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Transplants

Transplants. Allocations of Health Care Tawnie Krogman. Allocations. Definition: A system of dividing items or expenses to various persons, businesses, branches, etc. Who gets what. The transplant allocating process . Highest success rate Who will get the most life out of it

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Transplants

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  1. Transplants Allocations of Health Care Tawnie Krogman

  2. Allocations • Definition: • A system of dividing items or expenses to various persons, businesses, branches, etc. • Who gets what

  3. The transplant allocating process • Highest success rate • Who will get the most life out of it • Children and young adults are usually granted • People who are sick from other reasons are less likely • “Over-a-lifetime” perspective by Robert Veatch

  4. Re-transplants • Its not done often • Reasons why the first one failed • Will it fail again

  5. How do we allocate scarce commodity of organs for transplant? • Jesica Santillan had a double heart-lung transplant • Was the wrong blood type; realized 5 hrs. into surgery • Did a brain scan when the new one came in • Brain had stopped working from trauma and life support for two weeks • Both times she met criteria for getting transplants • Ultimately it was the surgeons call

  6. Pop quiz • Who is available for transplants? • Illegal Immigrants • U.S. Citizens only • Both Answer: C. Illegal immigrants are entitled to 5% of transplants in the U.S.

  7. Transplants Allocations of Health Care

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