Book Description

Organ transplantation is in many cases the only available treatment for end-organ failure. The transplantation of tissues and cells offers major therapeutic benefits and improvement of the quality of life, but raises a number of questions of principle. This is the 4th Edition of the Guide. This new edition provides sound information and guidance to all professionals involved in donation, transplantation and other clinical applications of organs, in order to optimise the quality and minimise the risks of these complex procedures. It has been elaborated to help professionals on a practical level, by providing easy-to-use information at the bed-side for transplant co-ordinators in Europe. In addition, it provides appropriate guidelines for quality and safety management of the multiple relevant procedures with respect to ethical principles. This Guide is compiled by leading European experts under the aegis of the European Committee (Partial Agreement) on Organ Transplantation (CD-P-TO). The Steering Committee was created in 2007 by the Council of Europe to pursue its activities in the field of organ transplantation following the transfer of these activities to the EDQM.