Postmortem Organ Procurement for Transplantation

Organ Procurement and Transplantation in Belgium.

SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION IN BELGIUM: HISTORYAND MILESTONES Belgium, 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 1960s with the first, living and deceased, kidney transplantations. During these pioneering years, Belgium was recognized for carrying out the first d...

Organ procurement in experimental pancreas transplantation with minimal microcirculatory impairment.

BACKGROUND Ischemia-reperfusion injury has been shown to deteriorate microcirculation in experimental pancreas transplantation. However, minor concern was taken on the impact of organ procurement in this condition. We examined the impact of a standardized technique of organ procurement on microcirculation and apoptosis in experimental pancreas transplantation. METHODS Male Lewis rats were div...

Coordination of cardiac transplantation: patient processing and donor organ procurement.

As cardiac transplantation has evolved into a viable therapeutic option for some terminally ill patients with end-stage heart disease, the role of clinical transplant and donor organ procurement coordinators has evolved into a new health profession. These well-trained, highly skilled, and dedicated individual's permeate all levels of the organ transplantation process, providing continuity of ca...

Maryland Regional Organ Procurement and Transplantation Program Receives Approval

Multiple Organ Procurement