2016
DOI: 10.5935/0034-7280.20160055
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Epidemiological profile of west center cornea donors

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“…The results found in the research corroborate with similar studies, where a greater number of corneal donations from male patients prevailed (66.08%). The description of this variable is relevant, as there are studies that demonstrate the influence of gender incompatibility between donor and recipient on the patient's prognosis after the transplantation (HOPKINSON et al, 2017;ROCON;PARO, 2015;SILVA et al, 2016;VICTER et al, 2019) The age group above 50 years of age predominated among the donors, in line with studies carried out both nationally and internationally. The results are similarly to the United States, a reference country in corneal transplants in the world.…”
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confidence: 78%
“…The results found in the research corroborate with similar studies, where a greater number of corneal donations from male patients prevailed (66.08%). The description of this variable is relevant, as there are studies that demonstrate the influence of gender incompatibility between donor and recipient on the patient's prognosis after the transplantation (HOPKINSON et al, 2017;ROCON;PARO, 2015;SILVA et al, 2016;VICTER et al, 2019) The age group above 50 years of age predominated among the donors, in line with studies carried out both nationally and internationally. The results are similarly to the United States, a reference country in corneal transplants in the world.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 78%
“…Estima-se que cerca de 53% da população mundial tenha dificuldade em realizar o transplante de córnea, única possibilidade de reversão desta causa de cegueira (Gain et al, 2016). Devido à menor taxa de rejeição, comparada a outros transplantes, a doação de córnea é uma das mais realizadas no mundo, com o melhor prognóstico em relação ao tempo de "vida do enxerto" (da Silva, Morato, Veneziano, & Rodrigues, 2016).…”
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