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Purine nucleoside phosphorylase: A new marker for free oxygen radical injury to the endothelial cell [PDF]
, 1990 The effect of ischemia and reperfusion on purine nucleoside phosphorylase was studied in an isolated perfused rat liver model. This enzyme is localized primarily in the cytoplasm of the endothelial and Kupffer cells; some activity is associated with the ...
Abouna +32 more
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Death in the Eyes of the Beholder
International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, 2010 The US Uniform Determination of Death Act provides two alternatives for determining death—the circulatorycriteria and the neurological criteria—yet history and the public’s current understanding of death in the US may mean that only brain death criteria ...
S. Fry-Revere, B. Bastani
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Attitudes of Iranian students about organ donation: a qualitative study
BMC Medical Ethics, 2019 Background Organ donation is a life-saving process for patients suffering from an advanced organ failure. A disparity between donated organs and required organs for transplantation is one of the major problems in Iran.
Parisa Parsa +3 more
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Improvement of lung preservation - From experiment to clinical practice [PDF]
, 2002 Background. Reperfusion injury represents a severe early complication following lung transplantation. Among the pathogenetic factors, the high potassium content of Euro-Collins(R) solution is discussed.
Bittmann, I. +7 more
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Donation of organs for transplant: ethical conflicts in the perception of professionals
O Mundo da Saúde, 2012 Organ transplants began to be successful in the Twentieth century, and became the last therapeutic resource in trying to preserve life. Thus, organ donation is essential to the promotion of transplants, although this process is traversed by moral and ...
Adriana Aparecida de Faria Lima
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Analysis of outcomes and reasons for refusing organs offered by the National Transplant Center [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo)Objective: To investigate the outcomes and reasons for the refusal of organs offered on a single national list managed by the National Transplant Center.
Patricia Freire +2 more
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Revista Panamericana de Salud PúblicaRESUMO Objetivo Verificar, por meio de revisão sistemática da literatura, os indicadores utilizados para acompanhar e controlar o processo de doação e transplante de órgãos e elaborar um painel para tipificação dos indicadores descritos na literatura ...
Marina Martins Siqueira +3 more
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Cyanide poisoning and organ donation in Australia: a case report
Toxicology CommunicationsAmygdalin is an aromatic cyanogenic glycoside, and available in tablet form as amygdalin, vitamin B17 or laetrile. We describe an intentional amygdalin drug overdose resulting in fatal cyanide poisoning which eventuated into tissue and organ procurement ...
Brendan Toy +3 more
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Reverse Transplant Tourism [PDF]
, 2014 In this article, we propose a novel form of kidney swap, which we label “Reverse Transplant Tourism.” This proposal has the potential to increase the number of successful transplants in the US at a time of great need, while reducing costs.
Krawiec, Kimberly D., Rees, Michael A.
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Einstein (São Paulo)Objective To define donors’ profile of an Organ and Tissue Procurement Center and compare the family consent for tissue donation before and after modification of the Donation Term.Methods A descriptive, documentary and quantitative study performed in an ...
Manoela Gomes Grossi +7 more
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