2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302008000300011
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Protocolo clínico para seleção de candidatos ao transplante de ilhotas

Abstract: OBJETIVO: Descrever o perfil clínico dos candidatos ao programa de transplante de ilhotas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR), em Curitiba. MÉTODOS: O processo de avaliação clínica foi estruturado em etapas: triagem, pré-avaliação, avaliação e lista de espera. Os critérios de inclusão utilizados foram: ocorrência de hipoglicemia assintomática, complicações crônicas progressivas da doença, idade entre 18 e 65 anos e pelo menos cinco anos de doença. RESULTADOS: De setembro de 2003 a setembro d… Show more

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“…The process of isolating and transplanting islets from deceased donors requires a specialized team with specific skills and knowledge, as well as specialized equipment and facilities. In Brazil, only three centers are available for this procedure, (1) our group NUCEL [ 8 ] which performed the first islet transplantation in Brazil in 2002 [ 9 ]; (2) a laboratory in Curitiba (Paraná), associated with the PUC-Paraná University and the Pro-Kidney Foundation, which conducted one islet transplant in 2005 [ 36 ], and, (3) a human islet isolation laboratory at the Endocrine Division of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre – Rio Grande do Sul [ 37 ], but this unit has not yet transplanted islets into patients; leading to logistical challenges and increased costs for organ procurement and for patients who live far away from these centers.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The process of isolating and transplanting islets from deceased donors requires a specialized team with specific skills and knowledge, as well as specialized equipment and facilities. In Brazil, only three centers are available for this procedure, (1) our group NUCEL [ 8 ] which performed the first islet transplantation in Brazil in 2002 [ 9 ]; (2) a laboratory in Curitiba (Paraná), associated with the PUC-Paraná University and the Pro-Kidney Foundation, which conducted one islet transplant in 2005 [ 36 ], and, (3) a human islet isolation laboratory at the Endocrine Division of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre – Rio Grande do Sul [ 37 ], but this unit has not yet transplanted islets into patients; leading to logistical challenges and increased costs for organ procurement and for patients who live far away from these centers.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%