BIBLIOGRAPHY ON DONATION AND TRANSPLANTATION

BRAIN DEATH

• Wijdicks EFM (ed). Brain Death. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.
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• A definition of irreversible coma: report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Harvard Medical School to Examine the Definition of Brain Death. JAMA 1968;205:337-40.
• Wijdicks EFM. Determining brain death in adults. Neurology 1995;45:1003-1011.
• American Academy of Neurology Practice Parameters for Determining Brain Death in Adults. Neurology 1995;45:1012-1014.
• Ad Hoc Committee on Brain Death, The Children's Hospital, Boston . Determination of brain death. J Pediatr 1987;110:15-19.
• Goudreau JL, Wijdicks EF, Emery SF. Complications during apnea testing in the determination of brain death: predisposing factors. Neurology. 2000 Oct 10;55(7):1045-8.
• Wijdicks EF. The diagnosis of brain death. N Engl J Med. 2001 Apr 19;344(16):1215-21
• Fritz G. Brain death: clear definitions and terminology. Intensive Care Med. 2001 May;27(5):945-7.
• Hageman JR. Brain Death in Infants. J Perinatol. 2001 Jan;21(1):81.
• Vivien B, Haralambo MS, Riou B. [Barotrama during apnea testing for the determination of brain death]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2001 Apr;20(4):370-3. French
• Pitts LH, Caronna J. Apnea testing in diagnosis of brain death. J Neurosurg. 1982 Sep;57(3):433-4.
• Lazar NM , Shemie S, Webster GC, Dickens BM. Bioethics for clinicians: 24. Brain death. CMAJ. 2001 Mar 20;164(6):833-6.
• Marshall VC. Pathophysiology of brain death: effects on allograft function. Transplant Proc. 2001 Feb-Mar;33(1-2):845-6.
• Dujardin KS, McCully RB, Wijdicks EF, Tazelaar HD, Seward JB, McGregor CG, Olson LJ. Myocardial dysfunction associated with brain death: clinical, echocardiographic, and pathologic features. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2001 Mar;20(3):350-7.
• Freitas J, Azevedo E, Teixeira J, Carvalho MJ, Costa O, Falcao de Freitas A. Heart rate variability as an assessment of brain death. Transplant Proc. 2000 Dec;32(8):2584-5.
• Azevedo E, Teixeira J, Neves JC, Vaz R. Transcranial Doppler and brain death. Transplant Proc. 2000 Dec;32(8):2579-81.
• Lopau K, Mark J, Schramm L, Heidbreder E, Wanner C. Hormonal changes in brain death and immune activation in the donor. Transpl Int. 2000;13 Suppl 1:S282-5.
• Lessard M, Mallais R, Turmel A. Apnea test in the diagnosis of brain death. Can J Neurol Sci. 2000 Nov;27(4):353-4.
• Jenkins DH, Reilly PM, McMahon DJ, Hawthorne RV. Minimizing charges associated with the determination of brain death. Crit Care. 1997;1(2):65-70.
• Bueri JA, Saposnik G, Maurino J, Saizar R, Garretto NS. Lazarus' sign in brain death. Mov Disord. 2000 May;15(3):583-6
• Brilli RJ, Bigos D. Apnea threshold and pediatric brain death. Crit Care Med. 2000 Apr;28(4):1257
• Wenck DJ. Drugs and brain death testing. Crit Care Med. 2000 Feb;28(2):601
• Marti-Fabregas J, Lopez-Navidad A, Caballero F, Otermin P. Decerebrate-like posturing with mechanical ventilation in brain death. Neurology. 2000 Jan 11;54(1):224-7.
• Kurtek RW, Lai KK, Tauxe WN, Eidelman BH, Fung JJ. Tc-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime scintigraphy in the diagnosis of brain death and its implications for the harvesting of organs used for transplantation. Clin Nucl Med. 2000 Jan;25(1):7-10.
• Palo J, Viitala S. Diagnosis and frequency of brain death. Lancet. 1999 Nov 27;354(9193):1909-10
• Rappaport ZH, Rappaport IT. Principles and concepts of brain death and organ donation: the Jewish perspective. Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien). 1999;74:61-3.
• Dominguez-Roldan JM, Barrera-Chacon JM, Murillo-Cabezas F, Santamaria-Mifsut JL, Rivera-Fernandez V. Clinical factors influencing the increment of blood carbon dioxide during the apnea test for the diagnosis of brain death. Transplant Proc. 1999 Sep;31(6):2599-600.
• Beresford HR. Related Articles Brain death. Neurol Clin. 1999 May;17(2):295.
• Vives A, Carmona F, Zabala E, Fernandez C, Cararach V, Iglesias X. Maternal brain death during pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1996 Jan;52(1):67-9.
• Lynch JA. Brain death determination practices in children. JAMA. 1995 Dec 13;274(22):1761-2.
• Mrhac L, Zakko S, Parikh Y. Brain death: the evaluation of semi-quantitative parameters and other signs in HMPAO scintigraphy. Nucl Med Commun. 1995 Dec;16(12):1016-20.

LIVING DONATION

• Tanaka K, Kiuchi T, Kaihara S.
  Living related liver donor transplantation: techniques and caution.
  Surg Clin North Am. 2004 Apr;84(2):481-93. Review.

ORGANIZATION AND RESULTS

• Haberal M, Moray G, Boyacioglu S, et al.
  Transplant coordination activities in the Baskent University Hospital Network.
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• M. Manyalich, C. Cabrer, J. Vilardell and B. Miranda
  Functions, responsibilities, dedication, payment, organization, and profile of the hospital transplant coordination in Spain in 2002 Transplantation Proceedings Volume 35, Issue 5 , August 2003, Pages 1633-1635
• Rudge CJ.
  Transplantation of organs: natural limitations, possible solutions--a UK perspective.
  Transplant Proc. 2003 May;35(3):1149-50.
• Bozzi G, Matesanz R, Saviozzi A, RossiFerrini PL.
  Summary: the quality improvement program in organ donation of the Tuscany region.
  Transplant Proc. 2004 Apr;36(3):424-5.
• Haberal M, Emiroglu R, Karakayali H, Moray G, Arslan G, Bilgin N.
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• Milanes CL, Gonzalez L, Hernandez E, Arminio A, Clesca P, Rivas-Vetencourt PA. Transplant coordination program: a useful tool to improve organ donation in Venezuela.
  Prog Transplant. 2003 Dec;13(4):296-8.

EDUCATION

• Paez G, Valero R, Paredes D, Navarro A, Trias E, Ruiz A, Cabrer C, Manyalich M.
  Evaluation of transplant procurement management courses: an educational project as a tool for the optimization of transplant coordination.
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• Davis C, Randhawa G.
  "Don't know enough about it!": awareness and attitudes toward organ donation and transplantation among the black Caribbean and black African population in Lambeth, Southwark, and Lewisham , United Kingdom.
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SELECTION OF ORGANS AND DONORS

• Torre-Cisneros J, Caston JJ, Moreno J, et al.
  Tuberculosis in the transplant candidate: importance of early diagnosis and treatment.
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• Cabrer C, Manyalich M, Paredes D, Navarro A, Trias AE, Rimola A, Fatjo F, Vilarrodona A, Ruiz A, Rodriguez-Villar C, Garcia-Valdecasas JC.
  The process of adult living liver donation.
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• Gianelli Castiglione A, Ventura F.
  Medicolegal aspects of donor safety evaluation.
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• Zota V, Popescu I, Ciurea S, Copaciu E, Predescu O, Costandache F, Turcu R, Herlea V, Tulbure D.
  Successful use of the liver of a methanol-poisoned, brain-dead organ donor.
  Transpl Int. 2003 Jun;16(6):444-6.
• Nunes F, Valente M, Pereira R, Amil M.
  Domino liver transplant: influence on the number of donors and transplant coordination.
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• Frutos MA, Daga D, Ruiz P, Jose Mansilla J, Requena MV.
  Prostate-specific antigen in the assessment of organ donors.
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• Fiorentino M, D'Errico A, Corti B, Casanova S, Ridolfi L, Venturoli N, Sestigiani E, Grigioni WF.
  A multiorgan donor cancer screening protocol: the Italian Emilia-Romagna region experience.
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TISSUES DONATION

• Manyalich M, Cabrer C, Valero R, et al.
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• From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hepatitis C virus transmission from an antibody-negative organ and tissue donor--United States, 2000-2002.
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• Bredehorn T, Langer C
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• Tavar R, Murphy TF
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• Bredehorn T, Langer C
  Assessment of brain death in cadaveric tissue donors.
  Transplant Proc , Sep 2002, 34(6) p2344
• Triendl R
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• Navarro A, Cabrer C, De Cabo FM, et al.
  Importance of the transplant coordinator in tissue donor detection.
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• Ward RD
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• Rodrigue JR, Scott MP, Oppenheim AR
  The tissue donation experience: a comparison of donor and nondonor families.
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• Bozzi G, Saviozzi A, Nardi M, et al.
  Use of resources in corneal tissue procurement: effects of donor characteristics and clinical practice.
  Transplant Proc, May 2003, 35(3) p1002

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