Zuber Kim, Howard Tricia, Davis Jane
Kim Zuber practices at Metropolitan Nephrology in Alexandria, Va., and is AAPA Outstanding PA of the Year. Tricia Howard is director of preclinical education at South University in Savannah, Ga., and chair of the National Kidney Foundation's council of advanced practitioners. Jane Davis is a nurse practitioner at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a member of the National Kidney Foundation's board of directors and the American Society of Nephrology's CME committee. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
JAAPA. 2014 Nov;27(11):26-34. doi: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000455644.58683.e8.
Organ transplantation has enriched and prolonged the lives of many patients who otherwise would have died of organ failure. Many of these advances, which occurred in the later part of the 20th century, are due to improved techniques and pharmacological management. Today, almost every organ can be transplanted. However, donor and recipient criteria can vary widely according to the organ(s) in question. This article reviews the historical changes that have occurred in transplant along with current criteria for donors and recipients, and describes the newest outreach to increase the donor pool.
器官移植丰富并延长了许多原本会因器官衰竭而死亡的患者的生命。其中许多进展发生在20世纪后期，这得益于技术的改进和药物管理。如今，几乎每个器官都可以进行移植。然而，供体和受体的标准会因所涉及的器官而有很大差异。本文回顾了移植领域发生的历史变化以及当前供体和受体的标准，并介绍了为增加供体库而开展的最新拓展工作。
