Guide To Safety And Quality Assurance For The Transplantation Of Organs Tissues And Cells PDF Download

This 5th Edition of the Guide to the quality and safety of organs for transplantation collates updated information to provide professionals identifying organ donors, transplant co-ordinators managing the donation process and transplant physicians responsible for organ allocation and utilisation with a useful overview of the most recent advancements in the field. This guide is intended to provide easy-to-use information and guidance to all professionals involved in donation and transplantation of organs so as to maximise their quality and to minimise risks and, thereby, improve the success rate of transplants. The guide applies to the donation and transplantation of organs of human origin for therapeutic purposes. It covers important ethical principles that must always be respected in any donation and transplantation procedure, guidance on the assessment of donors to prevent the transmission of infectious, malignant or other diseases, recent views on donor management, as well as state-of-the-art information to ensure the quality and safety of organs during the multiple relevant procedures that take place from donation to transplantation. The guide makes reference to EU mandatory requirements where appropriate and describes generally-accepted good practice. New information relating to quality and safety standards for tissues and cells for human application are now separately published in the Guide to the quality and safety of tissues and cells for human application