| LII.org (Home) | About LII IPL.org Suggest a Site Subscribe to New This Week Contact |
|
|
 |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
|
|||
Organ and Tissue Transplants
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research: Tissue 
 Background documents and notices about implants and transplants of human tissue and cells. Includes sections on adverse reaction reporting for cellular and tissue-based products, charts showing donor screening tests, documents on xenotransplantation (transplantation of nonhuman animal source cells, tissue, and organs to humans), safety notices (including FDA investigations), and related material. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). http://www.fda.gov/CbER/tiss.htm Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated May 2, 2006 Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis
"Lymphocytic choriomeningitis, or LCM, is a rodent-borne viral infectious disease that presents as aseptic meningitis" and related neurological diseases when transmitted to humans. The site provides basic questions and answers, prevention information, and information about the May 2005 deaths of patients who received organ transplants from a donor who may have contracted LCM from a pet hamster. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/lcmv.htm Topics: Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated May 30, 2005 MedlinePlus: Organ Donation
Collection of links to information about the donation of "healthy organs and tissues from one person for transplantation into another." Some of the topics include organ donation basics, requirements for being an organ donor, living donation types, organ donation and ethnic minorities, and U.S. organ donation organizations. A Spanish version of the page is available. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/organdonation.html Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Apr 13, 2009 National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
This site provides in-depth information on the concepts of stem cells, the transplant process, cord blood banks, and the latest related research, for patients, families, donors, and medical professionals. NMDP "is a non-profit organization that facilitates bone marrow, blood stem cell and umbilical cord blood transplants for patients around the world with life-threatening blood disorders." http://www.marrow.org/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Medical Treatments & Devices, Science, Science, Social Issues Last updated Jan 31, 2003 OrganDonor.gov
Information about donating organs and transplantation, including waiting lists, health concerns, what organs can be donated, and religious views. Also has links to other sites for learning more about organ donors and transplants. Includes a printable donor card. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.organdonor.gov/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Jun 4, 2007 Organs Watch
This site "explore[s] the social and economic context of organ transplantation, focusing on the human rights implications" Includes research (including photographs), links and "[a]n interactive map highlighting events related to the international trade in human organs." From the University of California, Berkeley. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/biotech/organswatch/ Topics: Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Aug 15, 2003 United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Information about all aspects of the transplant process, including getting on waiting lists, financing the procedure, living with a transplant, survival rates by state and institution, and support groups. The site also has statistics, news, papers and links on bioethics, and other links. "Resources" includes calculators for the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and pediatric end-stage liver disease (PELD) numeric scales. Searchable. http://www.unos.org/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Ethics, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Oct 21, 2004 |
|||
| Copyright © 2009, Librarians' Internet Index, LII. All rights reserved. Financial support for LII (Librarians' Internet Index) comes from the The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology and the IPL Consortium. LII is hosted by The iSchool at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology. |