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Kula Sahin S, Bulbuloglu S. The Effects of the Spiritual Well-Being Levels of Surgical Nurses on Care Satisfaction in Liver Transplant Recipients After Transplantation: The Case of a Turkish Sample. J Relig Health 2024; 63:1732-1746. [PMID: 36645610 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01739-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study examined the effects of the spiritual well-being levels of surgical nurses on care satisfaction in liver transplant recipients after transplantation. The sample in this cross-sectional study consisted of 69 surgical nurses working in the organ transplant centre of a research and training hospital in Turkey and 79 liver transplant recipients. The data of this study were collected between 1 August 2020 and 30 August 2021. The "Three-Factor Spiritual Well-being Scale" and the "Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale" were used for data collection. A statistically significant relationship was found between the spiritual well-being levels of the surgical nurses and the care satisfaction levels of the transplant recipients. Surgical nurses should be capable of treating patients holistically and be knowledgeable enough to support the mental health of patients. High levels of spiritual well-being in surgical nurses contribute to increased satisfaction with care among organ transplant recipients.
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- Sennur Kula Sahin
- Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Najdecki R, Peitsidis N, Tsakiridis I, Michos G, Timotheou E, Chartomatsidou T, Athanasiadis A, Papanikolaou E. Hysteroscopic Endometrial Fundal Incision in Oocyte Recipients before Embryo Transfer May Improve Reproductive Outcomes: A Prospective Study. Int J Fertil Steril 2023; 18:40-44. [PMID: 38041458 PMCID: PMC10692741 DOI: 10.22074/ijfs.2023.560746.1354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Induced endometrial injury is a technique described that have positive impact on implantation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether hysteroscopic endometrial fundal incision (EFI) in oocyte recipients before embryo transfer increases pregnancy and live birth rates or not. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective study was conducted between 2014 and 2019 at an in vitro fertilization (IVF) unit in Greece. As part of the protocol, hysteroscopy and EFI were offered to all the egg recipients and the outcomes compared with those from an older cohort from the same Unit not undergoing hysteroscopy. RESULTS In total, 332 egg recipients participated in the study; 114 of them underwent EFI prior to embryo transfer. Both groups were similar in terms of age, years of infertility, duration of hormone replacement treatment (HRT) and number of blastocysts transferred. In the EFI group, minor anomalies were detected and treated in 6.1% (n=7) of the participants. Moreover, pregnancy test was positive in 73.7% of the women in the hysteroscopy group compared to 57.8% in the nonhysteroscopy group (P=0.004). Live birth rate was also higher (56.1 vs. 42.2%, P=0.016) in the EFI group compared to the non-hysteroscopy one. CONCLUSION Apart from the obvious benefit of recognizing obscured anomalies, requiring surgical correction, it appears that in oocyte recipients prior to embryo transfer, EFI might improve uterine receptivity and reproductive outcomes.
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- Robert Najdecki
- Assisting Nature Centre of Reproduction and Genetics, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Assisting Nature Centre of Reproduction and Genetics, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Assisting Nature Centre of Reproduction and Genetics, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Assisting Nature Centre of Reproduction and Genetics, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Assisting Nature Centre of Reproduction and Genetics, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Assisting Nature Centre of Reproduction and Genetics, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Shapira S, Teschner N. No heat, no eat: (Dis)entangling insecurities and their implications for health and well-being. Soc Sci Med 2023; 336:116252. [PMID: 37769511 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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This study explores the associations between energy poverty, food insecurity, and a set of outcomes-including the self-reported burden of chronic illness, physical disabilities, and mental health-among social-aid recipients across Israel. We highlight the socio-demographic characteristics and housing conditions of energy-poor households and analyze the association between energy poverty and health and well-being using multivariate regression models. Of 1390 aid-recipient respondents, more than 85% met the criteria for living in an energy-poor household, and almost all of them also struggled with food insecurity and were raised in poor households as children. In addition, the severity of energy poverty was positively and significantly associated with the occurrence of diabetes, hypertension, and mental illness, and, as compared with energy-secure households, severely energy-poor households were more prone to forgo acquiring prescription medications, medical aid, or required health treatments due to financial hardships. These findings highlight the nuanced negotiation over necessities that aid-supported households make; despite being at greater risk of being sick, energy-poor households are more likely to forgo buying medicines and seeking healthcare so as to pay the electricity bills. Hidden energy poverty, coupled with what might be hidden morbidity, may have significant implications for healthcare systems, and a climate-sensitive health policy at both the municipal and national levels is required to strengthen resilience among low-income households.
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- Stav Shapira
- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel.
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- Department of Environmental, Geoinformatic & Urban Planning Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva, Israel.
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Santos GMGD, Junior LB, Silva-Santos KC, Ayres Dias JH, Dias IDS, Seneda MM, Morotti F. Conception rate and pregnancy loss in fixed-time cattle embryo transfer programs are related to the luteal blood perfusion but not to the corpus luteum size. Theriogenology 2023; 210:251-255. [PMID: 37549464 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of luteal blood perfusion and corpus luteum (CL) area on the conception rate and occurrence of pregnancy loss of recipients in a large-scale fixed-time embryo transfer (FTET) program. Multiparous Brangus cows (n = 1700) at 45 days postpartum and body condition scores (BCS) between 2.5 and 4.0 (3.0 ± 0.3) were used in this study. On a random day of the estrous cycle (day -10), the females received progesterone and estradiol based on the FTET protocol. On day 7, 1465 recipients had at least one CL and were evaluated using B-mode ultrasound for the CL area (cm2) and color Doppler for the luteal blood perfusion score (I/low-vascularization area <40% of the CL; II/medium-vascularization >45% to < 50%; and III/high-vascularization >50%). Immediately after CL evaluation, each recipient received a single fresh embryo (blastocyst stage) ipsilateral to the CL, in vitro produced from a commercial laboratory. Pregnancy diagnosis was performed at 30 days and repeated 60 days later to evaluate pregnancy loss (30-90 days). Ultrasound evaluation and embryo transfer were performed by a single technician. For data analysis, in addition to luteal blood perfusion groups, recipients were retrospectively ranked according to CL area into small (<3 cm2; 2.63 ± 0.01), medium (>3 to < 4 cm2; 3.44 ± 0.01), and large (>4 cm2; 4.77 ± 0.03). Data were analyzed using a logistic regression model (P < 0.05). The overall conception rate was 44.2% (648/1465), influenced by the luteal blood perfusion score [P = 0.03; high 48.4%a (134/277), medium 44.6%a (427/958), and low 37.8%b (87/230)] but not by CL area ranking [P = 0.37; large 41.8% (225/538), medium 45.2% (276/610), and small 46.4% (147/317)]. There was no interaction between the luteal blood perfusion score and CL area ranking (P = 0.81), and the BCS did not affect the results of this study (P = 0.51). In terms of pregnancy loss up to 90 days, there was no effect on the CL area ranking (P = 0.77), but the flow score showed an effect [P = 0.03; high 3.6%b (5/139), medium 9.3%a (44/471), and low 10.3%a (10/97)]. The conception rate and occurrence of pregnancy loss in the FTET program in beef cattle are related to luteal blood perfusion but not CL size.
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- UEL - Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil; UNOPAR - Universidade Pitágoras Unopar Anhanguera, Arapongas, PR, Brazil.
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Diana F, Tesi M, Ingallinesi M, Camillo F, Panzani D. Recipients' pregnancy rate was affected by season but not by the temperature humidity index (THI) in an equine commercial ET program in Southern Europe. Reprod Domest Anim 2021; 57:343-348. [PMID: 34953153 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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This study retrospectively analysed the effects of different environmental factors such as the photoperiod, temperature/humidity index o 19 years of a commercial embryo transfer program performed in central Italy. From 340 donors of different breeds and aged between 2 and 25 years, 576 embryos of an excellent or good quality were obtained by uterine flushing on day 7-8 after ovulation. The embryos were transferred to 259 recipients, aged between 2 and 16 years, and belonging to different breeds. Both the donors and the recipients were employed for several cycles/years. At the time of transfer, the recipients were in diestrus, from day 4 to day 8 after ovulation, and were classified as excellent or good based on clinical examination findings. Out of the total number of embryos transferred, 437 pregnancies were obtained at 14 days (75.9%), with 48/437 (10.1%) embryonic losses at 40 days; with no significant differences among years. Significant differences (P<0.05) were observed between 14-day pregnancy rates for transfers performed during the spring transition and breeding seasons (77.1%) compared to those performed during the autumn transitional season (57.9%). No effect of temperature/humidity index was found on pregnancy rates or pregnancy losses after the transfer to the recipients (P>0.05). Embryo transfer during autumn was less successful than the transfers performed during the spring transition and the breeding season.
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- Fanelli Diana
- Veterinary Teaching Hospital "Mario Modenato", Veterinary Sciences Department, Pisa University, Via Livornese 1289, 56122, Pisa (PI), Italy
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital "Mario Modenato", Veterinary Sciences Department, Pisa University, Via Livornese 1289, 56122, Pisa (PI), Italy
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital "Mario Modenato", Veterinary Sciences Department, Pisa University, Via Livornese 1289, 56122, Pisa (PI), Italy
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital "Mario Modenato", Veterinary Sciences Department, Pisa University, Via Livornese 1289, 56122, Pisa (PI), Italy
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- Veterinary Teaching Hospital "Mario Modenato", Veterinary Sciences Department, Pisa University, Via Livornese 1289, 56122, Pisa (PI), Italy
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Salum GM, el Meguid MA, Abelhafez TH, Medhat E, Abdel Aziz AO, Dawood R. Evaluation of seven gene signature for predicting HCV recurrence post-liver transplantation. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2021; 19:174. [PMID: 34757522 PMCID: PMC8581076 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-021-00266-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Orthotropic liver transplantation (OLT) offers a therapeutic choice for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. The poor outcome of liver transplantation is HCV recurrence. Several genome-wide associated studies (GWAS) have reported many genetic variants to be associated with HCV recurrence. Seven gene polymorphisms formed a cirrhosis risk score (CRS) signature that could be used to distinguish chronic HCV patients at high risk from those at low risk for cirrhosis in non-transplant patients. This study aims to examine the association of CRS score and other clinical parameters with the probability for HCC emergence and/or the rate of HCV recurrence following liver transplantation. RESULTS Seven gene polymorphisms, forming the CRS, were genotyped by real-time PCR using allelic discrimination protocol in 199 end-stage liver disease patients (79 child A, 43 child B, and 77child C), comprising 106 patients who encountered liver transplantation. Recipient CRS scores were correlated with HCV recurrence (HCV-Rec) at the end of the third year after OLT. Around 81% (39) recipients with low steatosis (LS; < 3.5%) donor percentage revealed no HCV recurrence (non-Rec) (p<0.001). CRS score could distinguish between child A, child B, and child C only at the low-risk group. Among the HCV Rec group 27% (8/30), 40% (12/30), and 33% (10/30) fell into the high, moderate, and low CRS risk groups, respectively. Stepwise logistic regression evinced two features more likely to be seen in HCV-Rec patients: abnormal ALT [OR, 1.1; 95% CI, 1.02-1.2] and donor steatosis >3.5% [OR, 46.07; 95% CI, 1.5-1407.8]. CONCLUSIONS Accordingly, the CRS score seems to be less useful to predict HCV recurrence after OLT. ALT and donor steatosis (exceed 3.5%) can significantly promote the HCV recurrence post-OLT. Moreover, the combination of MMF and CNI positively heightens HCV recurrence.
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- Ghada M. Salum
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Endemic Medicine and Hepato-gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Endemic Medicine and Hepato-gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Microbial Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt
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Demir B, Bulbuloglu S. Perceived body image and distress after liver tansplantation in recipients. Transpl Immunol 2021; 69:101483. [PMID: 34688881 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2021.101483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study's aim was to determine the relationship between the perception of self-body image and the level of distress in patients who had liver transplantation surgery. METHOD This study was performed as a descriptive and cross-sectional study with the attendance of 120 liver transplant patients hospitalized in the liver transplant center of a training and research hospital. Self-body image was measured based on the Body Image Questionnaire (BIQ) on a scale of 40 (lowest) to 200 (highest) with the optimal BIQ score of 135-200. The level of distress was evaluated by the Distress Thermometer (DT) on a scale of 0 (None) to 10 (High). The data analysis was performed with the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Statistics 25. RESULTS According to the data attained, 35.8% of the patients were 55 years old or older, 56.7% were male, and 61.7% were married. The mean BIQ score among all tested patients was 81.85 ± 27.31, and this was considered as a low level of self-image. The mean DT score of the patients was 5.45 ± 2.72, which indicated relatively high levels of distress in the transplant recipients. Comparing these two values together (BIQ + DT) by regression analysis, we found a moderate negative relationship between self-body image (BIQ) and distress (DT) in the patients (r: -0.391, p < 0.001). Accordingly, when the distress levels of the patients decreased, their perceptions of self-body image increased. CONCLUSION Even if their liver transplant operation is successful, the problems of the recipients after transplantation do not completely disappear. Liver transplant recipients should be helped in coping with their condition effectively. Patients undergoing liver transplantation should be provided with psychosocial and emotional support.
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- Bilsev Demir
- Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Department, Health Sciences Faculty, Malatya Turgut Özal University, Malatya, Turkey.
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- Division of Surgical Nursing, Nursing Department, Health Sciences Faculty, Istanbul Aydın University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Hatami B, Rabbani A, Ketabi Moghadam P, Rajabnia M, Borhany H. A Case Series of Variable Manifestations of COVID-19 in Liver Transplant Recipients. Middle East J Dig Dis 2021; 13:363-369. [PMID: 36606018 PMCID: PMC9489452 DOI: 10.34172/mejdd.2021.248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) that is known as COVID-19 is a new emerging respiratory infection attributed to novel coronavirus, firstly introduced in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. This infection is still of great concern because of various presentations of the disease, which are not fully understood. The manifestations of this virus among liver transplanted patients would be more challenging in the setting of immunosuppression. The focus of this study is to introduce different presentations of this virus in five liver transplant recipients referred to the gastroenterology ward of Taleghani Hospital, a teaching referral hospital in Tehran, Iran. These patients were started on different types of therapies for coronavirus infection, from only supportive care up to remdisivir infusion and hemoperfusion based on the severity of the disease. Additionally, they were advised to continue all their immunosuppressant agents with adjustment except for CellCept that was withheld.
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- Behzad Hatami
- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran
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- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Taleghani Hospital, Department of Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran
,Corresponding Author: Pardis Ketabi Moghadam, MD Address : Taleghani hospital, Yaman street, Chamran highway, Tehran, Iran Tel : + 98 21 22432560 Fax : + 98 21 22432570 Email :
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran
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- Resident of Internal Medicine, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Sisk LJ, Patel RK, Stevens KK. A descriptive analysis of non-human leukocyte antigens present in renal transplant donor-recipient pairs. Transpl Immunol 2021; 69:101474. [PMID: 34582968 DOI: 10.1016/j.trim.2021.101474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION End stage renal disease (ESRD) is the irreversible deterioration of renal function requiring renal replacement therapy by dialysis or transplant. Human leucocyte antigens (HLA) have been well examined however research still is required into the non-HLA antibodies. Antibody mediated rejection (AMR) can be seen in the absence of HLA antibodies on biopsies of patients who have received identical transplants; anti-endothelial cell antibodies may explain this. Investigation into endothelial cell antigens on donor and recipient endothelium may elucidate and stratify the degree of risk of any given transplant and may guide towards the best matched donor. METHODS Protein array analysis was carried out on 8 patient pairs using nitro-cellulose membranes and biotinylated detection antibodies. The fluorescence emitted was captured by X-Ray film and results were recorded with ImageJ software. A fold increase of more than 2 was considered to be positive. RESULTS 11 proteins identified had a fold increase of increase ≥2 and were present in ≥2 patient pairs which may point to potential clinical utility. Nectin2/CD112 may be measured in order analyse graft survival time in transplant recipients. Prognosticating renal failure has clinical importance and potential markers that have been identified to aid which include MEPE, CRELD2, and TIMP-4. Novel pharmacological therapies for specific biomarkers identified in this study include JAM-A, E-Selectin, CD147, Galectin-3, JAM-C, PAR-1, and TNFR2. CONCLUSION Protein analysis showed differences in expression of antigens between patients with and without Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). This information could be used at the matching stage of renal transplantation and also in the treatment of rejection episodes. The results highlight biomarkers that potentially prognosticate and pharmacological therapies that may ameliorate kidney disease and rejection in ESRD and transplant recipients.
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- Louis J Sisk
- University of Glasgow, United Kingdom; British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- University of Glasgow, United Kingdom; British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- University of Glasgow, United Kingdom; British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Ciancio G, Farag A, Gaynor JJ, Morsi M, Chen L, Burke GW. Midline Rotation of the Right Renal Hilum During Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy. JSLS 2021; 25:e2021.00018. [PMID: 34248334 PMCID: PMC8241287 DOI: 10.4293/jsls.2021.00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (LLDN) of the right kidney is currently considered as part of standard of care; however, dealing with the renal hilum when performing ligation/division of its renal vessels is still a main concern. Here, we describe a simple-to-perform technique, i.e., flipping the fully mobilized right kidney to the midline so that the renal artery becomes anteriorly, which offers better visualization and easier dissection of the renal vessels (achieving maximized lengths) when performing hand-assisted LLDN of the right kidney. METHODS Living donors who underwent hand-assisted LLDN of the right kidney, along with their respective renal transplant recipients, were included in this report. Donor characteristics included renal artery and vein lengths; recipient characteristics included creatinine at months 12 - 36. Graft vein and arterial anastomosis data were also reported. RESULTS Nineteen living donors and 19 recipients, with median donor and recipient ages being 39 (24 - 60) and 53 (3 - 81) years, respectively, were included. None of the 38 patients had intra- or postoperative complications. Donor renal vein was anastomosed to the right external iliac vein (n = 16), right common iliac vein (n = 2), and inferior vena cava (n = 1). Gonadal vein (n = 1) and deceased donor iliac vein (n = 2) were used to increase the right renal vein length in 3 cases. Four donor kidneys had 2 arteries reconstructed side by side. None of the recipients developed any vascular or urological complications. CONCLUSIONS The laparoscopic technique described is safe and allows better visualization of the right hilum, mainly the renal artery, and helps in stapling the renal vein and renal artery.
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- Gaetano Ciancio
- Department of Surgery, Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
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- Department of Surgery, Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
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- Department of Surgery, Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
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- Department of Surgery, Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
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- Department of Surgery, Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
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- Department of Surgery, Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
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Siniscalchi A, Vitale G, Morelli MC, Ravaioli M, Laici C, Bianchini A, Del Gaudio M, Conti F, Vizioli L, Cescon M. Liver transplantation in Italy in the era of COVID 19: reorganizing critical care of recipients. Intern Emerg Med 2020; 15:1507-1515. [PMID: 32979193 PMCID: PMC7519699 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-020-02511-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Transplant programs have been severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Italy was one of the first countries with the highest number of deaths in the world due to SARS-CoV-2. Here we propose a management model for the reorganization of liver transplant (LT) activities and policies in a local intensive care unit (ICU) assigned to liver transplantation affected by restrictions on mobility and availability of donors and recipients as well as health personnel and beds. We describe the solutions implemented to continue transplantation activities throughout a given pandemic: management of donors and recipients' LT program, ICU rearrangement, healthcare personnel training and monitoring to minimize mortality rates of patients on the waiting list. Transplantation activities from February 22, 2020, the data of first known COVID-19 case in Italy's Emilia Romagna region to June 30, 2020, were compared with the corresponding period in 2019. During the 2020 study period, 38 LTs were performed, whereas 41 were performed in 2019. Patients transplanted during the COVID-19 pandemic had higher MELD and MELD-Na scores, cold ischaemia times, and hospitalization rates (p < 0.05); accordingly, they spent fewer days on the waitlist and had a lower prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma (p < 0.05). No differences were found in the provenance area, additional MELD scores, age of donors and recipients, BMI, re-transplant rates, and post-transplant mortality. No transplanted patients contracted COVID-19, although five healthcare workers did. Ultimately, our policy allowed us to continue the ICU's operations by prioritizing patients hospitalized with higher MELD without any case of transplant infection due to COVID-19.
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- Antonio Siniscalchi
- Dipartimento delle insufficienze d’organo e dei trapianti, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento delle insufficienze d’organo e dei trapianti, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento delle insufficienze d’organo e dei trapianti, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento delle insufficienze d’organo e dei trapianti, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento delle insufficienze d’organo e dei trapianti, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento delle insufficienze d’organo e dei trapianti, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento delle insufficienze d’organo e dei trapianti, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di medicina interna, Ospedale degli Infermi di Faenza, AUSL Romagna, Faenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento delle insufficienze d’organo e dei trapianti, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento delle insufficienze d’organo e dei trapianti, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, via Albertoni 15, Bologna, Italy
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De Santo NG, Cirillo M, De Santo LS, Abbas MH, De Rosa G, Resic H, Perna AF, Spasovski G, Citterio F, Venditti G, Balat A, Santini L, Masullo A, Casavola FP, Zecchino O, Di Iorio B, Capasso G. Legislative proposal in Italy to facilitate contacts between deceased organ donor families and transplant recipients. J Nephrol 2020; 33:1333-42. [PMID: 32776279 DOI: 10.1007/s40620-020-00824-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Contacts between organ donors and recipients might be possible in the near future in Italy. As suggested by The Italian Committee of Bioethics "anonymity is requested by the Italian National Transplant Centre" before transplantation anonymity shall be strict in order to grant privacy, gratuity, justice, solidarity and benefits and avoids organ trafficking. Following a period that is ethically correct and justifiable, organ donor families and recipients can meet after signing a valid declaration of consent, expressed on a template valid for the whole country. A third party within the body of the National Health Systems shall control the validity of the consent. The opinion stresses that contacts are not a right but a possibility justifiable on ethical grounds if the procedure is followed appropriately. A legislative proposal has been presented before the Chamber of deputies incorporating all suggestions made by the National Committee of Bioethics. The agreement between parties might be signed a year after transplantation. This is a long enough period of time for the recipients to fully appreciate the benefits of the procedure and for the donor families to see the effects of their decision (the opinion and the Law proposal hit the Zeitgeist, and keep Italy in the regulation of European Union).
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de Oliveira França A, da Cunha GMR, Oliveira LP, de Carvalho LR, Mendes RP, Dorval MEC. Presence of anti-Leishmania antibodies in candidates for kidney transplantation. Int J Infect Dis 2020; 98:470-7. [PMID: 32645376 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a progressive disease that, left untreated, is typically fatal. The purpose of this investigation was to detect Leishmania sp. infection in hemodialysis patients who had received multiple blood transfusions at a private clinic in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul state, Midwest Brazil. METHODS Fifty randomly selected volunteers were interviewed for collection of demographic, socioeconomic, and epidemiological data. Indirect immunofluorescence (titers positive when ≥1:40) and rK39 immunochromatographic tests were employed for serological investigation. RESULTS Males predominated (60%). Age ranged from 20 to 77 years. Most subjects reported being on hemodialysis for at least one year (94%) and 84% were candidates for kidney transplantation, 67% of whom were on the waiting list. Leishmania sp. infection was detected in 32%. Contact with infected dogs was the only variable associated with infection. CONCLUSIONS Under immunocompromised conditions, VL is opportunistic and potentially fatal. Despite existing risks, screening for VL is not performed in asymptomatic donors and recipients. The detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies in these patients reinforces the need for infection screening before immunosuppressive treatment is initiated to reduce not only the risks of VL development and severity, but also mortality rates in cases of reactivation of latent infection.
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Sala RV, Melo LF, Motta JCL, Leffers-Neto L, Carrenho-Sala LC, Fosado M, Moreno JF, Baruselli PS, Wiltbank MC, García-Guerra A. Optimization of a 5-day fixed-time embryo transfer (FTET) protocol in heifers I. Manipulation of circulating progesterone through reutilization of intravaginal progesterone devices during FTET. Theriogenology 2020; 156:171-180. [PMID: 32755716 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The objectives of the present study were to: 1) compare the reproductive efficiency of embryo transfer (ET) recipients after synchronization of estrus or a 5-day synchronization of ovulation protocol for fixed time ET (FTET), and 2) determine the effect of reutilization of intravaginal P4 devices (CIDRs), up to four times, in a 5-day FTET protocol. In Experiment 1, 817 dairy heifers were assigned to one of three groups: PGF + estrus detection, 5-d FTET protocol with new (1.38 g P4) or 2nd use CIDR (previously used once for 5 d). Fresh in vitro produced embryos were transferred 7 ± 1 day after estrus (PGF + estrus) or GnRH (5-day FTET). Utilization rate (transferred/treated) was greater (P < 0.001) in heifers submitted to FTET compared to ET after estrus, however pregnancies per ET (P/ET) were not different (P > 0.10). As a result, pregnancy per treated (P/treated) recipient was greater (P < 0.05) in heifers in the 5-day FTET protocol. In Experiment 2, 40 dairy heifers without a corpus luteum (CL) were randomly allocated into one of four groups using new, 2nd use, 3rd use (previously used twice for 5 d/each), or 4th use (previously used thrice for 5 d/each) CIDRs. Circulating P4 was reduced (P < 0.01) with each reutilization. In Experiment 3, ovarian follicular dynamics were evaluated in 238 dairy heifers submitted to a 5-day protocol with either new, 2nd use, 3rd use or 4th use CIDRs at random stages of the estrous cycle. Prostaglandin F2α (PGF) was administered at CIDR removal and again 24 h later. Ovulation was induced by GnRH treatment 72 h after CIDR removal. Preovulatory follicle diameter increased (P < 0.001) progressively with increasing CIDR reutilization. Ovulation rate did not differ between treatments, however, interval from CIDR removal to ovulation decreased (P < 0.001) in heifers receiving 3rd and 4th use CIDRs compared to new or 2nd use. Finally, in Experiments 4 and 5, 1203 heifers submitted to a 5-day FTET protocol were randomly assigned to receive either a new CIDR, a 3rd use CIDR (Experiment 4) or a 4th use CIDR (Experiment 5). Despite the increase in CL volume on D5 in heifers treated with 3rd use (P = 0.03) or 4th use CIDRs (P < 0.01), there were no differences (P > 0.05) in utilization rate, P/ET, or P/treated. Thus, use of a 5-day FTET synchronization protocol improves reproductive efficiency by increasing recipient utilization, and reutilization of CIDRs up to four times in recipient dairy heifers does not compromise reproductive performance.
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- R V Sala
- ST Genetics-Volm Farm ST Heifer Center, Kewaskum, WI, 53040, USA
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- ST Genetics-Volm Farm ST Heifer Center, Kewaskum, WI, 53040, USA
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- ST Genetics, 22575 State HWY 6 South, Navasota, TX, USA
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- Departamento de Reprodução Animal, FMVZ-University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Ju CR, Lian QY, Zhang JH, Qiu T, Cai ZT, Jiang WY, Zhang J, Cheng Q, Chen G, Li N, Wang CY, He JX. Recommended prophylactic and management strategies for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in transplant recipients. Chronic Dis Transl Med 2020; 6:87-97. [PMID: 32363045 PMCID: PMC7194659 DOI: 10.1016/j.cdtm.2020.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Since December 2019, increasing attention has been paid to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic in Wuhan, China. SARS-CoV-2 primarily invades the respiratory tract and lungs, leading to pneumonia and other systemic disorders. The effect of SARS-CoV-2 in transplant recipients has raised significant concerns, especially because there is a large population of transplant recipients in China. Based on the current epidemic situation, this study reviewed publications on this virus and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), analyzed common features of respiratory viral pneumonias, and presented the currently reported clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in transplant recipients to improve strategies regarding the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 in this special population.
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- Chun-Rong Ju
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China
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- Department of Kidney Transplantation, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China
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- Department of Kidney Transplantation, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430060, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Affiliated Union Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Kidney Transplantation, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China
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- Department of Kidney Transplantation, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
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- Department of Hematology, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510120, China
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Liu XH, Han SP, Wei QF, Zheng FY, Zhang T, Chen HM, Mao M; National Human Milk Bank Group, Children Health of the Chinese Medical Doctors Association, Group of Child Health Care, Society of Pediatrics, Chinese Medical Association. The data and characteristics of the human milk banks in mainland China. World J Pediatr 2019; 15:190-7. [PMID: 30796730 DOI: 10.1007/s12519-019-00226-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human milk banks (HMB) have been established for over 100 years in North America and Europe. This study aimed to describe and summarize the operation and characteristics of the HMBs in mainland China since the first nonprofit HMB operated in 2013. METHODS Operation of HMB in mainland China is based on the standards and guidelines of the Human Milk Banking Association of North America and some countries in Europe and was modified to meet the needs and circumstances in China such as donation only in the local HMB by medical staff. We reviewed the descriptive data of these 14 HMBs and the clinical characteristics of recipients, the eligible milk donors and the donor milk retrospectively. RESULTS In mainland China, from March 2013 to December 2016, 14 nonprofit HMBs were developed and operational in public hospitals except one and located in the south, east, north and northwest of mainland China. In total, 2680 eligible donors donated 4608.2 L of breast milk. The mean age of these donors was 29.4 years with 60.6% receiving college education and 90.6% term delivery. A total of 4678 recipients including preterm infants (n = 2990, 63.9%), feeding intolerance (n = 711, 15.2%), maternal illness (n = 345, 7.4%), serious infection (n = 314, 6.7%), necrotising enterocolitis (n = 244, 5.2%), post-surgery (n = 38, 0.8%) and others (n = 36, 0.8%). The rate of discarded raw milk was only 4.4% because of hepatitis B and C or cytomegalovirus positivity. CONCLUSIONS HMB has been developing rapidly in mainland China. Donor human milk was used not only for preterm infants but also for other ill children. But the sustainability of milk banking needs proper management and more financial support by relative health authorities and the government.
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Wang M, Zhang H, Zhou D, Qiao YC, Pan YH, Wang YC, Zhao HL. Risk for cancer in living kidney donors and recipients. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2018; 144:543-550. [PMID: 29356887 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2590-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Malignancy following renal transplantation remains inconsistent with the reported safety of kidney donation during the long-term follow-up. METHODS We conducted searches of the published literature which included healthy participants, recipients, living kidney donors (LKDs), and the availability of outcome data for malignancy. Eight from 938 potentially relevant studies were analyzed by means of fixed-effects model or random-effects model, as appropriately. RESULTS In 48,950 participants, the follow-up range was 18 months to 20 years, and the mean age of the subjects was approximately 41 years. The incidence rate with 95% confidence interval (CI) for malignancy after kidney transplantation was 0.03 (0.01-0.05) in recipients and 0.03 (0.1-0.07) in LKDs, giving a pooled incidence rate of 0.03 (95% CI 0.02-0.04). LKDs contrasted nondonors by the overall odds ratio and 95% CI for total cancer of 2.80 (2.69-2.92). CONCLUSIONS Kidney transplantation was associated with an increased risk of cancer during a long-term follow-up. Long-term risk for cancer in LKDs and kidney recipients should be monitored.
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- Center for Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Excellence, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China
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- Center for Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Excellence, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China.,School of Public Health, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China
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- Center for Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Excellence, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, Hunan, China
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- Center for Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Excellence, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China
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- Center for Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Excellence, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China
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- Center for Diabetic Systems Medicine, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Excellence, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China. .,Department of Immunology, Guangxi Area of Excellence, Guilin Medical University, Huan Cheng North 2nd Road 109, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, China.
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Jadva V, Freeman T, Tranfield E, Golombok S. Why search for a sperm donor online? The experiences of women searching for and contacting sperm donors on the internet. HUM FERTIL 2017; 21:112-119. [PMID: 28449623 PMCID: PMC5951149 DOI: 10.1080/14647273.2017.1315460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Whilst studies have examined the experiences of women who use clinic donors, to date there has been limited research investigating women’s motivations and experiences of searching for a sperm donor online. A total of 429 women looking for a sperm donor on Pride Angel (a website that facilitates contact between donors and recipients) completed an online survey. Fifty-eight percent (249) saw advantages of obtaining donated sperm online with the most common advantage reported as being able to connect with and meet the donor (n = 50 (24%)). A third (n = 157 (37%)) of the participants gave disadvantages, the most common reported was encountering ‘dishonest donors’ (n = 63 (40%)). Most recipients (n = 181 (61%)) wanted the donor to be ‘just a donor’ (i.e. to provide sperm and have no further contact). Whilst it was important for recipients to know the identity of the donor, some did not see this as important for the child and thus the level of information that parents have about the donor, and that which the child has, can differ. Finding a donor online blurs the distinction between categories of ‘anonymous’, ‘known’ and ‘identity release’ donations. Whilst the survey had a large sample size, the representativeness of the sample is not known.
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- Vasanti Jadva
- a Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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- a Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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- a Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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Sapey T, Py JY, Barnoux M, Tessier M, Dehaut F. EFS Centre-Atlantique donor's biobank: Ten years of samples usage. Transfus Clin Biol 2015; 23:95-7. [PMID: 26711889 DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2015.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The French Establishment of Blood Centre Atlantique (EFSCA) is one of the French regional blood transfusion centers. Donor's biobank is a mandatory activity leading to the storage of biological samples taken from the blood donor. Samples of each blood donation are preserved for a 5-year period at Châteauroux in the form of two straws of 500microliters stored in liquid nitrogen. The aim of this study was to analyze the samples usage by studying quantitative, qualitative and economic criteria. MATERIAL AND METHOD We analyzed all the requests of stored blood samples from 2005 to 2014. They were coming either from the blood donor qualification laboratory (BDQL), in order to perform complementary tests, or from hemovigilance inquiry. RESULTS Among the blood donation samples, 2,144,636 (whole blood, plasma or platelets apheresis) were preserved during these ten years. During this period, 548 (0.025%) requests for samples were received; 78% were in relation with a request of the BDQL and 22% in relation with a request of hemovigilance. For the straws, the mean exit delay with regard to the blood donation date was 11.5 months (2-55). The cost of samples exit includes only working hours of a laboratory technician. On average, the annual working time dedicated to this activity was 23h. Also, the average price for one-year issuing activity was 620.31 euros. CONCLUSION In our study, the donor's biobank was little used. The part of hemovigilance was weak but essential for the blood safety.
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- T Sapey
- EFS Centre-Atlantique Châteauroux/Bourges, Châteauroux/Bourges, France.
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- EFS Centre-Atlantique Orléans, Orléans, France.
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- EFS Centre-Atlantique Orléans, Orléans, France.
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- EFS Centre-Atlantique Châteauroux, Châteauroux, France
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- EFS Centre-Atlantique Tours, Tours, France.
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Alsuhaibani O, Pereira WC, Tareeqanwar M, Khizzi NE, Bakheswain S, Shaker A, Elyamany G. Infectious disease screening among stem cell transplant donors: An Institutional experience in Saudi Arabia. Ann Neurosci 2015; 22:81-6. [PMID: 26130912 DOI: 10.5214/ans.0972.7531.220206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2014] [Revised: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) involves the infusion of hematopoietic stem cells from a suitable donor to a patient who has undergone chemotherapy. Stem Cell transplantation is used for the treatment for a wide variety of diseases, including leukemia and lymphoma. Purpose This study highlights prevention strategies of infectious diseases among HSCT donors and recipients in our institute as guided by International guidelines. We aim to highlight the strategy for extensive screening of HIV, Hepatitis B and C, CMV infection and syphilis cases in all the stem cell units stored in our facility Methods We searched the institutional database to identify cases of infectious diseases among HSC transplants. Extensive donor evaluation was conducted through screening and laboratory infectious disease testing for HIV, Hepatitis B and C, CMV infection and syphilis. Results Between 1996 and 2014, 263 consecutive adult HSCT were performed. An approximate equal number of autologous and allogeneic HSC collections were undertaken. The median age for autologous donors was 35 years, whereas that of allogeneic donors is 25 years. Of the 263 stem cell donors, we found 18 patients (autologous) and 2 donors (allogeneic) to be infected. We did not find any of the donors infected with HIV by the serology as well as the NAT testing protocol Conclusion Donor screening and testing is the most critical parameter in stem cell transplantation in order to ensure the safety of the product to be transplanted. Modifications in the regulations related to donor screening are aimed at providing safe transplantation and negate the risk of accidental infection of the donor.
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Bertelsen KH, Rasmussen K, Ludvigsen MS, Finderup J. EXPERIENCES OF RECIPIENTS AND LIVING DONORS THE FIRST THREE DAYS AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION. J Ren Care 2015; 41:195-201. [PMID: 25643643 DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Living donor transplantation is described as a stressful and complex process for both recipients and donors. Few studies have described the experiences of recipients and donors in the first three post-operative days after living kidney transplantation. OBJECTIVES To explore how recipients and living donors experienced the first three post-operative days after kidney transplantation. DESIGN A qualitative phenomenological-hermeneutic framework was used to uncover the meaning of lived experiences through interpretation of transcribed interviews. PARTICIPANTS Seven dyads of kidney recipients and donors admitted at a Danish university hospital were included from September 2013 to November 2013. APPROACH Fourteen semi-structured qualitative interviews were analysed using Malterud's principles of systematic text condensation. FINDINGS Recipients and donors both experienced post-operative discomfort, though not the same. Both recipients and donors expressed that it gave them peace of mind to be able to follow each other at close hand sharing the same room during the post-operative period. All recipients saw receiving a kidney as a huge gift; donating a kidney gave donors a feeling of satisfaction. CONCLUSION The first three post-operative days were characterised by different types of post-operative discomfort and caring needs. Recipients and donors all experienced benefits from staying in the same room during hospitalisation. All patients in this study were related; this may have influenced their experiences, choices and opinions.
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Cuadrado-Cenzual MÁ, García-Saenz JÁ, López Palacios S, de Pedro Moro JA, Díaz-Rubio E. [New strategies to improve accessibility to laboratory tests in cancer patients]. Rev Calid Asist 2013; 28:217-23. [PMID: 23298729 DOI: 10.1016/j.cali.2012.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Revised: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop models to improve accessibility of performing laboratory tests on chronic oncology patients, as well as a more flexible choice of sample collection in both primary and specialized care. MATERIAL AND METHODS Circuit analysis of cancer patients. Patient survey to study access to laboratory tests. High Resolution Consultation Development Model (MCAR) and Patient Access Analytical Model (MAAP). RESULTS The percentage of cancer patients on treatment has increased by 8.76% in the past two years. There was a 32% increased in the use of the MAAP model in the two years of its implementation, and has been the choice of 74% due to greater accessibility, with 8% of the patients having used both models to suit their needs. CONCLUSIONS The implementation of optimized and preferred care systems has shown that both models improve accessibility and flexibility of the diagnostic testing laboratory in the patients studied.
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Kim H, Hur M, Moon HW, Park CM, Cho JH, Park KS, Lee K, Chang S. Pre- and post-transfusion testing for hepatitis B virus surface antigen and antibody in blood recipients: a single-institution experience in an area of high endemicity. Ann Lab Med 2011; 32:73-8. [PMID: 22259782 PMCID: PMC3255487 DOI: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.1.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2011] [Revised: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Hepatitis B remains the most common transfusion-transmitted viral infection. We explored the current status of pre-transfusion screening and post-transfusion follow-up testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies (anti-HBs) in blood recipients from an area of high HBV endemicity. Methods A total of 7,780 blood recipients were transfused with at least 1 unit of blood component at a single university hospital in Korea between January 2006 and December 2009. Their medical records were reviewed, and their demographic and transfusion-related data were analyzed. Results Pre-transfusion HBsAg and anti-HBs levels were tested in 77.6% (6,037/7,780) of the recipients. The results varied widely according to recipient age. In all, 32.8% (1,982/6,037) of the recipients who were tested had dual negative pre-transfusion results for HBsAg and anti-HBs and, therefore, were at increased risk of HBV transmission. Post-transfusion follow-up testing for HBsAg and/or anti-HBs was performed in 22% (436/1,982) of the increased-risk group. Conclusions Our data show that current transfusion-related laboratory testing practice is not sufficient to properly investigate possible post-transfusion infections. Routine laboratory tests, including HBsAg and anti-HBs, should be recommended in transfusion guidelines.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hyeongsu Kim
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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