This video discusses the system of organ transplantation following the death of a patient with a focus on liver transplantation. It gives a brief outline of some of the major events associated with organ donation and outlines what the family of donors and donor recipients may experience. This video is for informational purposes only. Its goal is to familiarize and prepare families and patients with the process of donating an organ.

Video by Noor Al-Switi, Owais Mian, Kailey Veitch, Muhammed Aydin and Aneesha Ghosh

Copyright McMaster University 2016

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