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Medico-legal Aspects

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The Transplantation and Replacement of Thoracic Organs

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The law of human organ donation varies from country to country, although in broad terms the legal requirements, both by statute and at common law, denote substantial similarities. This chapter provides an overview principally of the statutory requirements relating to heart transplantation in the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK), and the Republic of South Africa (RSA) in comparison with the relevant laws in other countries. Comments will also be made pertaining to medical malpractice. Professional ethical codes and issues relating to civil litigation in general will not be discussed.

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  1. L. S. Smith
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  2. S. S. Sanbar
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  1. Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma Transplantation Institute, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    David K. C. Cooper MA, MD, PhD, FRCS (Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of Research and Education, Formerly, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery) & Dimitri Novitzky MD, FCS (SA) (Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Formerly, Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery) (Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of Research and Education, Formerly, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery) &  (Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Formerly, Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery)

  2. University of Cape Town Medical School and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    David K. C. Cooper MA, MD, PhD, FRCS (Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of Research and Education, Formerly, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery) (Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of Research and Education, Formerly, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery)

  3. Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

    Dimitri Novitzky MD, FCS (SA) (Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Formerly, Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery) (Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Formerly, Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery)

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Smith, L.S., Sanbar, S.S. (1990). Medico-legal Aspects. In: Cooper, D.K.C., Novitzky, D. (eds) The Transplantation and Replacement of Thoracic Organs. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0711-9_4

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