Transplanting Human Tissue Ethics, Policy and Practice

Name: Transplanting Human Tissue Ethics, Policy and Practice
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ISBN: 9780195162844

ISBN-10: 0195162846

ISBN-13: 9780195162844

Edition: 2003

Authors: Stuart J. Youngner, Martha W. Anderson, Renie Schapiro, Renie Schapiro

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The use of human tissue for transplantation is becoming a billion-dollar business. This book is the first comprehensive exploration of the American tissue transplantation industry. It traces the chain of distribution of musculoskeletal tissue (e.g. bones and ligaments) and skin from the generous donation of grieving families to its transplantation into hundreds of thousands of persons each year. Commodification, commercialization, and the occasional use of tissue for "cosmetic" surgery have raised ethical questions about the acceptability of "markets" in human body parts that have been altruistically donated by families. Inevitably, questions about the informed consent and the need for…

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List price: $87.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/18/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 9.45" wide x 6.46" long x 0.74" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English







From Donor to Recipient: The Pathway and Business of Donated Tissues




Tissue Banking - Past, Present & Future




Clinical Aspects of Allograft Tissue




Skin Transplantation: Clinical Applications and Current Issues




The View from the Food and Drug Administration







Andy's Gift: A Donor Family's Perspective




The Gift of Tissue: A Donor Mom's Perspective







Legal Characterizations of Human Tissue




Ethics of Allocation: Lessons from Organ Procurement History







The Gift and the Market: Cultural Symbolic Perspectives




Developing Hospital Policy: The University of Wisconsin Experience




Informed Consent




Concluding Thoughts and Recommendations



Glossary


Appendices



Model Elements of Informed Consent for Organ and Tissue Donation American Association of Tissue Banks, Association of Organ Procurement Organizations, Eye Bank Association of America



Donor's Bill of Rights National Donor Family Council



Informed Consent Policy for Tissue Donation National Donor Family Council



Anatomical Gift Form University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics