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  4. Types of transplant tourism. Model Ⅰ: Recipient (R) travels to country

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  5. (PDF) Greater Awareness and Improved Governance of Transplant Tourism

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COMMENTS

  1. Transplant tourism: understanding the risks

    Transplant tourism puts the organ recipient at risk for surgical complications, poor graft outcome, increased mortality, and a variety of infectious complications. Bacterial, viral, fungal, …

  2. Transplant tourism

    Transplant tourism is an increasing reality facing the USA transplant centers. Most professional societies do not condone it yet cannot abrogate a physician's right to care for such patients. …

  3. Travel Medicine and Transplant Tourism in Solid Organ …

    “Transplant tourism” (involving travel of either the organ donor or recipient strictly for purposes of organ transplantation), conveys significant infectious disease risks.

  4. Transplant tourism: a modern iteration of an ancient problem

    This review explores the scope and implications of transplant tourism, and offers potential remedies that must be implemented if abuses are to be curbed.

  5. Key issues in transplant tourism

    This review is to determine the state and outcome of renal transplantation associated with transplant tourism (TT) and the key challenges with such transplantation.

  6. Greater Awareness and Improved Governance of Transplant …

    These modes explain the complexity and legality involved in transplant tourism. Transplant tourism raises numerous concerns for patients, transplant providers, regulatory bodies, and …

  7. Transplant tourism versus proper travel for transplantation

    Transplant tourism as defined by the DOI involves the movement of organs, donors, recipients, or transplant professionals across jurisdictional borders for the purpose of …

  8. Graft and Patient Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Tourism: A …

    Transplant tourism is a risky option for patients who are awaiting kidney transplantation, and a lot of effort should be done to stop this type of transplantation by educating patients about its …