EXPANDing the donor pool: Quantifying the Potential Impact of a Portable Organ Care System for Expanded Criteria Heart Donation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.07.018
Abstract: The recently concluded prospective OCSTM Heart EXPAND Trial demonstrated that the use of ex-vivo perfusion for expanded criteria (ECD) hearts may be a viable method for increasing donor heart utilization. We sought to estimate the… read more here.
Keywords: potential impact; donor pool; heart; expanded criteria ... See more keywords
Innovations in Heart Transplantation: A Review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.10.011
Abstract: Advanced heart failure affects tens of thousands of people in the United States alone with high morbidity and mortality. Cardiac transplantation offers the best treatment strategy but has been historically limited by donor availability. Recently,… read more here.
Keywords: donor pool; transplantation; heart; heart transplantation ... See more keywords
Expanding the donor pool for liver transplantation with marginal donors.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2020.05.024
Abstract: The current supply of acceptable donor livers is not sufficient to meet the demands of listed patients awaiting transplantation resulting in thousands of deaths each year. Increased utilization of marginal livers may help alleviate this… read more here.
Keywords: donor; liver transplantation; transplantation; expanding donor ... See more keywords
Potential options to expand the intestinal donor pool: a comprehensive review
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DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000972
Abstract: Purpose of review Intestinal donation is currently restricted to ‘perfect’ donors, as the intestine is extremely vulnerable to ischemia. With generally deteriorating donor quality and increasing indications for intestinal transplantation (ITx), the potential to safely… read more here.
Keywords: options expand; potential options; donor pool; intestinal donor ... See more keywords
Donor and Recipient Matching in Facial Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation: A Closer Look at the Donor Pool
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DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008094
Abstract: Background: Identifying a donor for facial vascularized composite allotransplant recipients can be a lengthy, emotionally challenging process. Little is known about the relative distribution of key donor characteristics among potential donors. Data on actual wait… read more here.
Keywords: donor pool; facial vascularized; vascularized composite; wait times ... See more keywords
Expanding donor pool by utilizing deceased donors with snake envenoming
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DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14135
Abstract: In India, the deceased kidney transplant program is still in its preliminary stage, and accepting deceased donors with snakebite is just a forward step to expand the donor pool. We report here the outcome of… read more here.
Keywords: deceased donors; pool utilizing; expanding donor; utilizing deceased ... See more keywords
Expanding the donor pool for congenital heart disease transplant candidates by implementing 3D imaging‐derived total cardiac volumes
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DOI: 10.1111/petr.13639
Abstract: Heart transplant waitlist mortality remains high in infants read more here.
Keywords: heart; pool congenital; transplant; expanding donor ... See more keywords