Registry of Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo Medical School: first official solid organ and tissue transplantation report - 2008

Registry of Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo Medical School: first official solid organ and tissue transplantation report - 2008

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report a single center experience of organ and tissue transplantation INTRODUCTION: This is the first report of organ and tissue transplantation at the Hospital das Clínicas of the University of Sao Paulo Medical School. METHODS: We collected data from each ty...

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Main Authors: Estela Azeka, José Otavio Costa Auler Júnior, Paulo Manuel Pego Fernandes, Willian Carlos Nahas, Alfredo Inácio Fiorelli, Uenis Tannuri, Lílian Maria Cristofani, Marcelo Tadeu Caiero, Frederico Luiz Dulley, André de Oliveira Paggiaro, Telesforo Bacchella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2009-02-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Transplantation
Registry
Solid organ
Tissue
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000200010
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Summary:OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report a single center experience of organ and tissue transplantation INTRODUCTION: This is the first report of organ and tissue transplantation at the Hospital das Clínicas of the University of Sao Paulo Medical School. METHODS: We collected data from each type of organ transplantation from 2002 to 2007. The data collected were patient characteristics and actuarial survival Kaplan-Meier curves at 30 days, one year, and five years RESULTS: There were a total of 3,321 transplants at our institution and the 5-year survival curve ranged from 53% to 88%. CONCLUSION: This report shows that solid organ and tissue transplants are feasible within the institution and allow us to expect that the quality of transplantation will improve in the future.
ISSN:1807-5932
1980-5322

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