Articles tagged "Cadaveric organs"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Screening for West Nile Virus in California: Resolving IgM Anti-WNV in the Area With Dengue Seroprevalence
C. Chinchilla-Reyes,^1,2 D. Tanglao,¹ T. Mone,³ M. Koss,¹ M. Nowicki.^1,2
¹Viracor-IBT Laboratories, Los Angeles; ²Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation, Los Angeles; ³OneLegacy, Los Angeles.
West Nile Virus (WNV) symptoms develop 2-15 days after exposure with a short period of viremia (6-7 days). It is possible to detect WNV in…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Do Pre-Procurement Factors Affect Vascular Resistance During Pulsitile Perfusion of Deceased Donor Kidneys?
H. Kay,¹ S. Gates,² P. Shragg,² L. Stocks,² D. McKay,² R. Steiner.²
¹Rice University, Houston, TX; ²Lifesharing OPO of San Diego, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Background: Pulsatile perfusion (PP) of explanted deceased donor kidneys can improve early function after transplantation, as compared to static cold flushing and storage. High vascular…