Operative Surgical Procedures

Reports from M.F. Cassini and colleagues advance knowledge in operative surgical procedures

Published in Blood Weekly, May 13th, 2010

"Kidney transplantation is widely recognized as the best treatment in patients who require renal replacement therapy. Although considered a clinical and surgical triumph, it is also a source of frustration because of lack of donor organs and the growth of waiting lists," scientists in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil report.

"Strategies need to be developed to increase the supply of organs. One measure is use of expanded criteria for donation. To evaluate the effect of donor age on cadaver graft survival. We reviewed the medical records for 454 patients who underwent kidney transplantation with cadaver donors from April 1987 to December 2003. Donor age had a significant effect on...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2010-05-13)

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