Essays about: "Organ transplantation"
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1. Organ Trafficking in Bangladesh and the Role of the International Community
University essay fromAbstract : This thesis highlights the issue of organ trafficking in Bangladesh and focuses on the role of the international organizations in combatting organ trafficking. The objective of this paper is to provide a deeper understanding of the role of the UN and international organizations. READ MORE
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2. Designing a kidney perfusion machine
University essay from Lunds universitet/InnovationAbstract : Today, it is difficult to take care of organs that could have been donated to patients. In Sweden around 92 000 people die every year yet less than 200 of them become kidney donors. UGLK Science AB has developed a patented technology for restoring kidney function which increases the time window for donations significantly. READ MORE
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3. Surface Guided Helical Tomotherapy for Total Marrow Irradiation
University essay from Lunds universitet/SjukhusfysikerutbildningenAbstract : Background: Total marrow irradiation (TMI) with helical tomotherapy treatment (HT-TMI) can be used as conditioning regimen for leukemia patients prior to stem cell transplantation by radiating the skeletal tissue. To ensure adequate dose coverage a margin is applied to the clinical target volume (CTV), i.e. planning target volume (PTV) margin. READ MORE
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4. 3D printing of alginates into tubular structures resembling human airways
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknikAbstract : Tissue shortage for lung transplantation remains a problem worldwide as lung transplantation is often the only available option with numerous possible complications. Generating lung tissue ex-vivo has been proposed as one way to potentially overcome this shortage. READ MORE
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5. A Sociological Perspective on Organ Transplantation and Donation in Serbia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : Organ shortage has been a large issue all over the world, almost for as long as there have been organ transplants. Other than the straightforward issues like the organs not matching between the donor and the recipient, limited availability of suitable donors, logistic problems involved with the transplantation procedure etc. READ MORE