Superspecialty service guidelines for adult heart transplantation services / a report by the Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee
- Bib ID:
- 1187541
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee
- Description:
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- Canberra : Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council, 1996
- xvi, 46 p. ; 30 cm.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Current technology, future developments and ethical issues
- 1.1. Heart transplantation in Australia
- 1.2. Current technology
- 1.2.1. Transplantation procedures
- 1.2.2. Immunosuppression
- 1.2.3. Diagnosing rejection
- 1.2.4. Organ donation
- 1.3. Technology assessment
- 1.3.1. Xenotransplantation
- 1.3.2. Mechanical circulatory support
- 1.3.3. Cariomyoplasty
- 1.4. Recommendations: current technology, future developments and ethical issues
- 2. Caseload considerations
- 2.1. Current Australian caseloads
- 2.2. Projected national caseloads
- 2.3. Outcomes and quality of life
- 2.4. Costs
- 2.4.1. Long-term care
- 2.4.2. Immunotherapy
- 2.4.3. Additional costs
- 2.4.4. Cost-effectiveness
- 2.5. Caselaod and distribution of units
- 2.6. Recommendations
- 3. Patient selection criteria
- 3.1. Indicators for heart transplantation
- 3.2. Contraindications for heart transplantation
- 3.3. Other factors
- 3.4. Recommendations
- 4. Organisation of services
- 4.1. Organ donation
- 4.2. Logistics of the transplant operation
- 4.3. Access
- 4.4. Funding
- 4.5. Data collection
- 4.6. Recommendations
- 5. Resource requirements
- 5.1. Staff requirements
- 5.1.1. Surgical staff
- 5.1.2. Support staff
- 5.2. Bed requirements
- 5.3. Operating room and equipment
- 5.4. Testing equipment
- 5.5. Recommendations
- Appendix 1. Organ donation for heart transplantation in Australia
- Appendix 2. Activity levels at Australian heart transplant units.iscellaneous
- Notes:
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- "This report was prepared under the auspices of Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council"--T.p. verso.
- Bibliography: p. 43-46.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council
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- Australian Health Ministers' Conference 1996.
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