When food is not an option: the basics of small bowel transplant (intestinal transplant) | Columbia Surgery Blog

By Shilpa Ravella

It’s never too early, but it can be too late to refer a patient for a small bowel transplant evaluation. There is a high risk of death among patients waiting for intestinal transplants, so early referral of patients with risk factors is important.

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Should organ donation be An opt-out? | The Hill

March 3, 2016
By Shilpa Ravella

Most Americans want to donate. Our attention should be focused on making it easier for them to do so with simple changes that can help overcome individual inertia and save lives. An opt-in versus opt-out policy might matter less than improving transplant infrastructure and building public trust. After his transplant, Jobs said, “I wouldn’t be here without such generosity.” David feels the same way. “I was unlucky for awhile…and then I got lucky again,” he said. Not every American awaiting donation is as fortunate, but a change in policy might help make it so.

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