Tissue and Organ Transplantation; Help Replace a Damaged or Missing Tissue/Organ

 

Tissue and organ transplantation is a surgical procedure carried out for replacement of diseased or damaged organ of an individual. Chronic diseases often lead to catastrophic damage to vital organs. Where, transplantation is an ideal option for the restoration of healthy life. Organs or tissues are obtained from a deceased donor, living donor, or even from an animal. Whereas in some cases, an artificial organ is used for the tissue and organ transplantation procedure. People who need an organ transplant are usually very ill or dying because an organ is failing. A tissue transplant is sometimes needed to save a life, but it mostly improves the recipient's life.

Tissue and organ transplantation is a surgical procedure in which an organ is removed from the body and replaced in the body of a patient whose organs are missing or damaged, to replace an absent organ. The organ or tissues that are transplanted from another person's body may also come from any number of locations. The organs may be from the donor's own body, a different organ, or even a tissue donor. Organs can be donated to patients who don't suffer from serious health conditions, or who don't wish to live without a certain organ. Organ transplants can take place either under general or local anesthesia.

Tissue and organ transplantation offers several benefits for the patients who have it. First, the transplanted organ can help restore function to an organ which has suffered damage due to cancer or immune system deficiencies. The transplanted organ can help repair and/or substitute a damaged part of the body. Second, the transplanted organ can improve the patient's quality of life. Furthermore, there are other significant benefits such as avoiding life-threatening transplanted organ failure (especially kidney failures) and the possible side effects caused by immunosuppressive drugs.

Tissue and organ transplantation is the procedure when a living person permits an organ from one of his/her relatives to be taken and transplanted into another person, either deceased or alive with the express consent of the next of kin. The main types of organ transplants are lung, liver, kidney transplants. The most commonly used organs in the United States are lungs, heart, and kidneys, although eye and lung cancer are also candidates for transplantation. However, some people prefer to donate a particular organ because they have died or do not wish to use that particular organ anymore.

Moreover, transplantation is an essential treatment for severe diseases such as chronic kidney disease, chronic Hepatitis C and HIV, and Crohn's disease, to mention a few. These patients, if left untreated, would not survive further, and their organs can be donated to patients who don't suffer from these chronic diseases. Since organs obtained through organ transplantation are of a generic nature, the recipients can use them for other purposes if they desire. Tissue and organ transplantation also help reduce morbidity and mortality rates in life-threatening diseases, such as those that affect cardiovascular systems. In life-threatening diseases such as those resulting in cardiac arrest, blood transfusion is often necessary for the survival of the patient.