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Evaluating Risk in Kidney Living Donors [PDF]
Transplant InternationalKidney donation is a safe procedure for carefully screened donors. The growing shortage of organs and improved survival rates among recipients of living donor transplants have broadened the criteria for acceptable living donors, including older ...
Fernanda Ortiz +10 more
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Metabolic risks in living kidney donors in South Korea [PDF]
Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2021 Background Considering the growing prevalence of Western lifestyles and related chronic diseases occurring in South Korea, this study aimed to explore the progression of metabolic risk factors in living kidney donors.
Eunjeong Kang +18 more
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The first years of liver transplantation: experiences at a single center
Korean Journal of Transplantation, 2022 Background : The aim of this study was to analyze the first stages of progress in liver transplantation (LT) at a single center in Vietnam. Methods : This study analyzed data from patients and donors who participated in the LT program between August 2018
Phu Hong Pham +7 more
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PEC Innovation, 2022 Objectives: To identify common experiences and emotional changes shared by living donors and kidney recipients about their living donation experiences on a digital storytelling platform. Methods: 82 donors and 36 recipients submitted prompt-guided videos
Erica W. Ho +6 more
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Predictors of decision ambivalence and the differences between actual living liver donors and potential living liver donors. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 BACKGROUND:The decision to become a living liver donor is a stressful event. Ambivalence in decision making may result in psychological distress. Thus, the purpose of this study was to provide a description of the ambivalence of potential living liver ...
Li-Chueh Weng +3 more
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Korean Journal of Transplantation, 2021 Background : As a solution to organ shortages, studies on kidney transplantation (KT) from older donors are being conducted. However, many controversies remain about its safety and efficacy.
Ji Yeon Song +7 more
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Living donor nephrectomy [PDF]
Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 2018 The Guidelines Project, an initiative of the Brazilian Medical Association, aims to combine information from the medical field in order to standardize producers to assist the reasoning and decision-making of doctors.The information provided through this project must be assessed and criticized by the physician responsible for the conduct that will be ...
Antonio Silvinato +2 more
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Laparoscopic living donor hepatectomy [PDF]
Korean Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, 2012 Shortage of deceased donor organs led to establishment of living donor liver transplantation. Recent reports have strongly suggested that laparoscopic approach should be the gold standard for lesions in the left lateral section. Laparoscopic living donor left lateral sectionectomy was first described in 2002.
Kim, Ki-Hun +7 more
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Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões, 2021 The intense use of resources to combat COVID-19 causes concern in the entire transplant community because, in addition to physical limitations such as ICU beds, lack of homogeneous treatment protocols and uncertainties about the effects of ...
MARCELO AUGUSTO FONTENELLE RIBEIRO JUNIOR +5 more
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Living donor liver transplantation [PDF]
HPB, 2006 The introduction of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been one of the most remarkable steps in the field of liver transplantation (LT). First introduced for children in 1989, its adoption for adults has followed only 10 years later. As the demand for LT continues to increase, LDLT provides life-saving therapy for many patients who would ...
Nadalin, S. +5 more
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