The Medical journal of Australia
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To examine the relationships between birthweight, current size, and fasting glucose and fasting insulin levels in Aboriginal adolescents. ⋯ Birthweight was only positively associated with fasting glucose levels, with no association with fasting insulin levels. The high-risk combination for type 2 diabetes of LBW or FGR with later overweight or obesity was rare in this adolescent Aboriginal population.
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To report the early outcomes of the initial selection and use of donation after cardiac death (DCD) donor livers for transplantation in New South Wales, following a guidelines implementation process. ⋯ As a result of the re-establishment of multiorgan donation through the DCD pathway, 15 (18%) of the selected DCD donors provided livers for transplantation. Patient and graft survival rates were excellent, and the rate of intra- and postoperative complications was acceptable. Hence, the selective transplantation of DCD donor liver allografts will continue to be pursued and the outcomes followed.