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Gonzalez Cohens FDR, Gonzalez FM. Critical care specialists, the missing link in organ procurement for transplantation. World J Crit Care Med 2024; 13:90274. [PMID: 38855269 PMCID: PMC11155502 DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v13.i2.90274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024] Open
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The procurement process for organ donation begins with the identification of potential organ donors in emergency or critical care units (CCU), followed by their clinical evaluation, diagnostic procedures, and therapeutic interventions, mostly conducted in CCUs. It concludes with the request for organ donation and, if accepted, the retrieval of organs. Despite most interventions occurring in detection units, there has been a neglect of the strategic role played by critical care specialists (CCS) in managing and caring for brain-dead or near-brain-death patients. Questions arise: Are they willing to undertake this responsibility? Do they fully comprehend the nature of organ procurement? Are they aware of the specific interventions required to maintain possible organ donors in optimal physiological condition? Our objective is to examine the role of CCS in organ procurement and propose ways to enhance it, ultimately aiming to increase and enhance organ donation rates.
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 7500922, Chile
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D’Aragon F, Rousseau W, Breau R, Aminaei D, Ichai C, Boyd GJ, Burns KEA, Cardinal H, Carrier FM, Chassé M, Chaudhury P, Dhanani S, English SW, Frenette AJ, Hanna S, Knoll G, Lauzier F, Oczkowski S, Rochwerg B, Shamseddin K, Slessarev M, Treleaven D, Turgeon AF, Weiss MJ, Selzner M, Meade MO. Calcineurin Inhibition in Deceased Organ Donors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Preclinical Studies. Transplant Direct 2023; 9:e1519. [PMID: 37649790 PMCID: PMC10465100 DOI: 10.1097/txd.0000000000001519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Background Preconditioning deceased organ donors with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) may reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury to improve transplant outcomes. Methods We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and conference proceedings for animal models of organ donation and transplantation, comparing donor treatment with CNIs with either placebo or no intervention, and evaluating outcomes for organ transplantation. Reviewers independently screened and selected studies, abstracted data, and assessed the risk of bias and clinical relevance of included studies. Where possible, we pooled results using meta-analysis; otherwise, we summarized findings descriptively. Results Eighteen studies used various animals and a range of CNI agents and doses and evaluated their effects on a variety of transplant outcomes. The risk of bias and clinical applicability were poorly reported. Pooled analyses suggested benefit of CNI treatment on early graft function in renal transplants (3 studies; serum creatinine: ratio of means [RoM] 0.54; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.34-0.86) but not for liver transplants (2 studies; serum alanine transaminase: RoM 0.61; 95% CI, 0.30-1.26; and serum aspartate aminotransferase: RoM 0.58; 95% CI, 0.26-1.31). We found no reduction in graft loss at 7 d (2 studies; risk ratio 0.54; 95% CI, 0.08-3.42). CNI treatment was associated with reduced transplant recipient levels of interleukin-6 (4 studies; RoM 0.36; 95% CI, 0.19-0.70), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (5 studies; RoM 0.36; 95% CI, 0.12-1.03), and cellular apoptosis (4 studies; RoM 0.30; 95% CI, 0.19-0.47). Conclusions Although this compendium of animal experiments suggests that donor preconditioning with CNIs may improve early kidney graft function, the limited ability to reproduce a true clinical environment in animal experiments and to assess for risk of bias in these experiments is a serious weakness that precludes current clinical application.
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- Frédérick D’Aragon
- Department of Anesthesiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital of Nice, Nice, France
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, University Health Toronto—St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Department of Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery and Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Population Health and Optimal Health Practice Research Unit, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Population Health and Optimal Health Practice Research Unit, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Departments of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Population Health and Optimal Health Practice Research Unit, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, QC, Canada
- Transplant Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Toronto and Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Thet MS, Verzelloni Sef A, Lees NJ, Sef D. Comment on Oehler et al. Outcome and Midterm Survival after Heart Transplantation Is Independent from Donor Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Life 2022, 12, 1053. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1443. [PMID: 37511818 PMCID: PMC10382047 DOI: 10.3390/life13071443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Oehler et al. described an interesting finding, stating that length of stay (LOS) of the donors in the intensive care unit (ICU) did not have an impact on the outcomes and survival of recipients up to 5 years after heart transplantation (HTx) [...].
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- Myat Soe Thet
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London & Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W2 1NY, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, London UB9 6JH, UK
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, London UB9 6JH, UK
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Harefield Hospital, London UB9 6JH, UK
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Oehler D, Böttger C, Immohr MB, Bruno RR, Haschemi J, Scheiber D, Horn P, Aubin H, Tudorache I, Westenfeld R, Akhyari P, Kelm M, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U. Reply to Thet et al. Comment on "Oehler et al. Outcome and Midterm Survival after Heart Transplantation Is Independent from Donor Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit. Life 2022, 12, 1053". Life (Basel) 2023; 13:1444. [PMID: 37511819 PMCID: PMC10381220 DOI: 10.3390/life13071444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Myat Soe Thet et al. published a letter [...].
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- Daniel Oehler
- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Best foot forward: now is the time for Canadian ethical guidance on prospective interventional trials of antemortem interventions in organ donation. Can J Anaesth 2022; 69:1196-1202. [PMID: 35831739 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-022-02288-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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D’Aragon F, Lachance O, Lafleur V, Ortega-Deballon I, Masse MH, Trepanier G, Lamarche D, Battista MC. Program of Uncontrolled Donation After Circulatory Death as Potential Solution to the Shortage of Organs: A Canadian Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. OPEN ACCESS EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2022; 14:413-420. [PMID: 35958629 PMCID: PMC9362902 DOI: 10.2147/oaem.s361930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Purpose Worldwide, the number of patients waiting for organ transplantation exceeds the number of organs available. Program for uncontrolled donation after circulatory death (uDCD) implemented in Europe has resulted in a 10–15% expansion of the donor pool. We aimed to describe the number of patients eligible for an uDCD program in a regional tertiary care center. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study in a Canadian tertiary academic center located in a rural area including all adults who received cardiopulmonary resuscitation in 2016 and died in the emergency department (ED) or during their hospitalization. The primary outcome was the number of patients eligible for uDCD defined as aged between 18 and 60 years old whose collapse was witnessed and where the time between cardiac arrest to cardiopulmonary resuscitation and ED arrival was, respectively, less than 30 and 120 minutes. As a secondary outcome, we determined the number of patients eligible for controlled donation after circulatory death. Results Of the 130 patients included, 84 did not return to spontaneous circulation. We identified 15 potential uDCD candidates, with a mean age of 46.6 (95% Confidence Interval [CI] 41.3 to 52) years. Twelve had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with a mean time between collapse and arrival to the ED of 43.2 (29.8 to 56.6) minutes. Among the 46 patients who died after a return of spontaneous circulation, 10 (21.7%) were eligible for organ donation after circulatory death. Conclusion Implementing an uDCD program in a tertiary hospital covering a rural area could increase the number of donors.
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- Frederick D’Aragon
- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Correspondence: Frederick D’Aragon, 3001 12e Avenue N, Sherbrooke, PQ, J1H 5N4, Canada, Tel +1 819 821-8000 ext. 70103, Email Frederick.D’
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
- Helicopter & Nursing Care Unit, Emergency Medical Service SUMMA 112, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Outcome and Midterm Survival after Heart Transplantation Is Independent from Donor Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit. LIFE (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:life12071053. [PMID: 35888141 PMCID: PMC9325071 DOI: 10.3390/life12071053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Prolonged treatment of organ donors in the intensive care unit (ICU) may be associated with complications influencing the outcome after heart transplantation (HTx). We therefore aim to explore the potential impact of the donor length of stay (LOS) in the ICU on outcomes in our cohort. We included all patients undergoing HTx in our center between September 2010 and April 2022 (n = 241). Recipients were divided around the median into three groups regarding their donor LOS in the ICU: 0 to 3 days (≤50th percentile, n = 92), 4 to 7 days (50th–75th percentile, n = 80), and ≥8 days (≥75th percentile, n = 69). Donor LOS in the ICU ranged between 0 and 155 days (median 4, IQR 3–8 days). No association between the LOS in the ICU and survival after HTx was observed (AUC for overall survival 0.514). Neither the Kaplan–Meier survival analysis up to 5 years after HTx (Log-Rank p = 0.789) nor group comparisons showed significant differences. Baseline recipient characteristics were comparable between the groups, while the donor baselines differed in some parameters, such as less cardiopulmonary resuscitation prior to HTx in those with a prolonged LOS. However, regarding the recipients’ peri- and postoperative parameters, the groups did not differ in all of the assessed parameters. Thus, in this retrospective analysis, although the donors differed in baseline parameters, the donor LOS in the ICU was not associated with altered recipient survival or outcome after HTx.
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Clément AA, Lamarche D, Masse MH, Légaré C, Tai LH, Fleury Deland L, Battista MC, Bouchard L, D’Aragon F. Time-course full profiling of circulating miRNAs in neurologically deceased organ donors: a proof of concept study to understand the onset of the cytokine storm. Epigenetics 2022; 17:1546-1561. [DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2022.2076048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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- Andrée-Anne Clément
- Department of Biochemistry and Functional Genomics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, FMHS,Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Functional Genomics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Department of Immunology and Cellular Biology, FMHS,Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Immunology and Cellular Biology, FMHS,Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Department of Medicine, FMHS,Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Functional Genomics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Department of Medical Biology, CIUSSS Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean-Hôpital Universitaire de Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, FMHS,Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
- Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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Honarmand K, Alshamsi F, Foroutan F, Rochwerg B, Belley-Cote E, Mclure G, D'Aragon F, Ball IM, Sener A, Selzner M, Guyatt G, Meade MO. Antemortem Heparin in Organ Donation After Circulatory Death Determination: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Transplantation 2021; 105:e337-e346. [PMID: 33901108 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000003793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Donation after circulatory death determination frequently involves antemortem heparin administration to mitigate peri-arrest microvascular thrombosis. We systematically reviewed the literature to: (1) describe heparin administration practices and (2) explore the effects on transplant outcomes. We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE for studies reporting donation after circulatory death determination heparin practices including use, dosage, and timing (objective 1). To explore associations between antemortem heparin and transplant outcomes (objective 2), we (1) summarized within-study comparisons and (2) used meta-regression analyses to examine associations between proportions of donors that received heparin and transplant outcomes. We assessed risk of bias using the Newcastle Ottawa Scale and applied the GRADE methodology to determine certainty in the evidence. For objective 1, among 55 eligible studies, 48 reported heparin administration to at least some donors (range: 15.8%-100%) at variable doses (up to 1000 units/kg) and times relative to withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy. For objective 2, 7 studies that directly compared liver transplants with and without antemortem heparin reported lower rates of primary nonfunction, hepatic artery thrombosis, graft failure at 5 y, or recipient mortality (low certainty of evidence). In contrast, meta-regression analysis of 32 liver transplant studies detected no associations between the proportion of donors that received heparin and rates of early allograft dysfunction, primary nonfunction, hepatic artery thrombosis, biliary ischemia, graft failure, retransplantation, or patient survival (very low certainty of evidence). In conclusion, antemortem heparin practices vary substantially with an uncertain effect on transplant outcomes. Given the controversies surrounding antemortem heparin, clinical trials may be warranted.
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- Kimia Honarmand
- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Peter Munk Cardiac Center, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Weiss MJ, van Beinum A, Harvey D, Chandler JA. Ethical considerations in the use of pre-mortem interventions to support deceased organ donation: A scoping review. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2021; 35:100635. [PMID: 34174656 DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2021.100635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AIM Pre-mortem interventions (PMIs) are performed on patients before the determination of death in order to preserve or enhance the possibility of organ donation. These interventions can be ethically controversial, and we thus undertook a scoping review of the ethical issues surrounding diverse PMIs. METHODS Using modified scoping review methods, we executed a search strategy created by an information specialist. Screening and iterative coding of each article was done by two researchers using qualitative thematic analysis, and narrative summaries of coded themes were presented. RESULTS We identified and screened 5365 references and coded 196 peer-reviewed publications. The most frequently cited issues were related to possible harms to the patient who is a potential donor, and legitimacy of consent. The most controversial issue was that PMIs may place patients at risk for physical harm, yet benefit is accrued mainly to recipients. Some authors argued that lack of direct medical benefit to the still living patient precluded valid consent from surrogate decision makers (SDMs), while many stated that some medical risk could be approved by SDMs if it aligns with non-medical benefits valued by the patient. CONCLUSION PMIs require consensus that benefit includes concepts beyond medical benefit to the patient who is a potential donor. Informed consent must be confirmed for each PMI and not assumed to be part of general consent for donation. Risk must be proportionate to the potential benefit and newly proposed interventions should be reviewed carefully for medical efficacy and potential risks.
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- Matthew J Weiss
- Transplant Québec, 4100 Rue Molson #200, Montréal, QC H1Y 3N1, Canada; Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Room 6002, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada; Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Centre Mère-Enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec, 2705 boul Laurier, Québec, Québec, Canada.
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- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Room 6002, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada; Department of Sociology and Anthropology, B750 Loeb Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, Derby Road, Nottingham NG72UH, UK; University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG72RD, UK; National Health Services Blood & Transplant, Fox Den Road, Stoke Gifford, Avon, Bristol BS348RR, UK
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- Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP), Room 6002, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada; Bertram Loeb Research Chair, University of Ottawa, 57 Louis Pasteur St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada; Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, 57 Louis Pasteur St., Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.
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Frenette AJ, Williamson D, Weiss MJ, Rochwerg B, Ball I, Brindamour D, Serri K, D'Aragon F, Meade MO, Charbonney E. Worldwide management of donors after neurological death: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of guidelines. Can J Anaesth 2020; 67:1839-1857. [PMID: 32949008 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-020-01815-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to systematically identify and describe guidelines for the care of neurologically deceased donors and to evaluate their methodological quality, with the aim of informing and supporting the new Canadian guidelines for the management of organ donors. METHODOLOGY Following a systematic search, we included any document endorsed by an organ donation organization, a professional society, or a government, that aims to direct the medical management of adult, neurologically deceased, multi-organ donors. We extracted recommendations pertaining to six domains: the autonomic storm, hemodynamic instability, hormone supplementation, ventilation, blood product transfusions, and general intensive care unit (ICU) care. Methodological quality of the guidelines was assessed by the validated AGREE-II tool. MAIN FINDINGS This review includes 27 clinical practice guidelines representing 26 countries published between 1993 and 2019. Using the AGREE-II validated tool for the evaluation of guidelines' quality, documents generally scored well on their scope and clarity of presentation. Nevertheless, quality was limited in terms of the scientific rigor of guideline development. Recommendations varied substantially across the domains of managing the autonomic storm, subsequent management of hemodynamic instability, hormone therapy, mechanical ventilation, blood product transfusion, and general ICU care. We found consistent recommendations for low tidal volume ventilation subsequent to the publication of a landmark clinical trial. CONCLUSION Highly inconsistent recommendations for deceased donor care summarized in this review likely reflect the relatively slow emergence of high-quality clinical research in this field, as well as a late uptake of recent validated guideline methodology. Even in this context of few randomized-controlled trials, our group supported the need for new Canadian guidelines for the management of organ donors that follow rigorous recognized methodology and grading of the evidence. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO (CRD42018084012); registered 25 February 2016.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anne Julie Frenette
- Department of Pharmacy, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Centre de recherche CIUSSSS du Nord de L'Ile, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Ouest, Montréal, QC, H4J 1C5, Canada.
| | - David Williamson
- Department of Pharmacy, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche CIUSSSS du Nord de L'Ile, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Ouest, Montréal, QC, H4J 1C5, Canada
| | - Matthew-John Weiss
- Population Health and Optimal Health Practices Research Unit, Trauma-Emergency-Critical Care Medicine, CHU de Québec, Université Laval Research Center, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Pediatrics Department, Intensive Care Division, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
- Transplant Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Bram Rochwerg
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
| | - Ian Ball
- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
| | - Dave Brindamour
- Department of Pharmacy, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
| | - Karim Serri
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche CIUSSSS du Nord de L'Ile, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Ouest, Montréal, QC, H4J 1C5, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
| | - Emmanuel Charbonney
- Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
- Centre de recherche CIUSSSS du Nord de L'Ile, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, 5400 Gouin Ouest, Montréal, QC, H4J 1C5, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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