Successful Organ Transplantation from Donors Poisoned with a Carbamate Insecticide

Successful organ transplantation from donors poisoned with a carbamate insecticide.

Currently, liver transplantation is the only option for patients with end-stage liver disease. In Brazil, the mortality rate on the waiting list is about 25%. Multiple strategies to expand the donor pool are being pursed, however, grafts from poisoned donors are rarely used. This report documents successful liver, kidney and heart transplantations from four female donors who suffered brain deat...

Outcomes of Organ Transplantation from Donors with a Cancer History

BACKGROUND The inherent challenges of selecting an acceptable donor for the increasing number and acuity of recipients has forced programs to take increased risks, including accepting donors with a cancer history (DWCH). Outcomes of organ transplantation using organs from DWCH must be clarified. We assessed transplant outcomes of recipients of organs from DWCH. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospectiv...

Successful liver transplantation from crossmatch-positive donors.

Organ transplantation from deceased donors with cancer: is it safe?

Correspondence: Michael A Nalesnik Division of Transplantation and Hepatic Pathology, Room E738, UPMC Montefiore Hospital, 3459 5th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA Tel +1 412 647 2094 Fax +1 412 0647 5237 email [email protected] Abstract: The availability of donor organs continues to be insufficient to meet the needs of patients actively waiting for transplant. Consequently, there is contin...

Can carbon monoxide-poisoned victims be organ donors?

The increasing demand for organ allografts to treat end-stage organ failure has driven changes in traditional donor criteria. Patients who have succumbed to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning, a common cause of toxicological mortality, are usually rejected as organ donors. To fulfill the increasing demand, selection criteria must be expanded to include CO-poisoned donors. However, the use of allogr...