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Gender Imbalance in Living Organ Donation [PDF]
, 2002 Living organ donation has developed into an important therapeutic option in transplantation medicine. However, there are some medico-ethical problems that come along with the increasing reliance on this organ source. One of these concerns is based on the
Biller-Andorno, Nikola
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction The use of herbal medical preparation (HMP) is rising among pediatric oncology patients, often to manage treatment‐related symptoms. Their effectiveness remains uncertain, and the risk of herb–drug interactions is underestimated.
Orianne Mahot +6 more
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Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2016 Background/Aims: We have reported that the eGFR overestimates renal function when glycemic control is poor. It has been reported that eGFR calculated by serum creatinine underestimates GFR in living kidney donors.
Akihiro Tsuda +10 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei +17 more
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Long-term Mortality Risks Among Living Kidney Donors in Korea [PDF]
, 2020 Rationale & Objective: Living kidney donors may have a higher risk for death and kidney failure. This study aimed to investigate the long-term mortality experience of living kidney donors compared with members of the general public in Korea who ...
Jeong, Chang Wook +17 more
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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 +2 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge +6 more
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A review of living donor liver transplantation: why is regeneration more rapid in the recipient compared to the donor? [PDF]
, 2009 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-62).Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is now well established and performed on a routine basis in many major centres around the world.
Sheriff B Ibirogba, Ibirogba, Sheriff B
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Comparison of IL2, IL6, and TNFα Levels in Brain-Dead and Living Kidney Donors and their Relationship with Early Renal Graft Function in Kidney Recipients in Namazi Hospital, Shiraz in 2008-9 [PDF]
فصلنامه دانشگاه علوم پزشکی جهرم, 2011 Introduction:Brain death results in increased activity of cytokines which may interfere with the transplanted renal function. The aim of the present study is to assess the cytokine levels in brain-dead and living kidney donors as well as their ...
Reza Sahraei +4 more
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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 +3 more
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