Successful Kidney Transplant from Methanol-Intoxicated Donors

The well-described disparity between the need for and the supply of organs suitable for transplant is growing. Because of this disparity, mortality of patients listed for transplant is increasing. Donors who die of intoxication (including victims of methanol poisoning) represent less than 1% of suit...

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Published inProgress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 199 - 205
Main Authors Sklienka, Peter, Neiser, Jan, Ševčík, Pavel, Dvořáček, Igor, Samlík, Jiří, Jonszta, Tomáš, Dedek, Vladimír, Kubišová, Michaela Matyskov, Tomanová, Radoslava, Streitová, Dana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2014
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Aged
Brain Death
Donor Selection
Female
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery
Kidney Transplantation
Male
Methanol - poisoning
Middle Aged
Nursing
Solvents - poisoning
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:The well-described disparity between the need for and the supply of organs suitable for transplant is growing. Because of this disparity, mortality of patients listed for transplant is increasing. Donors who die of intoxication (including victims of methanol poisoning) represent less than 1% of suitable donors and might be used to increase the supply of organs. They are often not accepted as donors by transplant specialists, because of concerns about patients' outcomes with these grafts. Three cases of fatal methanol intoxication that resulted in transplants of 6 kidneys are evaluated.
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ISSN:1526-9248
2164-6708
DOI:10.7182/pit2014111