Characterization of cornea donors at a tissue center in the city of Medellin, Colombia.
Cell Tissue Bank
; 25(2): 619-623, 2024 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-38141131
ABSTRACT
The cornea transplant is considered the most frequently performed type of transplant in the world, with a demand that has been increasing in recent years. An observational descriptive study was conducted, focusing on the ocular tissue extracted from cadaveric donors from January 2019 to December 2021 at the Red Cross Eye Bank in Medellin, Colombia. This is the first epidemiological characterization of corneal donor tissues within the eye banks of our city, where high rates of violence-related deaths explain that tissue donors are mostly young individuals. This, in turn, results in excellent counts of endothelial cells and tissue viability in their microscopic studies. Additionally, there are lower rates of discarded tissues compared to similar studies.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doadores de Tecidos
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Transplante de Córnea
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Córnea
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Bancos de Olhos
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cell Tissue Bank
Assunto da revista:
HISTOLOGIA
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TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Colômbia