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The gift of life Update on heart transplantation
Author(s) -
Miller Joan
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(07)62044-4
Subject(s) - heart transplantation , transplantation , medicine , intensive care medicine
With the dramatic achievements of transplantation come difficult decisions for patients and families. After this update on heart transplantation, a mother describes her family's decision to have their son be a donor. Then a heart transplant recipient tells about her second chance to live.