[Organ and tissue donation and transplantation: three health care centers' attitude].

Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitude towards organ donation within health professionals in different institutions of Nuevo Leon.

Methods: A prospective, open, observational, descriptive study of parallel groups, through application of a survey formulated by the Hospital Universitario (HU) "Dr. José Eleuterio González".

[Urinary protein detection by iTRAQ® associated with renal transplant complications and its modification with therapy].

Background: After renal transplant, surgical, infection complications, as well as graft rejection may occur; early detection through non-invasive markers is the key to change therapy and avoid biopsy.

Objective: The aime of the study is to determine urine protein profiles in patients undergoing renal transplant with complications and detect its variation when therapy is modified.

Material And Methods: Urine samples were collected from patients prior the transplant and various postoperative stages.

Is Ischemic Preconditioning a Useful Therapeutic Strategy in Liver Transplantation? Results from the First Pilot Study in Mexico.

Background And Aims: The protective effect of ischemic preconditioning (IP) in liver transplantation (LT) has been studied with controversial results. We undertook this study to investigate whether IP of cadaveric donor livers is protective to allografts.

Methods: IP (LT + IP, n = 6) was induced by 10-min hilar clamping.

Development of a liver unit in Latin America.

The Liver Unit at the "Dr. José E. González" University Hospital and School of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León in Monterrey was founded in 1983.