Publications by authors named "Cesar Augusto Guimaraes Marcelino"
Article Synopsis
- This study analyzed donor data from 2010-2012 in São Paulo, Brazil, to understand why many potential heart donors were not used for transplantation.
- Out of 328 potential donors, only 26 (7.9%) were actually utilized, with older age, poor medical history, and cardiac complications being the primary reasons for refusal.
- The findings suggest that implementing echocardiogram evaluations could help increase the number of viable hearts for transplantation in Brazil.
The effectiveness of interventions in managing treatment adherence in adult heart transplant patients: a systematic review.
JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep
September 2015
Background: Over the past 20 years, solid organ transplantation has evolved from experimental treatments to an effective alternative for the treatment of various diseases, including heart failure. Treatment non-adherence is a limiting factor for the success of heart transplants. A systematic review of the evidence is needed to examine the effectiveness of interventions for managing adherence to treatment in heart transplant patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComparative analysis of family consent to tissue donation according to two different donation form structures.
Einstein (Sao Paulo)
April 2014
Objective: To define donors' profile of an Organ and Tissue Procurement Center and compare the family consent for tissue donation before and after modification of the Donation Term.
Methods: A descriptive, documentary and quantitative study performed in an Organ and Tissue Procurement Center, analyzed 111 feasible donors' charts in the period from March 13 to September 13, 2010 (1st period), and from September 14, 2010 to March 14, 2011 (2nd period), based on the modification date.
Results: The mean age of donors was 45.