Publications by authors named "Rebeca Roque"

Background: To better define the risk of malignancy transmission through organ transplantation, we review the Spanish experience on donor malignancies.

Methods: We analyzed the outcomes of recipients of organs obtained from deceased donors diagnosed with a malignancy during 2013-2018. The risk of malignancy transmission was classified as proposed by the Council of Europe.

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Background: Kidney transplantation from uncontrolled donor after circulatory death (uDCD) showed a higher incidence of delayed graft function and primary failure. The aim of this study was to study basal and kinetic evolution of lactate values in uDCD preserved on normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) as a predictive factor of kidney suitability exposed to prolong ischemic conditions.

Methods: Descriptive and prospective study of a cohort of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients admitted to the emergency room as potential uDCD.

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Purpose: The emergency room of the hospital is the gateway for patients with severe brain damage due to neurologic or cardiac conditions such as stroke or cardiac arrest. The main purpose is to design an active registry of patients, in the emergency room, to facilitate the detection and follow-up of potential donors according to their clinical evolution.

Material And Methods: This is a 1-year prospective study from May 2017 to May 2018 with a register for detection of patients admitted to the emergency room with severe brain damage (Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤ 8), with active follow-up until hospital discharge, who might have died or otherwise become possible organ and tissue donors.

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Background: Type 2 donation after cardiac death (DCD) represents an underused source of grafts for liver transplantation. In our center, normothermic regional perfusion and strict selection criteria have led to acceptable postoperative results after transplanting type 2 DCD livers. However, many of these grafts are still discarded before transplantation.

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Background: The criteria for kidney suitability in uncontrolled donors after circulatory death (uDCD) procured after regional normothermic perfusion are based on macroscopic appearance and renal haemodynamic values with final renal resistance (FRR). However, these criteria have not been analysed to predict the future graft function. This study presents a model to predict the outcome in uDCD kidneys and define the predictive FRR value.

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Background And Objective: The demand of tissue for transplants requires a continuous effort in detecting potential donors and assessing the causes of death. We aimed to assess the capacity to optimise tissue donation rates with the implementation of an active detection system of hospital deaths alongside a comprehensive assessment of the causes of death according to current international and local tissue banks' standards.

Material And Method: An early and pro-active detection programme of hospital deaths was implemented in 2002.

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