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MULTISPIRAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN DONORS EVALUATION FOR LIVING RELATED LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

Вестник трансплантологии и искусственных органов, 2009
The purpose was to determine the possibilities of Multispiral computed tomography (MSCT) in evaluation of potential living liver related donors. A total of 104 potential donors were examined with «Siemens» Somatom «Sensation-64» MSCT-scanner.
N. N. Abramova, R. S. Muslimov, K. A. Uvarov   +2 more
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Living or deceased-donor kidney transplant: the role of psycho-socioeconomic factors and outcomes associated with each type of transplant

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background Kidney transplant improves patients’ survival and quality of life. Worldwide, concern about the equality of access to the renal transplant wait-list is increasing. In Iran, patients have the choice to be placed on either the living or deceased-
Abbas Basiri, Maryam Taheri, Alireza Khoshdel, Shabnam Golshan, Hamed Mohseni-rad, Nasrin Borumandnia, Nasser Simforoosh, Mohsen Nafar, Majid Aliasgari, Mohammad Hossein Nourbala, Gholamreza Pourmand, Soudabeh Farhangi, Nastaran Khalili   +12 more
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ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF LIVING KIDNEY DONOR EVALUATION [PDF]

, 2012
poster abstractIntroduction: Attitudes and perceptions of living kidney donors are im-portant aspects to the organ donation process. Few patient-centered studies exist which focus on broad health outcomes and expectations of living kid-ney donors.
Mirchandani, Amit R., Stone, Cynthia, Thompson, Macey L., Wright, Eric   +3 more
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First impressions and perceived roles: Palestinian perceptions on foreign aid [PDF]

, 2013
This paper summarizes some results of a wider research on foreign aid that was conducted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 2010. It seeks to describe the impressions and feelings of Palestinian aid beneficiaries as well as the roles and functions they ...
Abdel-Karim N., Ben-Ami S., Beáta Paragi, Brynen R., Halliday F., Khadr A., Laqueur W., More A., Nakhleh K., Paragi B., Said N., Shamir J., Shearer D., Zagha A., Zagha A., Zhang H., Zhang H.   +16 more
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CPX‐351 in High‐Risk Relapsed Pediatric Acute Leukemia: Real‐World Phase 1 Data Establishing the FDA‐Approved Dose

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Outcomes for pediatric relapsed/refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain dismal. CPX‐351, a liposomal formulation of cytarabine and daunorubicin, may have less off‐target toxicities than traditional chemotherapies and has shown improved outcomes for adults with newly diagnosed therapy‐related AML.
Jonathan D. Bender, Lauren Pommert, Lori R. Backus, Andrea Bidwell, Courtney Blank, Erin H. Breese, Karen C. Burns, Adam Lane, Lynn H. Lee, Benjamin Mizukawa, Robin E. Norris, Maureen M. O'Brien, Daniel Peck, Christine Phillips, Thomas D. Ryan, Jennifer Young, Michael Absalon, John P. Perentesis   +17 more
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Utility of magnetic resonance proton density fat fraction technique in quantification of liver fat in living donors for liver transplantation

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2019
Background Hepatic steatosis in living donors for liver transplantation causes morbidity of both donor and recipient. This study aims at evaluating magnetic resonance proton density fat fraction technique (MR PDFF) in quantitative evaluation of living ...
Fatma Mohamed Sherif, Sabry Alameldeen Elmogy, Rihame Mohamed Abd EL-wahab, Mohamed Abdel Wahab   +3 more
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Influence of Self-Determination and Social Support on Post-Traumatic Growth among Living Kidney Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study

Medicina, 2022
Background and Objectives: Although many studies have reported that kidney donation is not physically harmful to living kidney donors, there are few studies on the psychological changes that they experience, especially post-traumatic growth.
Younghui Hwang, Kyoungok Min, Jihyun Oh
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Serious Osteonecrosis in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A CYP‐C Population‐Based Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteonecrosis (ON) is a debilitating complication of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) therapy. While numerous studies have explored its incidence and associated risk factors, investigations using large‐scale cohorts remain important to characterize ON across heterogeneous populations.
Noémie de Villiers, Chantal Éthier, Caroline Laverdière, Nathalie Alos, Thai Hoa Tran, Marie‐Claude Pelland‐Marcotte   +5 more
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Improving the Evaluation and Management of Transfusion‐Related Iron Overload in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Following Cancer Treatment or Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Transfusion‐related iron overload (TRIO) is a late effect of therapy impacting survivors of childhood cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) who receive frequent packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusions. Surprisingly, there are no accepted guidelines to assist providers in identifying and treating at‐risk ...
Luke Gingell, Allison Close, Guoli Zhou, Troy C. Quigg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blood Pressure and Living Kidney Donors: A Clinical Perspective

Transplantation Direct, 2019
Elevated blood pressure (BP), or “hypertension,” has been one of the main exclusion criteria for living kidney donation, as it is a risk factor for renal and cardiovascular disease. The effect of elevated BP in living kidney donors is not well studied or
Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD, Stanley Yuan, MD, Farid Arman, MD, Lewis Simon, MD, Kelly Shaffer, MD, Mohammad Kamgar, MD, Niloofar Nobakht, MD, Jonathan S. Bromberg, MD, PhD, Matthew R. Weir, MD   +8 more
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