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I didn’t like the cost section, because it felt simplistic. The actual procedure might be “cheaper”, but it doesn’t take into account the long term costs if something goes wrong with the “cheaper” option. Living liver donation is different from say a kidney, you’re taking a part of someone else’s liver.
“The sicker someone is, the more they benefit from getting an entire liver from a deceased donor, as opposed to part of the liver from a living donor,” said Dr. Saumya Jayakumar, a liver specialist in Edmonton and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta.
“On the off chance their (living) liver doesn’t work, they urgently get listed for a deceased donor,” said Jayakumar. "We need to make sure that everyone who is a candidate for a living donor is also a candidate for a donor graft as well, " she added.
I worry people are going to see those numbers and run with them, even though there’s more to consider than that. Financial calculations in medicine are always difficult, and it feels dirty no matter what
I was reading through the article and I think the policy in question is this
Transplant guidelines in Ontario and much of Canada require patients with ALD to first qualify for a deceased donor liver. If they don’t meet that criteria, they aren’t considered for a living liver transplant, even if one is available.
Also this
“The sicker someone is, the more they benefit from getting an entire liver from a deceased donor, as opposed to part of the liver from a living donor,” said Dr. Saumya Jayakumar, a liver specialist in Edmonton and an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta.
“On the off chance their (living) liver doesn’t work, they urgently get listed for a deceased donor,” said Jayakumar. "We need to make sure that everyone who is a candidate for a living donor is also a candidate for a donor graft as well, " she added.
As for why that is, I’m not familiar. I’ve asked someone else and I’ll edit in more if I learn more
Sorry for the delay, it’s been updated!
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This is beautiful :)
Thank you! I’ve renamed the last section and added the new communities there
Makes me think of this
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/saskatchewan-doctors-strike
Yea I’ll edit the title, I shared it for the list rather than the event
Thanks! Both have been added to the post & sidebar
thank you, it should be added now :)
Thanks! Added it to both
Love the banner and icon :)
The comment below by @nomadjoanne is incorrect, since a COVID-19 infection has a higher risk for myocarditis than what the vaccine can cause. However, I’m choosing to keep it up because there are a lot of comments afterwards outlining WHY it is incorrect, and that’s helpful for dealing with the disinformation.
I’m open to reviewing this again if people think it should be removed anyway
Thank you! added
thank you! Added
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