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ArticleAnnals of transplantation2019

Prolonged Duration of Brain Death was Associated with Better Kidney Allograft Function and Survival: A Prospective Cohort Analysis.

Mehmet Ergün, Denise M D Özdemir-van Brunschot, Rogier A R T Donders, Luuk B Hilbrands, Andries J Hoitsma, Michiel C Warlé

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Article in Annals of transplantation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Association of Procurement Time With Pancreas Transplant Outcomes in Brain-Dead Donors.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2023
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  2. Timing of Organ Procurement From Brain-Dead Donors Associates With Short- and Long-Term Outcomes After Liver Transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2022
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mehmet ErgünDepartment of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Denise M D Özdemir-van BrunschotDepartment of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Rogier A R T DondersDepartment for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Luuk B HilbrandsDepartment of Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Andries J HoitsmaDepartment of Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Michiel C WarléDepartment of Surgery, Division of Vascular and Transplant Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NLRadboud University Medical Center · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Brain death initiates hemodynamic, immunological, and hormonal changes that potentially compromise organ quality for transplantation. Therefore, it is generally believed that organs should be procured as soon as possible after the declaration of brain death. However, conflicting data exist regarding the impact of brain death duration on long-term graft function and survival. MATERIAL AND METHODS The effect of duration of brain death on graft survival and function of 1869 adult transplant recipients receiving kidneys from deceased donors after brain death was analyzed, using relevant donor and recipient characteristics and allograft related factors. RESULTS Duration of brain death was a significant predictor for long-term graft survival, whilst there was no significant effect of duration of brain death on the incidence of delayed graft function or acute graft rejection after kidney transplantation. After dividing the study population into a "short durBD" (<10.6 hours) group and a "long durBD" (>10.6 hours) group, the 15-year graft survival estimates were significantly higher and the serum creatinine at 3 months after transplantation was significantly lower in the "long durBD" group. CONCLUSIONS Duration of brain death does not affect the incidence of delayed graft function or acute rejection after kidney transplantation. However, longer duration of brain death is associated with better kidney allograft function and survival.

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Brain DeathGraft SurvivalTissue and Organ HarvestingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft RejectionHumansIncidenceKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProspective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTissue Donors

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