OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the individual and social factors of students enrolled in undergraduate programs of midwifery, nursing, and social work, regarding their negative attitudes on organ donation and transplant. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was descriptive research, consisting of 29 first- and second-year students from the departments of midwifery, nursing, and social work a...

Transplantation is the accepted mode of treatment for patients with end-stage organ disease affecting the heart, lungs, kidney, pancreas, liver and intestine. Long-term outcomes have significantly improved and the aim of management is no longer only long-term survival, but also focuses on quality of life especially in children. Transplantation in Africa faces a number of challenges including wi...

This article presents an overview of solid organ transplantation in the United States and is produced as part of the 2008 OPTN/SRTR Annual Report. The Annual Report is prepared by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) in collaboration with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) under contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The r...

This is a registry report from the Australia and New Zealand Islet and Pancreas Transplant Registry. We report data for all solid organ pancreas transplant activity from inception in 1984 to end of 2016. Data analysis was performed using Stata Software version 14 (StataCorp, College Station, Tex). From 1984 to 2016 a total of 756 solid organ pancreas transplants have been performed in Australia...

This article presents indicators to support transplant professionals, judicial and law enforcement authorities and victim support workers with the identification of trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal. It outlines the legal and illegal service providers that facilitate trafficking in human beings for the purpose of organ removal and guides the reader through the following cr...

Organ transplantation has always been considered to be the standard therapeutic interventions in patients with end-stage organ failure. In 2008, more than 29,000 organ transplants were performed in US. Survival rates among transplant recipients have greatly improved due to better understanding of transplant biology and more effective immunosuppressive agents. After transplant, the extent of the...

1 Surgical and Specialty Service at the Fundación Cardioinfantil Instituto de Cardiología (FCI – IC) in Bogotá, Colombia 2 General and Laparoscopic Surgeon at the Clínica VIP in Bogotá, Colombia 3 Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgeon in the Abdominal Organ Transplant Department at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, LA USA 4 Resident IV in General Surgery at the Universidad de la Sábana in Bogotá,...

organ donation is an integral part of the health care system. many patients who have had an accident or have undergone a progressive disease are in need of an organ transplant and if they do not receive the required organ they would die. it is important to know that the most important source of organ donation is the brain death patients. it is highly essential to determine the pivotal factors t...

BACKGROUND Voriconazole is frequently used to treat fungal infections in solid organ transplant patients. Recently, there have been reports suggesting that prolonged voriconazole therapy may lead to periostitis. AIM Here we present two cases of voriconazole-induced periostitis in solid organ transplant patients. CASE PRESENTATION Voriconazole was given to two transplant patients-one with a ...