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Biomarkers and donor selection in heart transplantation Universiteit Antwerpen KU Leuven
Background. Previously, we showed that B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) measured in the donor was related to cardiac performance after cardiac transplantation. The present study assesses the value of 3 biomarkers in the selection of donor hearts in a larger cohort. Methods. Blood samples were prospectively obtained in 105 brain-dead patients scheduled for heart donation. BNP, soluble suppressor of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2), and troponin of heart ...
Lung donor selection and management KU Leuven
Lung transplantation is still limited by the shortage of suitable donor organs. This results in long waiting times for listed patients with a substantial risk (10-15%) of dying before transplantation. All efforts to increase donor awareness through legislation, public campaigns, and training of transplant coordinators and medical ICU staff should be encouraged. Only a minority of cadaveric donors meets the preset ideal lung donor criteria, ...
Sperm DNA fragmentation after cryopreservation and sperm selection has no implications for clinical pregnancies and live births after intrauterine insemination with donor sperm Universiteit Antwerpen
Intrauterine insemination with donor sperm (IUI-D) requires multiple in vitro manipulations such as sperm selection and cryopreservation during which spermatozoa may be exposed to oxidative stress (OS) and other insults that may produce potential damage including sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF). High levels of SDF, referring to damage or breaks in the genetic material of sperm cells, are linked to an increased risk of reproductive failure. This ...
Donor heart selection and outcomes: An analysis of over 2,000 cases KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Decision-making when offered a donor heart for transplantation is complex, and supportive data describing outcomes according to acceptance or non-acceptance choices are sparse. Our aim was to analyze donor heart acceptance decisions and associated outcomes at a single center, and after subsequent acceptance elsewhere. METHODS: This investigation was a retrospective analysis of data obtained from the University of Vienna Medical ...
Planning in Tourism and Public Transportation - Attraction Selection by Means of a Personalised Electronic Tourist Guide and Train Transfer Scheduling (Planning voor toerisme en het openbaar vervoer - Selectie van attracties door een gepersonaliseerde ele KU Leuven
Planning in toerisme en openbaar vervoerSelectie van attracties door een gepersonaliseerde elektronische toer istengids en het plannen van treinaansluitingen In deze dissertatie worden verschillende technieken uit operationeel ond erzoek toegepast om verscheidene planningsproblemen uit twee domeinen op te lossen. Het eerste domein behandelt een dienstregeling voor de spoor wegen die meer op de klant gericht is, het tweede de automatische select ...
Update on donor assessment, resuscitation, and acceptance criteria, including novel techniques - non-heart-beating donor lung retrieval and ex vivo donor lung perfusion KU Leuven
The shortage of adequate organ donors remains a great challenge in clinical lung transplantation. With increasing experience in the medical management and surgical technique of lung transplantation, gradual expansion of the criteria for lung donor selection has occurred with beneficial effects on the donor pool. Interest in donation after cardiac death also is increasing as the gap increases between donors and the needs of listed patients. ...
A novel Shewanella isolate enhances corrosion by using metallic iron as the electron donor with fumarate as the electron acceptor Universiteit Gent
Left-liver adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation : can it be improved? : a retrospective multicenter European study Universiteit Gent
Objective: To evaluate the European experience after Adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation using the left liver (LL-aLDLT). Summary Background Data: LL-aLDLT decreases donor risk but provides a smaller graft that increases recipient risk as compared with right liver (RL-aLDLT). However, there is little knowledge of results obtained after LL-aLDLT in Europe. Methods: This is a European multicenter retrospective study which aims to ...
Physical examination of the potential tissue donor, what does literature tell us? Universiteit Gent
Abstract European Tissue Banks should carry out a physical examination as a part of the donor selection procedure. This is one of the obligations concerning donation and procurement mentioned in the European Commission directives on tissue banking. As the directives do not give any further specification on the content or on the procedure of the physical examination, a search of literature was done in order to find more information. Although data ...