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Castells-Sala C, Pérez ML, Agustí E, Aiti A, Tarragona E, Navarro A, Tabera J, Fariñas O, Pomar JL, Vilarrodona A. Last twenty-years activity of cardiovascular tissue banking in Barcelona. Cell Tissue Bank 2024; 25:11-26. [PMID: 36849631 PMCID: PMC9970124 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-022-10059-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/04/2022] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
Abstract
The Barcelona Tissue Bank was established from the merge of two previous multi-tissue banks. Potential donors are screened by Donor Center staff and multi-tissue retrieval is performed by specialized own teams. Tissue processing and preservation is performed in clean room facilities by specialised personnel. After quality control of both donor and all tissues results, the heart valves and vascular segments are stored until medical request. The aim of this report is to present the cardiovascular tissue activity and retrospectively evaluate the outcomes of the changes performed in last 20 years. Cardiovascular tissue from 4088 donors was received, specifically 3115 hearts and 2095 vascular segments were processed and evaluated. A total of 48% of the aortic valves, 68% of the pulmonary valves and 75% of the vascular segments were suitable for transplant. The main reason for discarding tissue was macroscopic morphology followed by microbiological results, for both valves and arteries. Altogether, 4360 tissues were distributed for transplantation: 2032 (47%) vascular segments, 1545 (35%) pulmonary valves and 781 (18%) aortic valves. The most common indication for aortic valve surgery was the treatment of endocarditis, while for pulmonary valves, it was congenital malformation reconstruction. Vascular segments were mainly used for reconstruction after ischemia. During this period, a number of changes were made with the goal of enhancing tissue quality, safety and efficacy. These improvements were achieved through the use of a new antibiotic cocktail, increasing of donor age criteria and changing the microbiological control strategy.
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Affiliation(s)
- C. Castells-Sala
- Barcelona Tissue Bank, Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Institute (IIB-Sant Pau; SGR1113), Barcelona, Spain
- Barcelona Tissue Bank (BTB), Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST, GenCAT) Passeig Taulat 116, E-08005 Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Tissue Bank, Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), Barcelona, Spain
- Vall Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Tissue Bank, Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), Barcelona, Spain
- Vall Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Tissue Bank, Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Tissue Bank, Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), Barcelona, Spain
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- Organització Catalana de Trasplantaments (OCATT), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Tissue Bank, Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Institute (IIB-Sant Pau; SGR1113), Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Tissue Bank, Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), Barcelona, Spain
- Biomedical Research Institute (IIB-Sant Pau; SGR1113), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases. Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Barcelona Tissue Bank, Banc de Sang i Teixits (BST), Barcelona, Spain
- Vall Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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Montagner G, De Vettor R, Favaretto F, Vici D, Del Vecchio C, Franchin E, Trojan D, Feltrin G. Impact of Sars-CoV-2 pandemic on the Veneto Region multitissue bank activity. Cell Tissue Bank 2022; 23:825-832. [PMID: 35235097 PMCID: PMC8889055 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-022-09997-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Covid pandemic affected donation activities worldwide, especially for living donation due to the lack of elective surgery. Moreover, the number of heart-beating and non-heart beating donors has recorded a decrease. Fondazione Banca dei Tessuti di Treviso (FBTV) is a non-profit healthcare organisation, located in Veneto Region, tasked with procurement, processing, preserving, validating and distributing human tissue for clinical use. During Covid-19 outbreak, operations in FBTV have never stopped and a great effort was required to maintain a standard trend of activity. The aim of this study was to describe the impact of Sars-CoV-2 on the activity of a multitissue bank in Italy. Moreover, we investigated the presence of the virus in tissues retrieved from two Sars-CoV-2 positive cadaver donors. Our survey demonstrated that the transplantation network of Veneto Region has positively reacted to the pandemic scenario, thanks to the effort of all personnel involved. Statistical analyses underlined that most of the activities of the tissue bank were unaffected during the Sars-CoV-2 pandemic.
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- Fondazione Banca dei Tessuti di Treviso Onlus, Treviso, Italy
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- Fondazione Banca dei Tessuti di Treviso Onlus, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Fondazione Banca dei Tessuti di Treviso Onlus, Treviso, Italy
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