Tag: Organ Donation
Thousands of Donated Corneas From Gay, Bisexual Men Rejected
Modern virologic testing could expand number of corneal transplants available
Severely Obese Heart Donors Not Tied to Adverse Transplant Outcomes
Short-term outcomes for recipients similar for heart transplants from donors with, without severe obesity
Kidney Donation Linked to Increased Hypertension Risk
Mean eGFR increased for Caucasian and African-American kidney donors, plateaued after incident HTN
Older Kidney Donors With HTN at Higher Risk for ESKD Later
But absolute risk is small; hypertension not linked to higher risk for early death among older donors
Events for Living Kidney Donors Mainly Occur After Two Years
Overall, 90.2 percent of the events that took place two or more years after donation were nonsurgical
FDA Approves Device That Allows for Reassessment of Lung Transplant Suitability
With Xvivo Perfusion System, surgeons can reassess lungs originally considered unsuitable for transplant
CDC: Proportion of Increased-Risk Deceased Organ Donors on Rise
Increased-risk donors significantly more likely to have positive HBV, HCV screening results
Accepting Increased-Risk Donor Heart Tied to Higher Survival
Survival benefit persists through five years from the time of offer for an increased-risk donor allograft
Procurement Bx of Deceased Donor Kidneys Poorly Reproduced
Also do not correlate well with reperfusion biopsies, not linked to transplant outcomes
Remaining Kidney Health Most Important Concern for Donors
Other concerns expressed by living donors include surgical, lifestyle, psychosocial impact of donation
