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Decellularized tracheal prelamination implant: A proposed bilateral double organ technique

2021

Introduction In tracheal replacement transplantation, prelamination is a critical stage. Nowadays, the most widely used prelamination technique is the prethoracic fascia flap with lateral thoracic artery. We propose a flap based on the internal thoracic artery, which allows a relatively non-aggressive double organ implant, and we have tested its efficacy in decellularized tracheas. Material and methods Tracheas of albino New Zealand rabbits were decellularized following a protocol that uses detergents and cryogenization, sterilized with 1kGy gamma radiation and tutorized with a stent. Bilateral pedicled flaps made of pectoral fascia and a muscular component were harvested through a longitud…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtyBiomedical EngineeringMedicine (miscellaneous)BioengineeringInternal thoracic arteryBiomaterialsmedicine.arterymedicineAnimalsTransplantation HomologousBioprosthesisDecellularizationCell-Free SystemTissue EngineeringLateral thoracic arterybusiness.industryGeneral MedicineFasciaPedicled FlapSurgeryTracheaTransplantationairway animal immune tolerance models tissue engineering trachea transplantsmedicine.anatomical_structureRabbitsImplantbusinessPectoral fasciaArtificial Organs
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The ‘margin of appreciation’ in echr case-law as a boundary line to legal transplants

2015

This study investigates the influence of the European Human Rights Court on State 'margin of appreciation' on the diffusion of accepted or rejected cultural and political choices through the jurisprudence of the case-law. The margin of appreciation is aninterpretative argument, a criterion, a parameter, which allows the Court to preserve rather than censure national State policies and choices on difficult issues which, involving moral and ethical questions, and which do not receive common answers in the ,European legal systems. The work considers some decisions of the Court on abortion, ovum donation, pre-implant embryo analysis and artificial procreation techniques, to find out if, in such…

Settore IUS/02 - Diritto Privato Comparatodiffusion legal transplants margin of appreciation in vitro insemination same sex marriage ECHR
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PRODUZIONE DI RIFIUTI A RISCHIO INFETTIVO E INDICI DI COMPLESSITÀ IN UN “CENTRO TRAPIANTI”

2015

Questo studio analizza la produzione di rifiuti a rischio infettivo in una grande struttura ospedaliera specializzata per le attività di trapianto: Ismett (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione), che si trova a Palermo. Sono state determinate le relazioni fra la quantità e la composizione dei rifiuti, da una parte; la complessità della struttura e la natura delle cure erogate, dall’altra. In letteratura si trovano regolarmente i risultati di ricerche sulla produzione di rifiuti a rischio infettivo nei più diversi Paesi del mondo; i dati pubblicati provengono quasi esclusivamente da Ospedali Generali, anche complessi e di Alta Specializzazione. Tali dati po…

rifiuti sanitari infettivi indici di produzione trapianti d’organo ospedali specializzati indicatori ospedalieriSettore ICAR/03 - Ingegneria Sanitaria-AmbientaleInfectious Healthcare Waste production indexes organ transplants specialized hospitals hospital indicators
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Cytomegalovirus infection management in solid organ transplant recipients across European centers in the time of molecular diagnostics: An ESGICH sur…

2017

Background Scant information is available about how transplant centers are managing their use of quantitative molecular testing (QNAT) assays for active cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection monitoring in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. The current study was aimed at gathering information on current practices in the management of CMV infection across European centers in the era of molecular testing assays. Methods A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey study was conducted by the European Study Group of Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts (ESGICH) of the Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). The invitation and a weekly reminder with a personal link to …

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New Interpretative Scales for Lichen Bioaccumulation Data: The Italian Proposal

2019

The interpretation of lichen bioaccumulation data is of paramount importance in environmental forensics and decision-making processes. By implementing basic ideas underlying previous interpretative scales, new dimensionless, species-independent &ldquo

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Takrolimus w długoterminowym leczeniu immunosupresyjnym biorców przeszczepu nerki — praktyczne wskazówki

2020

Tacrolimus got the position crucial immunosuppressive drug in a solid organ transplantation. For obtaining the best long-term results it is essential an avoidance of excessive dose lowering and maintenance stable drug concentration. The intrapatient tacrolimus concentration variability, which exerts negative impact on the graft survival, should be differentiated from fluctuation, describing distinct pharmacokinetic event, without proven clinical significance. Furthermore, real tacrolimus concentration variability should be separated from variability caused by recipient instability. Among causes of tacrolimus intrapatient variability on the first places are: insufficient adherence to treatme…

appropriate dosingintrapatient concentration variabilityorgan transplantstacrolimusForum Nefrologiczne
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Outcomes of Donor-Recipient Gender Mismatched Lung Transplantation in the Eurotransplant Area

2019

Purpose An effect of donor-recipient gender mismatching on long-term survival outcomes following organ transplantation has been postulated but remains controversial. We aimed to investigate the influence of gender mismatches on long-term survival after lung transplantation in the Eurotransplant area. Methods In this retrospective, multicentre study in the Eurotransplant area, all lung transplants performed from DBD lungs in the period from 01.01.2000 until 31.12.2015 were included. A total of 7688 lung transplant recipients (≥ 14 years old) for long-term survival and the effect of gender mismatches (Kaplan-Meier, multivariate regression). Results More men (4079; 52 %) were transplanted comp…

Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineTransplantationmedicine.medical_specialtyLung transplantsLungbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentOrgan transplantationmedicine.anatomical_structureInternal medicineMedicineLung transplantationSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessMedian survival
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The tongue as an alternative donor site for graft urethroplasty: A pilot study

2006

Purpose: Urethroplasty with a buccal mucosal graft provides excellent clinical results but it may also cause oral complications in some cases. The mucosa covering the lateral and under surface of the tongue is identical in structure with that lining the rest of the oral cavity. We evaluated LMGs for urethroplasty.Materials and Methods: From January 2001 to September 2004, 8 men 34 to 65 years old (mean age 46.1) with urethral strictures 1.5 to 4.5 cm long were selected for 1-stage dorsal onlay urethroplasty. The site of the harvest graft was the lateral mucosal lining of the tongue. Postoperatively all patients were followed with urethrography, uroflowmetry, cystourethrography and flexible …

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyUrethral strictureUrologyUrethroplastymedicine.medical_treatmentTransplantsPilot ProjectsTransplantTongueUrethraTonguemedicineHumansAlternative donorUrethral strictureAgedbusiness.industryMouth MucosaMucous membraneMucous membraneBuccal administrationMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseSurgerymedicine.anatomical_structureUrethraMucosal graftUrethra; Urethral stricture; Tongue; Mucous membrane; TransplantsUrologic Surgical Proceduresbusiness
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A Single-Center Experience with Lung Transplants During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021

BACKGROUND This single-center study analyzed distinctions between lung transplants performed in the Department of Cardiac and Vascular surgery of the University Clinical Center in Gdansk, Poland before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. MATERIAL AND METHODS There were 189 patients who underwent the qualification procedure to lung transplantation in the Department of Cardiac and Vascular Surgery of the University Clinical Center in Gdansk, Poland in the years 2019 and 2020. The control group consisted of 12 patients transplanted in 2019, and the study group consisted of 16 patients transplanted in 2020. RESULTS During 2019, the qualification process was performed in 102 patients with pulmonar…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyTissue and Organ ProcurementCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Waiting Listsmedicine.medical_treatmentSingle CenterHealth Services AccessibilityPandemicmedicineLung transplantationHumansPandemicsAgedTransplantationLung transplantsOriginal PaperGeographic areabusiness.industryMortality rateGeneral surgeryCOVID-19General MedicineVascular surgeryMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment Health CareFemalePolandbusinessFollow-Up StudiesLung TransplantationAnnals of Transplantation
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Results of heart retransplantation: subanalysis of the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry

2021

Heart retransplantation (ReHT) is controversial in the current era. The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the results of ReHT in Spain. Methods We performed a retrospective cohort analysis from the Spanish Heart Transplant Registry from 1984 to 2018. Data were collected on donors, recipients, surgical procedure characteristics, immunosuppression, and survival. The main outcome was posttransplant all-cause mortality or need for ReHT. We studied differences in survival according to indication for ReHT, the time interval between transplants and era of ReHT. Results A total of 7592 heart transplants (HT) and 173 (2.3%) ReHT were studied (median age, 52.0 and 55.0 years, respectively…

Graft RejectionReoperationmedicine.medical_specialtyTrasplante cardiacoSurvivalmedicine.medical_treatmentRetrasplante cardiacoEnfermedad cardiovascularCardiac allograft vasculopathyCold Ischemia TimeHeart retransplantation Heart transplant Retrasplante cardiaco Supervivencia Survival Trasplante cardiacoCirugíaInternal medicinemedicineHumansRegistriesTrasplante de corazónBalloon pumpPrimary graft failureRetrospective StudiesMechanical ventilationHeart transplantsSupervivenciabusiness.industryAnálisis de datosImmunosuppressionRetrospective cohort studyGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedSpainHeart retransplantationCardiologyHeart TransplantationHeart transplantbusiness
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