1.5 KiB
1.5 KiB
Key Phrases:
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Transplant operations [are carried out at specialist transplant units. They] are never split across more than one unit. An operation takes place at 1 Unit.
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Each unit is based at one hospital only A unit can only be in 1 hospital
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Specialises in one type of transplantation A unit has 1 specialisation
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A unit can transplant the other types of organ which lie outside of its area of expertise. A unit does not specifically have to transplant it's specialisation
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Some hospitals host more than one transplant unit. However some do not have a transplant unit. A hospital can have 0, 1 or many transplant units.
- Transplant Operation:
- Involves a Donor [1:1] and a Patient [1:1].
- Encompasses one or more Organs [1:M].
- Involves a Donor [1:1] and a Patient [1:1].
- Donor:
- May be associated with one or more Transplant Operations [1:M].
- Patient:
- May be associated with one or more Transplant Operations [1:M].
- Organ:
- Is involved in one or more Transplant Operations [M:1].
- Specialist Transplant Unit:
- Is tied to one Hospital [1:1].
- Specialises in one type of Organ transplantation [o:1].
- Can handle other types of Organ transplants outside its specialization [o:M].
- Hospital:
- Can host one or more Specialist Transplant Units [1:M].
- Not all hospitals have a Transplant Unit [o:1].
Hospital -|---o-< TransplantUnit
- One hospital can have 0, 1 or many Units.
- A unit must have a hospital, and only 1.