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Sasaki H, Nakamura H, Ono H, Yoshino S, Sakurai Y, Yoza N, Iwata T, Matsumura K, Satoh Y, Aoki N, Usuba W, Nishi T, Katsuoka Y, Nakazawa R. Routine Referral by Urologists Increase Opportunities for Corneal Donation. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:2986-2991. [PMID: 30577158 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The levels of corneal donation are insufficient to meet the demand for corneal transplantation in Japan. To overcome this problem, we started to routinely mention the possibility of corneal donation to the families of patients who died in our hospital's Urology Department in February 2008. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of this approach. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of the patients who died in the Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine Hospital, and analyzed the patients' characteristics and information about corneal donation. RESULTS In total, 211 patients died in our department between February 2008 and March 2017, and 155 patients were medically suitable corneal donors. We mentioned the possibility of corneal donation to 129 (83.2%) families, and 29 (18.7%) families agreed. Three families subsequently withdrew their consent. Finally, 26 (16.8%) of the families that were approached about corneal donation by urologists agreed to donate their relatives' corneas. Another 2 families voluntarily offered to donate their relatives' corneas. Thus, 28 (18.1%) of 155 medically suitable donors donated their corneas for transplantation. Twenty-six (92.8%) donors were 60 years or older and all donors were affected with malignant genitourinary tumors. Fifty-four (96.4%) corneas were successfully transplanted into recipients. CONCLUSIONS Even elderly patients who die of solid carcinoma can be an important source of corneal donors. In this study, we showed that routine referral by urologists increased corneal donation. If this approach were adopted by other departments, it might further increase the number of corneal donations.
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- H Sasaki
- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Transplant Support Service, St. Marianna University Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Transplant Support Service, St. Marianna University Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Transplant Support Service, St. Marianna University Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Transplant Support Service, St. Marianna University Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Yoza N, Akazaki I, Nakazato T, Ueda N, Kodama H, Tateda A. High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of pyrophosphate in the presence of a 20,000-fold excess of orthophosphate. Anal Biochem 1991; 199:279-85. [PMID: 1667457 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(91)90102-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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An HPLC method was based on anion-exchange separation of pyrophosphate (diphosphate) and orthophosphate and postcolumn spectrophotometric detection at 140 degrees C with a molybdenum(V)-molybdenum(VI) reagent. The reagent was easy to prepare, stable for at least 6 months at room temperature, and ready for the determination of pyrophosphate and orthophosphate by the so-called heteropoly blue method without use of any reducing agent. A photodiode-array detector for HPLC indicated the spectral characteristics of the heteropoply blue complex that was detectable at 330-800 nm. The HPLC method had a wide dynamic range from 3 x 10(-7) to 5 x 10(-4) M for both pyrophosphate and orthophosphate with a relative standard deviation of measurement of 10 approximately 2%. Pyrophosphate of 5 x 10(-7) and 5 x 10(-6) M, respectively, could be determined in the presence of a 20,000-fold excess of orthophosphate; 0.01 and 0.1 M.
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- N Yoza
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Baba Y, Yoza N. Rapid and Complete Separation of Inorganic Polyphosphates from Monomer to 35-Mer by Hplc. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 1990. [DOI: 10.1080/10426509008040985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Y. Baba
- a Chemical Laboratory, Faculty of Education , Oita University, Dannoharu , Oita , 870-11 , Japan
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- b Dept. of Chem. , Kyushu University , Fukuoka , 812 , Japan
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A technique is presented for the retention prediction of single-stranded homo-oligonucleotides under gradient elution conditions in anion-exchange chromatography. The prediction system is based on the theory proposed by Jandera and Churacek. In the present system, the theory was modified by the extrapolation method, utilizing the linear relationship between the log of the capacity factor and the number of nucleotides. The modified theory allowed the prediction of retention times for high-molecular-weight oligonucleotides, which could not be calculated from the original theory. Oligoadenylate was used as a standard oligonucleotide to demonstrate the accuracy of the prediction system. By use of this system, the retention times of oligoadenylates up to 25-35 bases in chain length were predicted within 8% errors under both binary-linear and binary-convex gradient shapes.
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- Y Baba
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Oita University, Japan
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