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Transcriptomic profiling during normothermic machine perfusion of human kidneys reveals a pro-inflammatory cellular landscape and gene expression signature associated with severe ischemia-reperfusion injury and delayed graft function

Frontiers in Immunology
BackgroundAssessment and treatment of severe ischemia-reperfusion-injury (IRI) remains an unmet challenge in kidney transplantation. Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) recapitulates IRI ex situ, but there is limited understanding of the transcriptional
Harry V. M. Spiers, Harry V. M. Spiers, Harry V. M. Spiers, Sarah A. Hosgood, Sarah A. Hosgood, Sarah A. Hosgood, Miguel Larraz, Miguel Larraz, Lukas J. K. Stadler, Lukas J. K. Stadler, Ying Zhai, Ying Zhai, Haeun Moon, Haeun Moon, Serena MacMillan, Serena MacMillan, Anna Paterson, Anna Paterson, Michael L. Nicholson, Michael L. Nicholson, Michael L. Nicholson, Irina Mohorianu, Irina Mohorianu, Irina Mohorianu, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis   +26 more
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Study of Knowledge, Perceptions and Practices Related to Blood Donation Among the Healthcare Support Staff of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Gujarat, India [PDF]

, 2013
Background: There is a serious mismatch between demand and availability of blood in our country. One of the important factors motivating people for donating blood is their interaction with staff of health facilities including support staff. The knowledge
Antani, Dhara, Gupta, Monica, Kumar, Dinesh, Mullah, Faruq   +3 more
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Blood donors' motivation and attitude to non-remunerated blood donation in Lithuania [PDF]

, 2006
Background: In the Soviet period, the blood donation system operated in Lithuania exclusively on a remunerative basis. After joining the EU, Lithuania committed itself to meeting the EU requirements to provide all consumers within its boundaries with ...
Ilona Buciuniene, Laimutë Stonienë, Aurelija Blazeviciene, Ruta Kazlauskaite, Vida Skudiene   +4 more
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Complete tracheal transection at the thoracic inlet: successful reconstruction with intraoperative Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV-ECMO) support – case report

International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background Tracheobronchial injuries from blunt chest trauma carry high mortality, with complete thoracic inlet tracheal transection being previously undocumented.
Huade Luo, Lingling Jiang, Dongying Wang
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Donor Blood Tests do Not Predict Pancreas Graft Survival After Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplantation; a National Cohort Study

Transplant International
Simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation improves quality of life and limits progression of diabetic complications. There is reluctance to accept pancreata from donors with abnormal blood tests, due to concern of inferior outcomes.
Ning Xuan Ho, Samuel J. Tingle, Samuel J. Tingle, Abdullah K. Malik, Abdullah K. Malik, Emily R. Thompson, Emily R. Thompson, Georgios Kourounis, Georgios Kourounis, Aimen Amer, Aimen Amer, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, Colin Wilson, Colin Wilson, Steve White, Steve White   +16 more
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Blood donation and health status based on SF-36: The mediating effect of cognition in blood donation.

PLoS ONE, 2019
OBJECTIVE:The relationship among blood donation, cognition in blood donation and health condition of blood donors remains unclear. Based on our hypothesis, this study aimed to explore the mediating effect of cognition in blood donation on the ...
Lerong Wang, Huimei Shi, Yanbo Zhu, Yanni Li, Xiaohan Yu, Muran Shi, Hui Yan, Tong Li, Jia Lu, Yanfeng Suo, Kun Zheng, Ooh Chye Tan   +11 more
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B in Canadian First-Time Blood Donors: Association with Social Determinants of Health

Viruses
Hepatitis B is transmitted sexually, by blood contact, and vertically from mother to child. Chronic hepatitis B is often seen in immigrants from higher-prevalence countries and their Canadian-born children.
Sheila F. O’Brien, Behrouz Ehsani-Moghaddam, Mindy Goldman, Steven J. Drews   +3 more
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Empirically derived dietary patterns and constipation among a middle-aged population from China, 2016–2018

Nutrition Journal, 2019
Background The association of dietary patterns with constipation is not well established, particularly in Chinese population. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between dietary patterns and the risk of constipation in a ...
Li Li, Ai-Ping Huang, Li-Qin Wang, Xiao-Long Yu   +3 more
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Effect Of Blood Donation On Blood Donor Cardiorespiratory Fitness Level [PDF]

, 2017
Tajuk: Effect of Blood Donation on Blood Donor cardiorespiratory fitness level Latar Belakang. Pendermaan darah adalah penting untuk memenuhi keperluan darah dan produk-produk darah untuk pesakit.
Mail, Jamaludin
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Blood donation and altruism: the mechanism of altruism (MOA) approach [PDF]

, 2016
Is blood donation a pure altruistic act? The answer to this question has profound implications for the type of interventions we can adopt and the way in which research is conducted into blood donor behaviour.
Andreoni, Aseno-Mensah, Basil, Basil, Batson, Bednall, Bednall, Bolt, Bshary, Chell, Chliaoutakis, Choi, Cialdini, Clary, Clary, Clavien, Conner, Cotte, Dunn, Ein-Gar, Evans, Fehr, Fehr, Ferguson, Ferguson, Ferguson, Ferguson, Ferguson, Ferguson, Ferguson, France, Godin, Guiddi, Harbaugh, Jenni, Keltner, Kogut, Kogut, Lacetera, Lacetera, Landry, Lemmens, Lyle, Mellstrom, Milinski, Nagal, Nuffield Council on Bioethics, Omoto, Piliavin, Reich, Renner, Sachdeva, Sass, Small, Small, Sober, Steele, Steinberg, Trafimow, Vastfjall, West, Wood, Zahavi, Zak   +63 more
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