Liver biopsy in assessment of extended criteria donors
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DOI: 10.1002/lt.24947
Abstract: The safety and liver utilization with prerecovery liver biopsy (PLB) in extended criteria liver donors are unclear. We conducted a retrospective cohort study in 1323 brain death donors (PLB = 496) from 3 organ procurement organizations (OPOs).… read more here.
Keywords: liver donors; extended criteria; biopsy assessment; liver ... See more keywords
Anonymity: What does it mean and why is it important to anonymous living liver donors?
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DOI: 10.1002/lt.26445
Abstract: Anonymous living organ donation has recently become more common in select transplantation programs, with donors voluntarily offering a kidney or a lobe of their liver to those in need. These anonymous donations may be directed… read more here.
Keywords: liver donors; anonymity mean; anonymous living; living liver ... See more keywords
Long‐term quality of life of living liver donors: A Japanese nationwide survey
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DOI: 10.1002/lt.26518
Abstract: The initial patients included all living liver donors (n = 6505) of the 66 participating LDLT institutions in Japan between 1992 and 2012. Among them, the questionnaires were successfully sent to 4953 donors. In this… read more here.
Keywords: long term; living liver; liver donors; quality life ... See more keywords
Practice patterns of the medical evaluation of living liver donors in the United States
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DOI: 10.1002/lt.26571
Abstract: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) can help address the growing organ shortage in the United States, yet little is known about the current practice patterns in the medical evaluation of living liver donors. We conducted… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation; liver donors; practice; liver ... See more keywords
Continuous Paravertebral Infusions as an Effective Adjunct for Postoperative Pain Management in Living Liver Donors: A Retrospective Observational Study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.11.045
Abstract: We analyzed the effectiveness of paravertebral-block for immediate postoperative pain control in living liver donors. Specifically, we sought to determine whether or not the addition of paravertebral catheters with continuous ropivacaine infusion would decrease postoperative… read more here.
Keywords: liver donors; living liver; opioid use; group ... See more keywords
Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy in the Preoperative Evaluation of Potential Living Liver Donors.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.04.087
Abstract: BACKGROUND Graft selection strategy in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is usually multifactorial, but special attention is paid to the determination of donor liver volumes to minimize any risk of posthepatectomy liver failure (PHLF). Hepatobiliary… read more here.
Keywords: liver donors; living liver; hepatobiliary scintigraphy; potential living ... See more keywords
Prevalence and Profile of Discarded Liver Donors in a Tertiary Health Service in Brazil From 2015 to 2018.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.01.078
Abstract: BACKGROUND Little has changed in donor management and liver utilization rates in Brazil over the last decade. With a growing demand for liver donations, organ waste is an important obstacle toward better patient care. The… read more here.
Keywords: discarded donors; liver donors; prevalence profile; health ... See more keywords
Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Overweight Status on Outcomes Among Living Liver Donors.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.01.027
Abstract: PURPOSE In recent years, the increasing number of obese individuals in Japan has made transplant teams sometimes forced to select candidates with a high body mass index (BMI) as marginal donors in living donor liver… read more here.
Keywords: overweight status; short long; liver donors; long term ... See more keywords
Lifestyle Optimization Leads to Superior Liver Regeneration in Live Liver Donors and Decreases Early Allograft Dysfunction in Recipients: A Randomized Control Trial.
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DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005836
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The aim of the current RCT was to assess efficacy of donor lifestyle optimisation on liver regeneration and outcome following live donor liver transplantation(LDLT). METHODS Live liver donors(LLDs) who were fit with no or… read more here.
Keywords: regeneration; liver donors; liver; dysfunction ... See more keywords
Noneligible Donors as a Strategy to Decrease the Organ Shortage
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14163
Abstract: Organ procurement organization (OPO) performance is generally evaluated by the number of organ procurement procedures divided by the number of eligible deaths (donation after brain death [DBD] donors aged 70 years) is not tracked. The… read more here.
Keywords: liver donors; donors strategy; noneligible liver; noneligible donors ... See more keywords
Longitudinal profiling of plasma and urine metabolites during liver regeneration in living liver donors.
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DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14490
Abstract: BACKGROUND Knowledge of metabolic processes affected by major hepatectomy (MHx), and the metabolic pathways involved in liver regeneration and recovery of function, is limited and mainly derived from animal models. Assessment of restoration of hepatic… read more here.
Keywords: liver donors; living liver; plasma urine; liver regeneration ... See more keywords