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Donor gender does not affect liver transplantation outcome in children [PDF]
, 1990 The liver is recognized as a sex hormone-responsive organ. Gender-specific differences in liver function are known to exist. Recently, a higher failure rate for organs transplanted in adults from female donors to male recipients has been reported.
Gavaler, JS +3 more
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Making a Killer: Selecting the Optimal Natural Killer Cells for Improved Immunotherapies
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Over the past 20 years natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapies have emerged as a safe and effective treatment option for patients with relapsed or refractory leukemia.
Samantha A. Barnes +5 more
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Representations of women milk donors on donations for the human milk bank
Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva, 2016 Human milk banks (HMBs) have difficulty maintaining and increasing their stocks, and the number of women enrolling as members remains low. The present qualitative study, based on social representation theory, aimed to understand women’s representations ...
Wanessa Debôrtoli de Miranda +3 more
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Profile of effective organ and tissue donors from a north-northeast referral hospital [PDF]
Revista Enfermagem Digital Cuidado e Promoção da Saúde, 2019 Objective: To characterize the profile of effective organ and tissue donors in a referral hospital in the northnortheast.Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, based on secondary data from organ and tissue ...
Aline Mércia Nunes Teixeira +6 more
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Lung Donor Selection and Management [PDF]
Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 2009 Lung transplantation is still limited by the shortage of suitable donor organs. This results in long waiting times for listed patients with a substantial risk (10-15%) of dying before transplantation. All efforts to increase donor awareness through legislation, public campaigns, and training of transplant coordinators and medical ICU staff should be ...
Paul De Leyn +9 more
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Three-dimensional virtual bone bank system workflow for structural bone allograft selection: a technical report [PDF]
, 2013 Structural bone allograft has been used in bone defect reconstruction during the last fifty years with acceptable results. However, allograft selection methods were based on 2-dimensional templates using X-rays.Thanks to preoperative planning platforms ...
Aponte Tinao, Luis +5 more
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Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2016 Context: Blood donor selection criteria based on science and regulatory rules influence donor as well recipient safety and demographics. Aim: To evaluate and analyze the blood donor deferral pattern and its causes among blood donors in a tertiary care ...
Manisha Shrivastava +4 more
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Critical Care before Lung Transplantation [PDF]
Acute and Critical Care, 2018 Lung transplantation is widely accepted as the only viable treatment option for patients with end-stage lung disease. However, the imbalance between the number of suitable donor lungs available and the number of possible candidates often results in ...
Jin Gu Lee +6 more
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Donor Selection for Adults and Pediatrics [PDF]
, 2018 It is known that multiple factors impact on transplantation outcome; the heaviest ones are disease-related (disease refractoriness, phase, clonal abnormalities, etc. in malignancies and disease type and associated rejection risk in non-malignant diseases) and patient-related (age, comorbidities, infectious diseases/colonization, etc.).
Ayuk, F, Balduzzi, A
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Zhongguo shuxue zazhiStandards for blood donors selection are established to ensure the safety of both donors and recipients, as well as the quality of blood products and an adequate blood supply.
Expert Panel on Blood Pressure Screening Strategies for Blood Donor Selection
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