TY - JOUR
T1 - New approaches to replacing failing organs
AU - Cascalho, M.
AU - Ogle, B. M.
AU - Platt, J. L.
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - The foremost cause of death and disability is organ failure. Failure of the heart, lungs, kidney, and liver is typically addressed by organ transplantation; however, the number of human organs available for this purpose is quite limited. For this reason, some new technologies are being advanced for the treatment of organ failure. This communication summarizes potential limitations of these technologies.
AB - The foremost cause of death and disability is organ failure. Failure of the heart, lungs, kidney, and liver is typically addressed by organ transplantation; however, the number of human organs available for this purpose is quite limited. For this reason, some new technologies are being advanced for the treatment of organ failure. This communication summarizes potential limitations of these technologies.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.07.035
DO - 10.1016/j.transproceed.2004.07.035
M3 - Article
C2 - 15350435
AN - SCOPUS:4444373659
SN - 0041-1345
VL - 36
SP - 1629
JO - Transplantation proceedings
JF - Transplantation proceedings
IS - 6
ER -