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Articles tagged "Preservation"

  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Assessment and Transplantation of Declined Human Kidneys Using Ex-Vivo Normothermic Kidney Perfusion.

    S. Hosgood,1 M. Hamed,1 A. Sawpaul,2 R. Figueiredo,2 K. Saeb-Parsy,1 C. Wilson,2 M. Nicholson.1

    1Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; 2Transplantation, Transplant Institute, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, United Kingdom

    PurposeThe aim of this study was to make more kidneys available for transplantation by using ex-vivo normothermic kidney perfusion (EVKP) technology to assess the quality…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Outcomes from a Multinational Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Normothermic Machine Perfusion with Static Cold Storage in Human Liver Transplantation.

    D. Nasralla,1 Consortium for Organ Preservation in Europe Liver Research Group,1 R. Ploeg,1 C. Coussios,2 P. Friend.1

    1Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford Transplant Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; 2Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Introduction:By perfusing a liver with oxygenated blood, medications and nutrients at 37oC, normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) may improve outcomes after liver transplantation when compared with…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Risk Prediction Model for Delayed Graft Function in a Cohort of Brazilian Kidney Transplantation from Deceased Donors: What You See Is Not What You Get.

    S. Costa,1,2 T. Sandes-Freitas,1,2 E. Daher,2 R. Esmeraldo.1

    1Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil; 2Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil

    Introduction: The estimated frequency of delayed graft function (DGF) in Brazil ranges from 50 to 70%, despite deceased donor and recipient characteristics similar to those…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Development of an Automatic Regulated Normothermic Kidney Preservation Device for Long-Term Organ Perfusion.

    A. Weissenbacher,1 O. Boubriak,2 L. Lo Faro,1 R. Ploeg,1 J. Hunter,1 D. Voyce,3 N. Mikov,3 A. Cook,3 C. Coussios,2 P. Friend.1

    1Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford Transplant Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; 2Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; 3OrganOx Limited, Magdalen Centre, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, United Kingdom

    BackgroundNormothermic kidney perfusion for a period of 24 hours or longer would offer significant clinical advantages. It would enable clinicians to investigate the condition of…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Using Scheduled Commercial Flights for Transport of Liver for Transplant.

    V. Gupta,1 A. Chandra,1 M. Singh,1 V. Gupta,1 S. Kumar,1 P. Joshi,1 P. Sharma,2 H. Hasan,3 P. Srivastava,4 M. Khan,1 Z. Arshad,1 R. Kant.1

    1King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; 2Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Office, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; 3Traffic Directorate, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India; 4Airport Director, Amausi Airport, Airports Authority of India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Transport of liver procured from a brain dead donor (BDD) to the receiving hospital by chartered private flight (PF) is a costly endeavour. Also the…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Ex-Vivo Normothermic Perfusion for Assessment of High Risk Deceased Donor Kidneys for Transplantation.

    S. Kabagambe, I. Palma, Y. Smolin, T. Boyer, I. Palma, J. Sageshima, C. Santhanakrishnan, C. Troppmann, J. McVicar, R. Perez.

    Surgery, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA.

    Despite the organ shortage, many procured deceased donor kidneys are deemed too high risk for failure and discarded. Ex-vivo normothermic perfusion (EVNP) may be useful…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    The Effect of the Use of a TNF-Alpha Inhibitor in Hypothermic Machine Perfusion on Kidney Function After Transplantation.

    P. Diuwe,1 P. Domagala,1 R. Kieszek,1 M. Wszola,1 M. Serwanska-Swietek,1 L. Paczek,2 M. Durlik,3 A. Chmura,1 A. Kwiatkowski.1

    1Department of General Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 2Department of Immunology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 3Department of Transplantology and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

    Organ damage associated with processes occurring during the ischaemic period as well as during and after organ reperfusion is an important problem of transplantation medicine.The…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Kidney Transplants from Anuric Deceased Donors on Renal Replacement Therapy.

    W. Bry, J. Bellingham, S. Katznelson, P. Patel, K. Ueda, H. Mahanty, N. Neidlinger, A. Hassoun, V. Peddi.

    Transplantation, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA.

    Transplantation of deceased donor kidneys with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) has become a generally well accepted practice with excellent results documented in the literature. The…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Storage Kidneys Prior to Transplantation Using First Polish Preservation Solution "Biolasol" – Preliminary Report.

    A. Jozwik,1 P. Domagala,1 R. Kieszek,1 M. Wszola,1 M. Bieniasz,1 M. Serwanska-Swietek,1 M. Durlik,2 F. Ryszka,3 A. Chmura,1 A. Kwiatkowski.1

    1Department of General Surgery and Transplantology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 2Departments of Transplantology and Nephrology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 3BIOCHEFA, Sosnowiec, Poland.

    One of the factors affecting function of the transplanted organ is a method of its storage. The aim of the study is to evaluate the…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Cost-Effectiveness of Machine Perfusion Use After Long Cold Ischemic Time in a Kidney Transplantation Program.

    A. Matos, D. Malheiros, S. Morgado, L. Requiao-Moura, M. Borrelli, M. Nogueira, M. Durao, E. Tonato, A. Pacheco-Silva.

    Renal Transplantation Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

    In Brazil the incidence of DGF is very high (60-70%) mainly due to an inadequate care of the donors and long cold ischemia time. This…
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