Transplantation proceedings
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Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is an auxiliary method for the diagnosis of cerebral circulatory arrest (CCA). The objective of this work was to appreciate the efficiency of the method in the diagnosis of the CCA and its outcome in situations such as decompressive craniectomy (DC). ⋯ TCD is a useful and highly specific tool for the diagnosis of CCA that occurs with BD, diminishing its performance significantly in patients with DC.
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"Non-heart-beating donors," or, in a more recent and international definition, "donors after circulatory death," are a potential and additional group of deceased persons who are able to add organs to the pool. ⋯ This classification conserves the skeleton of the Maastricht one, as it is simple and clear, but classifies easily the different donors after circulatory death types by processes for ethical issues and for the non-medical or non-specialized reader interested in the field. This is also an argument for public consideration and trust in the difficult field of organ donation.
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The 2012 and 2013 solid organ transplantation statistics were presented during the annual meeting of the Belgian Transplant Society. ⋯ Belgium demonstrated the highest number of effective organ donors that corresponded to 29 per million inhabitants (pmi) in 2012 and 27.4 pmi in 2013. Thus far, and in contrast with other countries, there is no erosion of DBD in the DCD donor organ pool, but it is the important responsibility of all transplant centers and donor hospitals to avoid a substitution from DBD by DCD donors.
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Small-sized patients with cystic fibrosis usually face long waiting times for a suitable lung donor. Reduced-size lung transplantation (LTx) was promoted to shorten waiting times. We compared donor and recipient characteristics and outcome in lobar ([L]) versus full-size ([FS]) lung recipients. ⋯ Although hindered by a higher incidence of primary graft dysfunction, L-LTx is a viable option with excellent survival and pulmonary function comparable to FS-LTx.
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Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) has emerged as an important cause of bloodstream infections in intensive care units (ICUs). The aim of this study was to determine risk factors for bloodstream infections caused by CRKP as well as risk factors for CRKP-associated mortality among ICU patients after orthotopic liver transplantation (LT). ⋯ CRKP bloodstream infections affect immunocompromised post-transplantation patients more. Bloodstream infections with CRKP along with APACHE and SOFA scores were predictors of death in ICU patients after LT.