assesses the potential impact of the Final Rule on organ transplantation. This book presents original analyses of data, and assesses medical practices, social and economic observations, and other information on: access to transplantation services for low-income populations and racial and ethnic minority groups; organ donation rates; and more.
Each day, nearly 60 Americans receive a transplanted kidney, liver, or other organ—a literal "second chance at life"—but 11 others die waiting for an organ transplant. The number of donors, although rising, is not growing fast enough to meet the increasing demand. Intended to improve the current system of organ procurement and allocation, the "Final Rule," a 1998 regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sparked further controversy with its attempts to eliminate the apparent geographic disparities in the time an individual must wait for an organ.
This book assesses the potential impact of the Final Rule on organ transplantation. It also presents new, original analyses of data, and assesses medical practices, social and economic observations, and other information on: access to transplantation services for low-income populations and racial and ethnic minority groups; organ donation rates; waiting times for transplantation; patient survival rates and organ failure rates leading to retransplantation; and cost of organ transplantation services.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Current Policies and Practices
3 Access to Transplantation
4 Organ Donation
5 Analysis of Waiting Times
6 Organ Failure and Patient Survival
7 Costs
8 Oversight and Review
References
Appendix A: Data Sources and Methods
Appendix B: Guide to Summary Tables
Appendix C: Current Liver Allocation Policies
Appendix D: The Final Rule
Appendix E: Committee and Staff Biographies
Index
Each day, nearly 60 Americans receive a transplanted kidney, liver, or other organ—a literal "second chance at life"—but 11 others die waiting for an organ transplant. The number of donors, although rising, is not growing fast enough to meet the increasing demand. Intended to improve the current system of organ procurement and allocation, the "Final Rule," a 1998 regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, sparked further controversy with its attempts to eliminate the apparent geographic disparities in the time an individual must wait for an organ.
This book assesses the potential impact of the Final Rule on organ transplantation. It also presents new, original analyses of data, and assesses medical practices, social and economic observations, and other information on: access to transplantation services for low-income populations and racial and ethnic minority groups; organ donation rates; waiting times for transplantation; patient survival rates and organ failure rates leading to retransplantation; and cost of organ transplantation services.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Introduction
2 Current Policies and Practices
3 Access to Transplantation
4 Organ Donation
5 Analysis of Waiting Times
6 Organ Failure and Patient Survival
7 Costs
8 Oversight and Review
References
Appendix A: Data Sources and Methods
Appendix B: Guide to Summary Tables
Appendix C: Current Liver Allocation Policies
Appendix D: The Final Rule
Appendix E: Committee and Staff Biographies
Index
Committee on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Policy, Institute of Medicine
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Current Policies and Practices; 5 3 Access to Transplantation; 6 4 Organ Donation; 7 5 Analysis of Waiting Times; 8 6 Organ Failure and Patient Survival; 9 7 Costs; 10 8 Oversight and Review; 11 References; 12 Appendix A: Data Sources and Methods; 13 Appendix B: Guide to Summary Tables; 14 Appendix C: Current Liver Allocation Policies; 15 Appendix D: The "Final Rule"; 16 Appendix E: Committee and Staff Biographies; 17 Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.1.2000 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Washington |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie | |
| Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-309-06578-X / 030906578X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-309-06578-8 / 9780309065788 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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