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Outcomes in patients with gunshot wounds to the brain. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Introduction:Gunshot wounds to the brain (GSWB) confer high lethality and uncertain recovery. It is unclear which patients benefit from aggressive resuscitation, and furthermore whether patients with GSWB undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR ...
Babcock, Jessica M   +55 more
core   +1 more source

Continuous Normothermic Machine Perfusion for Renovation of Extended Criteria Donor Livers Without Recooling in Liver Transplantation: A Pilot Experience

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2021
Background: Ischemia injury affects the recovery of liver allograft function. We propose a novel technique aimed at avoiding a second ischemic injury: transplanting an extended criteria donor (ECD) liver directly under normothermic machine perfusion (NMP)
Zhitao Chen   +33 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organ donation and transplantation in the Russian Federation in 2019. 12th report from the Registry of the Russian Transplant Society

open access: yesRussian Journal of Transplantology and Artificial Organs, 2020
Objective: to monitor current trends and developments in organ donation and transplantation in the Russian Federation based on the 2019 data. Materials and methods. Heads of organ transplant centers were surveyed.
S. Gautier, S. Khomyakov
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prediction of Graft Survival Post-liver Transplantation by L-GrAFT Risk Score Model, EASE Score, MEAF Scoring, and EAD

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2021
Background: Early allograft dysfunction (EAD) is correlated with poor patient or graft survival in liver transplantation. However, the power of distinct definitions of EAD in prediction of graft survival is unclear.Methods: This retrospective, single ...
Shirui Chen   +32 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cultural attitudes towards death practices, the body after death and life after death in deceased organ donation - a UK Polish migrant perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Previous studies have found the perception of the body and death practices can have an influence on perceptions of deceased organ donation. This is the first study in the UK to investigate the views of the Polish migrants, a fast growing community ...
Randhawa, Gurch, Sharp, Chloe
core   +1 more source

Organ donation in Korea in 2018 and an introduction of the Korea national organ donation system

open access: yesKorean Journal of Transplantation, 2019
A total of 1,503 solid organs were procured from 449 deceased donors in 2018. Although the number of donors was down by 12.8% from the previous year (8.7 per million population), the number of organs procured per donor increased from 3.29 in 2017 to 3.35
Won-Hyun Cho
doaj   +1 more source

Attitudes towards organ donation in Syria: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2020
Background The perception of organ donation and brain death among Syrian population has not been previously explored. The goal of this study is to evaluate the attitude and knowledge of organ donation among Syrians and the willingness of this population ...
Mario Tarzi   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Attitudes, awareness, and knowledge levels of the Turkish adult population toward organ donation: Study of a nationwide survey.

open access: yesWorld Journal of Clinical Cases, 2020
BACKGROUND The most important factors affecting attitudes on organ donation are socioeconomic, educational, cultural, and religious factors in many countries.
S. Akbulut   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitudes and willingness to organ donation among the general public: a cross-sectional survey in China

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2020
Background The purpose of this study is to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and willingness to organ donation among the general public in China. Methods The study population consisted of 4274 participants from Eastern, Central and Western China.
Xiaojing Fan   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Moral Status of Organ Donation and Transplantation Within Islamic Law: The Fiqh Council of North America’s Position

open access: yesTransplantation Direct, 2020
Background. Muslim communities tend to hold more negative attitudes toward organ donation than other communities. These views, in part, reflect the diverse views of Islamic scholars who debate the conditions under which donation and transplantation is ...
A. Padela, Jasser Auda
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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