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Tissue Donation

Aka: Tissue Donation

Maximum Times allowed after death for organ retrieval
1. Cornea: 24 hours
2. Skin: 12 hours
3. Bone: 12 hours
4. Heart Valves: 4 hours

Family Practice Notebook

Patients should address specific medical concerns with their physicians.

Although access to this page is not restricted, the information found here is intended for use by medical providers.

This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 10/21/2007 and last published on 2/5/2012.

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