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Understanding the dynamics of deceased organ donation and utilization in Colombia
CONCLUSIONS: About one-tenth of donors are effectively used for transplantation purposes. Our findings highlight areas of success and challenges, providing a basis for future improvements in Colombia.PMID:38464873 | PMC:PMC10921909 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2024.24 (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: William Cruz Musus ú Andrea Garc ía-Lopez Nicol ás Lozano-Suarez Andrea G ómez-Montero Milena Orellano-Salas Luisa Vargas-P érez Ximena Escobar-Chaves Fernando Gir ón-Luque Source Type: research

Normothermic regional perfusion procurement for abdominal organ donors: techniques and troubleshooting
Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2024 Mar 12. doi: 10.1097/MOT.0000000000001140. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) is a novel procurement technique for donation after circulatory death (DCD) in the United States. It was pioneered by cardiothoracic surgery programs and is now being applied to abdominal-only organ donors by abdominal transplant programs. Multiple technical approaches can be used for abdominal-only NRP DCD donors and this review describes these techniques.RECENT FINDINGS: NRP has been associated with higher utilization of organs, particularly liver and heart gra...
Source: Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation - March 11, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Stephanie Silpe Eric Martinez Anji Wall Source Type: research