BACKGROUND In brain death donors(BDDs),donor management is the key in the complex donation process.Donor management goals,which are standards of care or clinical parameters,have been considered an acceptable barometer...
Significant scarcity of a donor pool exists for heart transplantation(HT)as the prevalence of patients with end-stage refractory heart failure is increasing exceptionally.With the discovery of effective direct-acting ...
BACKGROUND Patients with a history of primary brain tumors can be eligible for organ donation under extended criteria.The risk assessment of tumor transmission via organ transplant in primary brain tumors is primarily...
This editorial describes the indications and technical aspects of the simultaneous retrieval of thoracic and abdominal organs in Maastricht III donors as well as the preservation of such organs until their implantation.
There is increasing evidence that adequate donor management with a goal of optimization of organ function is essential to maximize the number of organs that can be procured.Therefore,identification of the cause of hem...
Donor management is the key in the complex donation process,since up to 20%of organs of brain death donors(DBD)are lost due to hemodynamic instability.This challenge is made more difficult due to the lack of strong re...
Pancreas transplant has evolved significantly in recent years. It has now become a viable treatment option on type 1 diabetic patients with poorly controlled diabetes on conventional treatment, insulin intolerance, hy...
supported by the NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust;the University of Birmingham
AIM To review the clinical impact of machine perfusion(MP) of the liver on biliary complications post-transplantation, particularly ischaemic-type biliary lesions(ITBL). METHODS This systematic review was performed in...
Data from World Health Organization estimates that the hepatitis C virus(HCV) prevalence is 3% and approxi-mately 71 million persons are infected worldwide. HCV infection is particularly frequent among patients affect...
AIM To analyse the risk factors and outcomes of delayed graft function(DGF) in patients receiving a steroid sparing protocol. METHODS Four hundred and twenty-seven recipients of deceased donor kidney transplants were ...