Clinical transplantation
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Clinical transplantation · Nov 2006
Are personnel in transplant hospitals in favor of cadaveric organ donation? Multivariate attitudinal study in a hospital with a solid organ transplant program.
A considerable number of professionals who work in a hospital could be against organ donation, which means that when the time comes, they could act as an obstacle to donation. The objective of this study was to analyze the attitude of hospital professionals toward organ donation and to determine the factors that influence this attitude in a Spanish center with a transplant program. ⋯ Attitude toward cadaveric organ donation among personnel in a transplant hospital is similar to that described in the general public and is determined by many factors. The following factors are most noteworthy: (i) job category; (ii) knowledge of the concept of brain death; (iii) consideration of the matter of donation in the family; and (iv) fear of manipulation of the cadaver. In view of this attitude, which is similar to that of the general public, it is necessary to carry out promotion activities if we want to increase cadaveric donation rates.
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Clinical transplantation · Nov 2006
Intraoperative hypotension and prolonged operative time as risk factors for slow graft function in kidney transplant recipients.
Slow graft function (SGF) is an immediate post-operative complication of cadaveric kidney transplantation pre-disposing to acute rejection (AR) and lower graft survival. The objective of this study was to test whether intraoperative hypotension and/or prolonged operative time are risk factors for SGF in patients post-cadaveric kidney transplant. ⋯ Intraoperative hypotension and prolonged operative time are independent risk factors for SGF in patients post-cadaveric kidney transplant.