Human-to-Human Solid Organs’ Transplantation: A Fascinating Tale of Creativity and Determination

Independent Scholar, Lahore, Pakistan

*Corresponding author: Prof. Iqbal Akhtar Khan, MBBS, DTM, FACTM, PhD, Independent Scholar, Lahore 54792, Pakistan, E-mail: [email protected].

Received Date: November 13, 2023

Published Date: December 04, 2023

Citation: Khan IA. (2023). Human-to-Human Solid Organs’ Transplantation: A Fascinating Tale of Creativity and Determination. Mathews J Emergency Med. 8(5):67.

Copyrights: Khan IA. © (2023).

ABSTRACT

The term “human- to- human organ transplant” typically refers to transplants of the solid organs through a surgical procedure in which a failing or damaged organ in the human body is replaced with a healthy one, from another human. The solid organs that have been successfully transplanted, so far, include kidneys, lungs, pancreas, liver and heart, in chronological order. Whereas all of them are equally important, from a physiological point of view, the transplantation of heart has been given projection second to none, both from the cardiovascular community and the general public. This raises interesting questions: why so? What incredible wonder is the human heart? In which way heart transplant is more important than those of other solid organs? The believable explanation is that the heart, in addition to its own function as a vital organ, has psychological, moral and spiritual functions. In fact, it is “a holistic-comprehensive structure in which all human faculties are unified and integrated”. In addition to well documented psychological, psychosocial and medical consequences of heart transplantation, there is a good bank of knowledge regarding changes in the personal characteristics of the post-transplant persons.

Keywords: Solid Organs’ Transplant, Heart Transplant, Post-Transplant Changes.