Organ donation in the paediatric intensive care unit: Time for change?
Organ transplantation remains the definitive treatment option for improving the lives of patients with end-stage organ failure. To our knowledge, the first solid organ transplantation performed in Singapore in July 1970 involved a kidney from a deceased donor.1 Since then, rapid advancements in bot...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Medicine Singapore
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore |
| Online Access: | https://annals.edu.sg/organ-donation-in-the-paediatric-intensive-care-unit-time-for-change |
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| Summary: | Organ transplantation remains the definitive treatment option for improving the lives of patients with end-stage organ failure. To our knowledge, the first solid organ transplantation performed in Singapore in July 1970 involved a kidney from a deceased donor.1 Since then, rapid advancements in both transplant surgery and immunosuppressive medical therapy have enabled solid organ transplantation to better meet the increasing demands of a growing Singapore population with end-organ diseases. Yet, the supply of donor organs lags behind the demand.2 |
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| ISSN: | 2972-4066 |