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Transplantation Of Kidneys From Donors With Acute Renal Failure Five-Year Results From Double Center Experience, Ahmad Safra, Md, Ashesh P. Shah, Md, Cataldo Doria, Md, Phd, Warren R Maley, Md, Adam M. Frank, Md, Chad Gorn, Laurel Lerner, Rn, Marie Manley, Carlo B Ramirez, Md
Transplantation Of Kidneys From Donors With Acute Renal Failure Five-Year Results From Double Center Experience, Ahmad Safra, Md, Ashesh P. Shah, Md, Cataldo Doria, Md, Phd, Warren R Maley, Md, Adam M. Frank, Md, Chad Gorn, Laurel Lerner, Rn, Marie Manley, Carlo B Ramirez, Md
Department of Surgery Faculty Papers
Background:
Transplantation of kidneys from deceased donors with acute renal failure (ARF) has been described and represents an underutilized source of renal grafts. We reviewed retrospectively our double center experience with transplantation of ARF donor kidneys.
Methods:
Between January 2009 and June 2014, we performed a total of 397 kidney transplants at the two hospitals. Of which, 65 came from donors with ARF. The outcome was compared with 62 expanded criteria donor kidneys and 270 standard criteria donor kidneys. ARF was defined as donor terminal creatinine higher than 2. All kidneys from ARF donors had acceptable biopsies and were pumped. …
Declaring A Patient Brain Dead On Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Ecmo): Are There Guidelines Or Misconceptions, Kristin J. Kreitler, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, Hitoshi Hirose, Sharon West, Richard Hasz, Michelle Ghobrial, Rodney D. Bell
Declaring A Patient Brain Dead On Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (Ecmo): Are There Guidelines Or Misconceptions, Kristin J. Kreitler, Nicholas C. Cavarocchi, Hitoshi Hirose, Sharon West, Richard Hasz, Michelle Ghobrial, Rodney D. Bell
Department of Surgery Faculty Papers
Objectives:
- To review the clinical practice variations and trends with declaring patients brain dead on ECMO
- To highlight the need for the development of consensus guidelines to assist clinicians in the accurate diagnosis of brain death in this specific patient population
A Resource Planning Analysis Of District Hospital Surgical Services In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo., Melanie K. Sion, Md, Dheepa Rajan, Hyppolite Kalambay, Jean-Pierre Lokonga, Joseph Bulakali, Mathias Mossoko, Dieudonne Kwete, Gerard Schmets, Edward Kelley, Tarcisse Elongo, Luis Sambo, Meena Cherian
A Resource Planning Analysis Of District Hospital Surgical Services In The Democratic Republic Of The Congo., Melanie K. Sion, Md, Dheepa Rajan, Hyppolite Kalambay, Jean-Pierre Lokonga, Joseph Bulakali, Mathias Mossoko, Dieudonne Kwete, Gerard Schmets, Edward Kelley, Tarcisse Elongo, Luis Sambo, Meena Cherian
Department of Surgery Faculty Papers
BACKGROUND: The impact of surgical conditions on global health, particularly on vulnerable populations, is gaining recognition. However, only 3.5% of the 234.2 million cases per year of major surgery are performed in countries where the world's poorest third reside, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
METHODS: Data on the availability of anesthesia and surgical services were gathered from 12 DRC district hospitals using the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Emergency and Essential Surgical Care Situation Analysis Tool. We complemented these data with an analysis of the costs of surgical services in a Congolese norms-based district hospital as well …