Transplantation from non heart beating donors in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Ann Transplant
; 9(1): 59-61, 2004.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15478894
ABSTRACT
Donor shortage has led transplant surgeons to reevaluate the concept of non heart beating donation. Organs from such donors are exposed to anoxia prior to harvesting and a portion of them will consequently present with delayed graft function. There is a need for dependable viability testing of organs from less than ideal NHBD donors and machine perfusion of kidneys provides such a tool. Our experience with own design machine perfusion device, studied parameters, perfusion solutions and outcomes is presented. Emphasis is placed on the incomparability of results obtained from different perfusion systems and the need to establish local criteria of kidney viability.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tissue Donors
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Organ Transplantation
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Heart Arrest
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Ann Transplant
Journal subject:
TRANSPLANTE
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA