An overview of legal aspects in organ transplantation--what are the family rights?

abstract：:The draft of the working group of experts for a Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on Xenotransplantation was finalized in September 2001, ending a working period of two and a half years. This paper will briefly reflect upon the development of the recommendation up to this point in time. A s...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Härtel I,Council of Europe.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative circulatory risk factors are associated with unfavorable outcomes after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We investigated whether the preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can predict intraoperative circulatory risks. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The perioperative data of 276 pat...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Chung HS,Kim ES,Cho MJ,Park CS

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data in kidney transplant recipients regarding elimination of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) therapy from a de novo regimen based on low CNI exposure and an mTOR inhibitor are sparse, and restricted to CNI elimination within the first six months post-transplant. MATERIAL/METHODS:In a 12-month, randomized, mult...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Albano L,Alamartine E,Toupance O,Moulin B,Merville P,Rerolle JP,Tetaz R,Moal MC,Kamar N,Legendre C,Quéré S,Di Giambattista F,Terpereau A,Dantal J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The goal of this study was to examine the impact of various immunosuppressive regimens on an early NK cell recovery following haematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT). METHODS:The number of peripheral blood NK cells was analysed with the use of flow cytometry on day +30 (+/-2) after alloHCT from an HLA...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Giebel S,Dziaczkowska J,Wojnar J,Krawczyk-Kulis M,Markiewicz M,Kruzel T,Wylezol I,Nowak K,Jagoda K,Holowiecki J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND The number of pregnancies after liver transplantation (LT) is increasing; however, the safety and incidence of complications associated with these pregnancies are still unclear. In this report, we retrospectively assessed the influences and problems associated with post-transplant pregnancy on allografts, r...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Naya I,Sanada Y,Katano T,Miyahara G,Hirata Y,Yamada N,Okada N,Onishi Y,Sakuma Y,Sata N

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are used to treat heart failure. Preoperative prediction of RV function after LVAD implantation is crucial. Correlations were found between preoperative echo and RV function after LVAD implantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 23 male patients (8 i...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Nadziakiewicz P,Niklewski T,Szyguła-Jurkiewicz B,Pacholewicz J,Zakliczyński M,Borkowski J,Hrapkowicz T,Zembala M

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND ABO-incompatible (ABO-i) living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a feasible alternative for donor liver allograft in emergency situations, especially in Asia, where deceased-donor organs remain scarce. The reported outcomes of ABO-i LDLT after optimal desensitization are comparable to those of ABO-comp...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Hsu SC,Thorat A,Jeng LB,Li PC,Chen TH,Yang HR,Poon KS

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Correction of hypovitaminosis D is simple, but it is unclear whether it is associated with an accelerated decline of renal allograft function in pediatric renal transplantation patients. This retrospective single center cohort study aimed at analyzing the effect of vitamin D and covariates on the slope of 1...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Wile B,Yoo E,Alvarez Elias AC,Subramanian L,Eager K,Sharma AP,Filler G

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Irrespectively of universal shortage of donor organs there is a tendency of increasing the number of transplantations from living and deceased donors. Each of these two methods has positive and negative features. The main obstacles using living donors are health hazard, necessity to solve certain donor's social and ps...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Rozental R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Living liver donation is associated with size-dependent complications. The resectable size and its safety margin should be defined for the safety of donors. The purpose of the present study was to determine if the current partial hepatectomies are done under the safety margin of the resectable size, by measu...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Kobayashi K,Hattori N,Manabe O,Hirata K,Magota K,Shimamura T,Tamaki N

更新日期：2015-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Sleep disturbance is a common problem in liver transplant recipients, but few studies have confirmed the psychosocial factors associated with sleep quality in patients after liver transplantation. This study aimed to identify the psychosocial factors related to sleep quality among liver transplant patients ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Zhu X,Ming Y,Liu J,Liu L,Cheng K,Mao P

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim of this monocentric study is to compare the outcome of 101 renal transplants performed in patients older than 55 years with single kidney retrieved from donors older than 50 years, with 263 transplants performed in patients younger than 55 years transplanted with young kidneys. Delayed graft function (DGF) had sim...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Bertoni E,Rosati A,Zanazzi M,Di Maria L,Becherelli P,Gallo M,Salvadori M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of xenografts could relieve the chronically inadequate supply of human organs for transplantation, but doubts have been expressed about the general acceptability of transplanting animal organs into human. Some researchers and clinicians have chosen to ignore negative attitudes towards clinical xenotransplantat...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Mohacsi PJ,Thompson JF,Quine S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade significant improvement in patient and graft survival has been observed after liver transplantation for hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver disease, mostly because of efficient prophylaxis against hepatitis B reinfection. This review discusses different approches in prevention of hepatitis B rec...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Polak WG,Gładysz A,Rotter K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Organ transplantation is one of the most critical topics in medical ethics that is commonplace in various countries. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and the ethical issues surrounding organ transplantation and organ donation among healthcare personnel in Tehran, Iran. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a cr...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Abbasi M,Kiani M,Ahmadi M,Salehi B

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) remains the most common and challenging complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). An important obstacle to the therapeutic effect of aGVHD is the inability to identify risk factors for an individual patient at the onset of symp...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Wang F,Cai B,Wang L,Gu Z,Luo L,Wei H,Zhao S,Guan L,Wang X,Wang L,Liu D,Gao C

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of liver grafts obtained from a cadaver can be greatly increased with the application of split liver transplantation. In the last 10 years, pediatric waiting list mortality has been reduced significantly with the use of this form of liver transplantation, which has 2 major forms. In its most commonly used f...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Liu H,Li R,Fu J,He Q,Li J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transplantation is the only effective method of treatment for end-stage and acute liver failure. Increased average survival time has been observed, and results from improved surgical technique and amended immunosuppression protocols. However, longer survival of patients after orthotopic liver transplantation...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Rongies W,Stepniewska S,Lewandowska M,Smolis-Bak E,Dolecki W,Sierdzinski J,Trzepla E,Cholewinska G,Stankiewicz W

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND This study examined the attitude of patients' relatives in South Korea toward organ donation after brain death. MATERIAL AND METHODS A structured questionnaire was used to obtain the information on the attitude toward organ donation for relatives of patients who were admitted to the surgical intensive care ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Lee HJ,Jin MJ,Han SY,Han KH,Oh SW,Jang HY,Park UJ,Kim HT,Roh YN

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a rare complication following liver transplantation (LT) and has high mortality. We describe our single-center experience with 6 cases of GVHD diagnosed over a period of 14 years in a total of 604 liver transplant recipients--283 deceased donor liver transplants (DDLT) and...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Elsiesy H,Ibrahim A,Selim K,Al Sebayel M,Broering D,Al Hamoudi W,Al Arieh R,Abaalkhail F

更新日期：2015-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As newer immunosuppressive regimens have steadily reduced in the incidence of acute rejection and have extended the life expectancy of allograft recipients, posttransplant de novo malignancies have become an important cause of death in cadaveric donor transplantation. Also, according with the recent accumula...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Shimizu T,Hayashi M,Inoue Y,Komeda K,Asakuma M,Hirokawa F,Miyamoto Y,Tanigawa N,Uchiyama K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ano-genital neoplasia is about 20 x more common in renal transplant patients than the general population. Neoplasms in the immunosuppressed are more morbid and mortal because: patients are younger; tumors are more undifferentiated; they have more and larger foci; more sites are involved; neoplasms tend to persist, rec...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Sillman FH,Sentovich S,Shaffer D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Long-term real-world data are relatively sparse regarding recurrence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection after liver transplantation using hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIg) and nucleos(t)ide analogue (NUC) prophylaxis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data from 371 adults transplanted for HBV-related disease a...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Beckebaum S,Herzer K,Bauhofer A,Gelson W,De Simone P,de Man R,Engelmann C,Müllhaupt B,Vionnet J,Salizzoni M,Volpes R,Ercolani G,De Carlis L,Angeli P,Burra P,Dufour JF,Rossi M,Cillo U,Neumann U,Fischer L,Niemann G

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) tacrolimus (Tac) is an effective immunosuppressant used after liver transplantation (LTx), but is often associated with CNI nephrotoxicity. Currently, there is no simple clinical predictor for CNI nephrotoxicity after LTx. We hypothesized that the Tac metabolism rate - defined...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Thölking G,Siats L,Fortmann C,Koch R,Hüsing A,Cicinnati VR,Gerth HU,Wolters HH,Anthoni C,Pavenstädt H,Suwelack B,Schmidt HH,Kabar I

更新日期：2016-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) has evolved and has been established as a surgical standard of care for kidney transplantation. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study retrospectively reviews 1132 patients who underwent 4 different laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomies: hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Cho SJ,Moon HW,Kang SM,Choi SW,Kim KS,Choi YS,Hong SH,Ha US,Lee JY,Kim SW,Kim JC,Cho HJ

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The activation of the tryptophane catabolizing enzyme Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase leads to the formation of kynurenine and other metabolites that counter-regulate immune activation resulting in restoration of immune homeostasis. But in chronic immune activation, as in hemodialysed patients, the immunosuppres...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Kaden J,Abendroth D,Völp A,Marzinzig M,Wesslau C

更新日期：2014-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium plays a crucial role in physiological process in liver cells however in high concentrations these ions can be pathogenic and lead to cell death. Mechanisms responsible for maintaining calcium ion concentration gradient in physiological conditions include transmembrane transport, storage in intracellular organe...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Trocha M,Szelag A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND Diffuse thrombosis of iliac veins and IVC has been considered a significant technical obstacle in pediatric kidney transplantation (KT). MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 1984 and 2018, 951 KTs were performed in our institution. In 4 children qualified for KT, diffuse thrombosis of iliac veins or IVC was found. T...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Szymczak M,Kaliciński P,Rubik J,Broniszczak D,Kowalewski G,Stefanowicz M,Kowalski A,Ciopiński M,Grenda R

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In spite of progress in biotechnology, isolation of porcine pancreatic islets remains a difficult task with unpredictable results. One reason could be the lack of knowledge as to the expression of extracellular matrix proteins in porcine exocrine and endocrine tissues, particularly in "islet capsules". Such ...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Meyer T,Czub S,Chodnewska I,Beutner U,Hamelmann W,Klöck G,Zimmermann U,Thiede A,Ulrichs K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV infection has been traditionally considered to be an absolute contraindication for solid organ transplantation. Recent advances in HIV treatment, as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), significantly reduced HIV-related mortality and morbidity. At the same time the number of HIV-infected patients with end...

journal_title：Annals of transplantation

authors： Polak WG,Gładysz A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00