Highlights ■ Logistical factors were not responsible for most organ rejections in the single national waiting list. ■ Refusal information was operator dependent, as the reason for refusal was generic in most cases. ■ It is possible to increase the use of organs offered to the National Transplant Center by converting more offers into transplants performed through a more detailed study of the reasons for refusal. ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the outcomes and reasons for the refusal of organs offered […]

ABSTRACT Ischemia-reperfusion injury is a pathophysiological event occuring after abdominal organ transplantation, and has a significant influence on prognosis and survival of the graft. It is involved in delaying the primary function or non-functioning of the graft. The objective of this study was to provide information on heat shock protein mechanisms in ischemia-reperfusion injuries in abdominal organ transplantations, and to indicate the possible factors involved that may influence the graft outcome. Several classes of heat shock proteins are part of […]

ABSTRACT Objective To learn about the scientific production on strategies adopted for hemodynamic maintenance of brain-dead patients. Methods Integrative review with articles published between 2007 and 2019, in Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), PubMed® and ScienceDirect. The descriptors “ Hemodinâmica AND Morte Encefálica ” and “Hemodynamics AND Brain Death” were used. Exclusion criteria were non-human research and gray literature. Results A total of 21 articles were listed. As strategies, the use of […]