HUMAN ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION

INTRODUCTION:-

Organ donation is medical surgery to remove the organ from the body and Organ transplantation is a surgical treatment in which removal of organ from donor and placed in the body of a recipient, or to replace with the functioning one. Organs that can be transplanted basically are lungs, kidney, heart, liver, and thymus.

Most commonly transplanted organ is kidneys. Sir Peter Medawar was the father of transplantation. If Organs transplant within the same person's body is said to be auto grafts. If organ Transplants between two subjects of the same species are called allograft.

In which age you can become a donor

Basically any one can become a donor depends on his/her will, but if He/she is younger than age 18 required a consent of a parent. You may also donate organ after death but if the donor suffering from any chronic disease like HIV, Cancer, tumor, diabetes, kidney disease or any kind of heart disease excluded from this organ donation procedure because it become risky for the patient life.

Purpose of donating organs

The most important purpose is to save the life of an individual and it is the biggest gift for him/her to live their life again. Donating organs to which those really need can increase the quality of their life and able to spend time with family and friends. The requirement of the organs is very high but there is very less people who take interest in this kind of work.

In United States, every day 20-21people dies only because of waiting for the organs. One organ and tissue donor can help transform the lives of more than 10 people. This depends upon donors and their families willing to donate their organ and tissue after death. Australia has one of the best transplant success rates in the world and research shows that the majority of Australians support organ and tissue donation.

Benefits

Eye transplant help someone to see the world again.
Heart valves transplant help to recover babies born with heart defects.
Kidney transplant increase the life span of the recipient up to 10 years.
Transpalantation of any organ can improve the quality of living life and recipient health.

He/she spends more quality time with family and friends.
Bone marrow transplants save the children suffering from blood disorders.

Risk

Rejection of organ
Collapsing of organ
Organ failure
Illness and infections due to drugs and anti-rejection
Anaesthesia may cause some risk like death
Unexpected infection after surgery.
Dialysis may cause various side effects like muscle cramping etc.

Conclusion

Donating the organ to someone is a very good job. By this we can save someone’s life by living and dying we can do these noble things in any way. Transplantation is a successive medical therapeutic option for treatment of end stage disease.