The AJT Report: News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation.
Summary of "The AJT Report: News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation."
Obesity in transplant donors and recipients can result in complications, and many transplant centers have BMI cutoffs. This month, "The AJT Report" explores BMI as an appropriate measure of transplant candidacy, and looks at whether the "obesity paradox" in dialysis patients might extend to transplantation.
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This article was published in the following journal.
Name: American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Tr
ISSN: 1600-6143
Pages: 1663-4
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22741750
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04186.x
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Tissue And Organ Procurement
The administrative procedures involved with acquiring TISSUES or organs for TRANSPLANTATION through various programs, systems, or organizations. These procedures include obtaining consent from TISSUE DONORS and arranging for transportation of donated tissues and organs, after TISSUE HARVESTING, to HOSPITALS for processing and transplantation.
Cold Ischemia
The chilling of a tissue or organ during decreased BLOOD perfusion or in the absence of blood supply. Cold ischemia time during ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION begins when the organ is cooled with a cold perfusion solution after ORGAN PROCUREMENT surgery, and ends after the tissue reaches physiological temperature during implantation procedures. WARM ISCHEMIA TIME starts then and ends with completion of SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS.
Tissue And Organ Harvesting
The procedure of removing TISSUES, organs, or specimens from DONORS for reuse, such as TRANSPLANTATION.
Warm Ischemia
A tissue or organ remaining at physiological temperature during decreased BLOOD perfusion or in the absence of blood supply. During ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION it begins when the organ reaches physiological temperature before the completion of SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS and ends with reestablishment of the BLOOD CIRCULATION through the tissue.
Newspaper Article
Work consisting of a news item appearing in a general-interest newspaper or other general news periodical, containing information of current and timely interest in the field of medicine or science. This publication type should not be confused with NEWS Publication Type, reserved for news reports published in various medical or other scientific journals, such as "Nature".
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The AJT Report News and issues that affect organ and tissue transplantation.
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