Uterus transplantation: organ procurement in a deceased donor model.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.04.014
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To demonstrate our technique of uterine procurement from a deceased donor. DESIGN This video uses live action footage from surgery and detailed illustrations to review the steps and techniques involved in deceased donor procurement… read more here.
Keywords: donor model; procurement deceased; deceased donor; procurement ... See more keywords
Validity of skin cancer malignancy reporting to the Organ Procurement Transplant Network: A cohort study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.09.003
Abstract: Background The Organ Procurement Transplant Network (OPTN) registry collects data on posttransplant malignancies in solid organ transplant recipients. Complete and accurate registry data on skin cancer is critical for research on epidemiology and interventions. Objective… read more here.
Keywords: network; transplant; skin cancer; cancer ... See more keywords
Organ Procurement in the Brain Dead Donors Without In Vivo Cold Perfusion: A Novel Technique.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2019.12.007
Abstract: Introduction We describe our technique of ex vivo organ perfusion and procurement in donation after deceased brain death (DBD) donors. Material and methods This technique comprises warm dissection of liver, kidneys, and heart, in hemodynamically stable… read more here.
Keywords: technique; perfusion; procurement brain; dissection ... See more keywords
Organ Procurement and Transplantation in Belgium.
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DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000001866
Abstract: SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION IN BELGIUM: HISTORY AND MILESTONESBelgium, a federal country of 11 million inhabitants (as of 2016), has been very active in the field of transplantation. Clinical transplantation activities were initiated in the early… read more here.
Keywords: procurement transplantation; transplantation; transplantation belgium; organ procurement ... See more keywords
Addressing Critiques of the Proposed CMS Metric of Organ Procurement Organ Performance: More Data Isn't Better.
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DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003071
Abstract: BACKGROUND CMS has proposed a rule change to redefine the metric by which organ procurement organizations (OPOs) are evaluated. The metric relies on CDC data on inpatient deaths from causes consistent with donation among patients read more here.
Keywords: ventilation; organ procurement; metric organ; cms metric ... See more keywords
No Stone Left Unturned: Utilization of an Organ Procurement Organization Donor Surgeon at Procurement Reduces Discards of Marginal Liver Allografts
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DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004367
Abstract: Background. The recent trend of organ procurement organizations (OPOs) employing independent surgeons for organ procurement has been developed with the goal of improving the supply of suitable organs for transplantation. We investigated the effects that… read more here.
Keywords: liver; donor; organ procurement; opo surgeon ... See more keywords
Uncovering a Long-term Graft Survival Advantage Afforded by Infant Renal Transplants—An Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Database Analysis
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DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001267
Abstract: Background. Renal transplants (Tx) are performed infrequently in infants, due to concerns related to poor outcomes. The aim of our study was to compare graft failure rates in infant ( read more here.
Keywords: infant renal; organ procurement; renal transplants; graft failure ... See more keywords
Changing Metrics of Organ Procurement Organization Performance in Order to Increase Organ Donation Rates in the United States
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14391
Abstract: The shortage of deceased‐donor organs is compounded by donation metrics that fail to account for the total pool of possible donors, leading to ambiguous donor statistics. We sought to assess potential metrics of organ procurement… read more here.
Keywords: organ donation; metrics organ; donation; performance ... See more keywords
Organ procurement center allows for daytime liver transplantation with less resource utilization: May address burnout, pipeline, and safety for field of transplantation
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15129
Abstract: Abdominal organ transplantation faces several challenges: burnout, limited pipeline of future surgeons, changes in liver allocation potentially impacting organ procurement travel, and travel safety. The organ procurement center (OPC) model may be one way to… read more here.
Keywords: resource utilization; pipeline; safety; transplantation ... See more keywords
Patterns of geographic variability in mortality and eligible deaths between organ procurement organizations
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15390
Abstract: Eligible deaths are currently used as the denominator of the donor conversion ratio to mitigate the effect of varying mortality patterns in the populations served by different organ procurement organizations (OPOs). Eligible death is an… read more here.
Keywords: procurement organizations; mortality; variability; mortality eligible ... See more keywords
Vascularized composite allotransplantation in the United States: A retrospective analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data after 5 years of the Final Rule
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16086
Abstract: On July 3, 2014, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) began overseeing vascularized composite allotransplantation/allografts (VCA) in the United States. For the past 6 years, centers performing VCAs have been requested to submit data… read more here.
Keywords: transplantation network; transplantation; final rule; procurement transplantation ... See more keywords