Are+Artificial+Organs+an+Solution?

http://academicstudyofdeath.wikispaces.com/Are+Artificial+Organs+an+Solution%3F = = Are Artificial Organs A New Solution? **Back to Home** **Back to Health and Medicine** Trigger Warning: This article/ section may contain offensive information media type="youtube" key="j9XzN0-TQZc" height="350" width="622" __**//What is Organ Failure?//**__ Organ failure is the condition in which an individuals organs fail to function properly, resulting in difficulties for the individual. As a worldwide problem, many scientists and doctors have sought out solutions in attempt to decrease the number of individuals suffering from this condition. Major organs such as the heart, lungs, kidney, and liver are some of the organs known for experiencing this condition. As a current solution, these patients are receiving organ transplantation surgeries to resolve this issue. With over 100,000 people waiting to receive their transplant (Lars 2015), this solution shows to be one that is not quite efficient. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, every ten minutes, someone is added to the national transplant waiting list. As of December 1, 2017, 116,085 people need a life saving organ transplant. Thus, creating a need for a new solution

With artificial organs currently being experimented on as a work in progress, there are still flaws to this method. However. unlike organ transplants, artificial organs do not require an organ donor and depending on what type of artificial organ is preferred, also decreases the risks of a patient's body rejecting the organ. Scientists have tested three sorts of organs: Mechanical, Bio hybrid, and Stem Cell. Like any other solution while these organs do offer benefits, they also consists of risks and side effects that are vital for the patient to consider. The process of receiving an artificial organ is by having the doctor decide which artificial organ they believe would work best with the patient. From there the doctor's performs the operation of transplanting this new organ, afterwards they monitor the patient and efficiency of the new organ.
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__**//Conflict with the Law//**__ On October 19th, 1984, the National Organ Transplant Act was approved. This act makes it illegal to sell and purchase organs. This conflicts with artificial organs, due to the fact that these organs aren't grown within a human's body and donated, they are instead created. Thus, leading to becoming a market in which a patient is able to choose from which organ they wish to acquire. With this act still in effect, artificial organs are not able to be purchased or sold. This issue interferes with the process of making this a solution for organ failure. As of now, there are no acts that have been created to oppose this law.

With detailed tests and procedures, scientists have now gained a better understanding of what needs be accomplished in artificial organs to make them work more efficiently. Many everyday bodily functions, are altered from day to day stresses or just merely decline in quality and functionality as we grow older. In the last two decades, scientists have performed experiments to attempt to restore people’s damaged organs. Several patients already have benefitted from lab-grown bladders and tracheas (Lars 2015), with this successfully done; it encourages scientists to take a step forward and begin attempting to grow far more complex organs.
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References 1.“ Data .” //UNOS//, United Network For Organ Sharing, 2017, unos.org/data/. 2. Noah, Lars. "Growing Organs in the Lab: Tissue Engineers Confront Institutional "Immune" Responses." Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science & Technology, 55.3, Spring 2015: 297-338. EBSCOhost. Web. 9 Oct 2017