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Pancreas transplantation with grafts obtained from donation after cardiac death or donation after brain death results in comparable outcomes [PDF]
IntroductionPancreas organ shortages and long recipient waitlist times are critical components that limit recipients from receiving a pancreas transplant.
Michael S. Bleszynski +11 more
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At the heart of organ donation. Case reports of organ donation after cardiac death in two patients with successfully repaired AAST grade V cardiac injuries [PDF]
Background Trauma victims could be an important source of organs. This article presents two cases of successful organ donation and transplant, after Maastricht category III cardiac death in patients with successfully repaired AAST grade V traumatic ...
Paola Fugazzola +9 more
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Pancreas transplantation from donors after cardiac death – The US experience
Introduction: Since the beginning of pancreas transplantation, the rate of donation after cardiac (or circulatory) death (DCD) accounts for only 3% of all transplants in the US.
Angelika C. Gruessner +2 more
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Trends in donation after circulatory determination of death donor utilization: Lessons from Houston
Background: Modern advancements have made organ transplantation an increasingly viable option for patients with organ failure. The resulting increases in patients awaiting transplant has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality due to increasing ...
Andrew B. Barboza +4 more
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Objective To explore the protective effects of dexmedetomidine (DEX) and xenon (Xe) modified university of Wisconsin solution (UW solution) in a pig model of lung donation after cardiac death (DCD).
LI Yirong +4 more
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Background Adverse attitudes and insufficient knowledge about organ donation after Circulatory Determined Death (DCD) among emergency staff can have important consequences for the proper identification of potential DCD donors.
Jafar Kondori +5 more
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Organ donation after cardiac death in Japan
In Japan, since the revision of the Organ Transplant Law in July 2010, donation after brain death (DBD) has increased, while donation after cardiac death (DCD), which has been mainly used by kidney transplantation, has decreased. The number of DCD donors
Takashi Kobayashi +2 more
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The role of anesthesiologists in organ donation
With the continued deficit of available organs for transplantation, optimal care of the brain-dead and cardiac death donor is essential to optimize quality and quantity of precious organs.
Julius Balogh +5 more
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of cardiopulmonary bypass for thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion on the metabolic milieu of donation after cardiac death organ donors before transplantation.
Les James, MD, MPH +10 more
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Donation after cardiac death - From then to now
At the early days of organ transplantation before the diagnosis of brain death came in use only organs of non-heart-beating persons - who were the first donors after cardiac death (DCD) - could be taken for organ transplantation beside the living donors ...
Robert M. Langer
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