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directed donation Transfusion medicine The donation of blood products for use by a designated recipient; pre-AIDS DDs were carried for 1. Donor-specific transfusions prior to renal transplantation 2. Platelet pheresis transfusions 3.
Transfusions of rare blood types. See Dedicated donation. Cf Autologous donation, Intraoperative autologous donation. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Recent AMA policy notes the controversy surrounding solicitation for directed donation, but also recognizes that there may not be an ethical problem if a system of solicitation increases the total number of organs available while not reasonably disadvantaging those on the waiting list. research involving the creation of human embryos, (26) somatic cell nuclear transfer (27) or directed donation of stem cell lines (28)). However, there can be no denial that the summary rejection of the request for a directed donation had a "chilling effect. |
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