° Patient will be transported to a sterile recovery facility
° NORS maintains a recovery suite at the office in Omaha and transports a majority of patients to this facility for the tissue recovery. In other instances, NORS staff may drive or fly to the hospital and complete the recovery utilizing one of the hospital operating rooms.
° Prep and drape
° Patient is prepped and draped from chin to feet.
° Initial incision
° Incisions are made from the shoulder to the wrist for arm bone recovery, from the hips to the ankles for leg bone, saphenous vein, and fascia lata recovery, and the chest plate is removed for heart valve donation. Additional incisions may be required for specialty grafts which require special consent from the family of the donor.
° Removal of donated tissue by trained staff
° NORS trained recovery staff perform the tissue recovery.
° Reconstruction
° Following the recovery of donated tissues, the body is reconstructed which allows for an open-casket viewing. NORS staff work with the family regarding burial plans to determine which tissue can be recovered.
° Transportation to funeral home
° The body will be transported to the funeral home of the families choosing following the recovery.
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