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Comert A, Aydin M, Coruh S, Aydin BN, Cakir RM, Akbuga I, Acar H. A cross-sectional survey on university students' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding organ, tissue, and body donation. Surg Radiol Anat 2024; 46:717-724. [PMID: 38565673 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-024-03347-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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PURPOSE Body donors continue to have an important role in anatomy education in medical schools. Furthermore, the demand for organ transplantation is increasing as life expectancy increases. In Turkey, there are efforts to enable both donations to be made through a single system. These issues were addressed together, and it was aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitudes of medical and law students regarding tissue-organ and body donation. METHODS A questionnaire consisting of 29 questions was administered to 693 individuals to measure these aspects. Data were analyzed using a one-way analysis of variance with Bonferroni correction. Categorical data collected during the study were summarized in terms of frequency and percentage. RESULTS When asked about their willingness to donate their bodies, 39.4% answered no, 29.5% responded yes, and 31.1% were undecided. Regarding organ donation, 61.8% of the participants expressed willingness, 22.8% were undecided, and 15.4% declined. Notably, there was a significant difference between those who had prior knowledge of organ tissue and body donation and those who did not (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION The findings of our research indicate that knowledge about organ tissue and body donation, as well as the inclination to donate, increased as medical education progressed into clinical practice. Additionally, the level of knowledge among university students on this subject was found to be correlated with whether they had received prior training on the topic. It was observed that there is a need to provide more education for students to understand the importance of organ and body donation.
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- Ayhan Comert
- Department of Anatomy, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, 06230, Turkey.
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- Department of Anatomy, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, 06230, Turkey
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- Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, 06230, Turkey
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- Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, 06230, Turkey
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- Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, 06230, Turkey
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Singal AK, Reddy KR, Nguyen MH, Younossi Z, Kwo P, Kuo YF. Use and Outcomes of Hepatitis B Virus-positive Grafts for Kidney or Heart Transplantation in the United States From 1999 to 2021. Transplantation 2024; 108:693-702. [PMID: 37953470 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000004759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The gap between demand and supply for solid organ transplants requires strategies to expand the donor pool. Successful use of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-positive grafts has been reported in liver transplantation. METHODS In this United Network for Organ Sharing database (January 1999 to June 2021) retrospective cohort study, outcomes of kidney transplant (KT) or heart transplant (HT) recipients with HBV donor grafts (hepatitis B surface antigen and/or for HBV nucleic acid test-positive) were examined. Propensity score matching was performed for HBV-positive to negative graft recipients (1:5 for renal transplantation and 1:10 for HT). RESULTS Of 448 HBV-positive donors with 896 kidneys, 352 kidneys (39.3%) and 56 hearts (12.5%) were transplanted. Of these, 312 kidneys (88.6%) and 45 hearts (80.3%) were transplanted in hepatitis B surface antigen-negative recipients. Ten-year graft survival was 47.1% and 49% (log-rank P = 0.353), and patient survival was 58% and 59% ( P = 0.999) for KT recipients. Similar figures among HT recipients were 41.9% and 38.9% for graft survival ( P = 0.471), and 54.3% and 61.2% for patient survival ( P = 0.277). Subgroup analyses in recipients with HBV nucleic acid test-positive grafts irrespective of antibodies to HBV core antigen-positive status, and recipients negative for anti-HBs (548 renal transplantation and 209 HT) were similar. CONCLUSIONS Although we are limited by lack of available data on posttransplant anti-HBV treatment, the study observations suggest that using HBV-positive grafts is a reasonable strategy to expand the donor pool among candidates waiting for KT or HT.
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- Ashwani K Singal
- Department of Medicine, University of SD Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Paolo Alto, CA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Innova Fairfax Campus, Falls Church, VA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Paolo Alto, CA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
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Park H, Lee H, Baik S, Kim MS, Yang J, Jeong JC, Koo TY, Kim DG, Lee JM. Kidney Transplantation From Brain-Dead Donors With Hepatitis B or C in South Korea: A 2015 to 2020 Korean Organ Transplantation Registry Data Analysis. Transplant Proc 2024; 56:1-9. [PMID: 38245494 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND According to the current Center for Korean Network for Organ Sharing guidelines for kidney transplantation from brain-dead donors with hepatitis B or C infection, organs from hepatitis B surface antigen-positive (HbsAg+) or anti-hepatitis C virus-positive (HCV+) donors can only be transplanted into HBsAg+ or anti-HCV+ recipients. We aimed to confirm the status and the outcomes of kidney transplantation from brain-dead donors with hepatitis B or C virus in Korea. METHODS This retrospective study included all kidney transplantations from brain-dead donors in the Korean Organ Transplantation Registry database between January 2015 and June 2020, divided into 3 groups according to donor hepatitis status. Finally, kidney transplantations from 80 HBV+, 12 HCV+, and 2013 HBV-/HCV- donors were included. RESULTS No statistically significant differences were observed in the recipient characteristics and the transplant outcomes except the waiting time (HBV+ to HBV-/HCV-, P < .001; HCV+ to HBV-/HCV-, P = .10; HBV+ to HCV+P = .95). Five-year graft survival rates of the HBV+, HCV+, and HBV-/HCV- recipients were 95%, 83%, and 85%, respectively (HBV+ to HCV+, P = .22; HCV+ to HBV-/HCV-, P = .81; HBV+ to HBV-/HCV-, P = .02). Five-year patient survival rates of the HBV+, HCV+, and HBV-/HCV- recipients were 95%, 100%, and 76%, respectively (HBV+ to HCV+, P = .61; HCV+ to HBV-/HCV-, P = .13; HBV+ to HBV-/HCV-, P < .001). CONCLUSION HBV+/HCV+ brain-dead donor kidney transplantation outcomes were comparable to HBV-/HCV-. South Korea should consider conditionally permitting transplantation from HBV+ or HCV+ donors to HBV- or HCV- recipients to accumulate new data and conduct further studies.
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- Hoonsung Park
- Korea University College of Medicine, Graduate School, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Department of Trauma Surgery. Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Surgery, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, The Research Institute for Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Yamada R, Morikawa K, Hotta K, Iwami D, Tanabe T, Murai S, Shinohara N, Yoshida S, Hosoda S, Kubo A, Tokuchi Y, Kitagataya T, Kimura M, Yamamoto K, Nakai M, Sho T, Suda G, Natsuizaka M, Ogawa K, Sakamoto N. Incidence of post-transplant hepatitis B virus reactivation with the use of kidneys from donors with resolved hepatitis B virus infection. J Viral Hepat 2022; 29:976-985. [PMID: 36031873 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Donors with resolved hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection may be a solution for the organ shortage for kidney transplantation (KT). The purpose of this study was to clarify the current state of HBV markers after KT from donors with resolved HBV infection to HBV naïve recipients and the rate of HBV reactivation in recipients with resolved HBV infection. Furthermore, we investigated HBV covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) in transplanted organs from donors with resolved HBV infection and the capability of HBV replication in kidney cell lines. We retrospectively analysed the HBV status of 340 consecutive donors and recipients who underwent KT in a single centre. We prospectively measured cccDNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction in kidney biopsy specimens of 32 donors with resolved HBV infection. HBV reactivation was found in three recipients with resolved HBV infection (4.8%, 3/63) after KT. We analysed 45 cases of transplantation from donors with resolved HBV infection to HBV-naive recipients. One case (2.2%, 1/45) became seropositive for hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) and in another case (2.2%, 1/45), HBV-DNA was detected qualitatively in an HBV naive recipient with a donor with resolved HBV infection. In the latter case, cccDNA was measured in the donor kidney during KT. HBV replication was observed in kidney cell lines with HBV plasmid transfection. In conclusion, the risk of reactivation in anti-HBc-positive donors is relatively low. However, post-transplant HBV monitoring should be conducted in all at-risk cases.
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- Ren Yamada
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.,Surgical Branch, Institute of Kidney Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Japan
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- Department of Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Renal and Genitourinary Surgery, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hokkaido University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Abraham G, Anupama S, Parthasarathy R, Mathew M, Anupama P. Rectal carcinoma 27 years' postkidney transplant in a chronic hepatitis B patient - A case report. INDIAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/ijot.ijot_128_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Expanding the Donor Pool: First Use of Hepatitis B Virus Nat Positive Solid Organ Allografts Into Seronegative Recipients. Ann Surg 2021; 274:556-564. [PMID: 34506310 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the 1-year safety and effectiveness of HBV Nucleic Acid Test positive (HBV NAT+) allografts in seronegative kidney transplant (KT) and liver transplant (LT) recipients. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Despite an ongoing organ shortage, the utilization of HBV NAT+ allografts into seronegative recipients has not been investigated. METHODS From January 2017 to October 2020, a prospective cohort study was conducted among consecutive KT and LT recipients at a single institution. Primary endpoints were post-transplant HBV viremia, graft and patient survival. RESULTS With median follow-up of 1-year, there were no HBV-related complications in the 89 HBV NAT+ recipients. Only 9 of 56 KTs (16.1%) and 9 of 33 LTs (27.3%) experienced post-transplant HBV viremia at a median of 185 (KT) and 269 (LT) days postoperatively. Overall, viremic episodes resolved to undetected HBV DNA after a median of 80 days of entecavir therapy in 16 of 18 recipients. Presently, 100% of KT recipients and 93.9% of LT recipients are HBV NAT- with median follow-up of 13 months, whereas 0 KT and 8 LT (24.2%) recipients are HBV surface antigen positive indicating chronic infection. KT and LT patient and allograft survival were not different between HBV NAT+ and HBV NAT- recipients (P > 0.05), whereas HBV NAT+ KT recipients had decreased waitlist time and pretransplant duration on dialysis (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS This is the largest series describing the transplantation of HBV NAT+ kidney and liver allografts into HBV seronegative recipients without chronic HBV viremia or decreased 1-year patient and graft survival. Increasing the utilization of HBV NAT+ organs in nonviremic recipients can play a role in decreasing the national organ shortage.
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Yuan Q, Haque O, Hong S, Ortiz A, Bethea ED, Sise ME, Markmann JF, Elias N. Influence of donor and recipient hepatitis B virus infection on long-term outcomes after kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant 2021; 35:e14466. [PMID: 34545965 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The demand for transplantable kidneys continues to outstrip supply, and the risk of donor-derived infection limits utilization. The effect of donor or recipient HBV status, defined by surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity, on long-term survival outcomes of kidney transplant (KT) is unknown. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study based on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) data from 2000 to 2019. We identified three cohorts based on donor (D) or recipient (R) HBsAg status: D-R, D-R+, and D+R-. Pairwise comparisons of patient survival (PS) and all-cause graft survival (GS) after propensity score matching were performed to assess the effect of HBV infection in KT recipients. RESULTS Our findings showed that there were no statistically significant differences in PS and GS among D-R, D-R+, and D+R-groups, nor was the patient or GS different between donor and recipient HBsAg+ status. Finally, in 2019 kidney discard rates were 15% higher for HBsAg+ deceased donors compared to HBsAg- donors. CONCLUSIONS HBsAg+ status was not associated with worse PS or GS after KT. Prior to broadly advocating utilization of HbsAg+ kidneys, further studies assessing KT recipient morbidity and safety are necessary.
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- Qing Yuan
- Department of Urology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Center for Transplantation Sciences, and Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Transplantation Sciences, and Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Shriners Hospitals for Children, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Transplantation Sciences, and Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Transplantation Sciences, and Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Transplantation Sciences, and Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Transplantation Sciences, and Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Theodoropoulos NM, La Hoz RM, Wolfe C, Vece G, Bag R, Berry GJ, Bucio J, Danziger-Isakov L, Florescu DF, Goldberg D, Ho CS, Lilly K, Malinis M, Mehta AK, Nalesnik MA, Sawyer R, Strasfeld L, Wood RP, Michaels MG. Donor derived hepatitis B virus infection: Analysis of the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee. Transpl Infect Dis 2020; 23:e13458. [PMID: 32894634 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be transmitted from organ donor to recipient, but details of transmission events are not widely published. The Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) evaluated 105 cases of potential donor derived transmission events of HBV between 2009-2017. Proven, probable or possible transmission of HBV occurred in 25 (23.8%) cases. Recipients of liver grafts were most commonly infected (20 of 21 exposed recipients) compared to 9 of 21 exposed non-hepatic recipients. Eleven of 25 donors were HBV core antibody (HBcAb) positive/HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) negative and infected 8/20 recipients. Of the 10 liver recipients and 1 liver-kidney recipient who received organs from these donors: six were not given antiviral prophylaxis, two developed infection after antiviral prophylaxis was discontinued, two developed HBV while on lamivudine prophylaxis, one was on antiviral prophylaxis and did not develop HBV viremia or antigenemia. One recipient of a HBcAb positive/HBsAg negative kidney developed active HBV infection. Unexpected donor-derived transmission of HBV was a rare event in reports to DTAC, but was often detected in the recipient late post-transplant. Six of 11 recipients (54.5%) of a liver from a HBcAb positive donor did not receive prophylaxis; all of these were potentially preventable with the use of anti-viral prophylaxis.
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- Nicole M Theodoropoulos
- Division of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Section of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, UChicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Lung and Heart Transplant Programs, UChicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center &, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network, Itasca, IL, USA
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- Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Wang XD, Liu JP, Song TR, Huang ZL, Fan Y, Shi YY, Chen LY, Lv YH, Xu ZL, Li XH, Wang L, Lin T. Kidney Transplantation From Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)–Positive Living Donors to HBsAg-Negative Recipients: Clinical Outcomes at a High-Volume Center in China. Clin Infect Dis 2020; 72:1016-1023. [PMID: 32100025 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background
Data on kidney transplantation (KTx) from hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)–positive (HBsAg+) donors to HBsAg-negative (HBsAg−) recipients [D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg-)] are limited. We aimed to report the outcomes of D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg−) KTx in recipients with or without hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb).
Methods
Eighty-three D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg−) living KTx cases were retrospectively identified. The 384 cases of KTx from hepatitis B core antibody–positive (HBcAb+) living donors to HBcAb-negative (HBcAb−) recipients [D(HBcAb+)/R(HBcAb−)] were used as the control group. The primary endpoint was posttransplant HBsAg status change from negative to postive (-− →+).
Results
Before KTx, 24 donors (28.9%) in the D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg−) group were hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA positive, and 20 recipients were HBsAb−. All 83 D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg−) recipients received HBV prophylaxis, while no D(HBcAb+)/R(HBcAb−) recipients received prophylaxis. After a median follow-up of 36 months (range, 6–106) and 36 months (range, 4–107) for the D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg−) and D(HBcAb+)/R(HBcAb−) groups, respectively, 2 of 83 (2.41%) D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg−) recipients and 1 of 384 (0.26%) D(HBcAb+)/R(HBcAb−) became HBsAg+, accompanied by HBV DNA-positive (P = .083). The 3 recipients with HBsAg−→+ were exclusively HBsAb−/HBcAb− before KTx. Recipient deaths were more frequent in the D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg−) group (6.02% vs 1.04%, P = .011), while liver and graft function, rejection, infection, and graft loss were not significantly different. In univariate analyses, pretransplant HBsAb−/HBcAb− combination in the D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg−) recipients carried a significantly higher risk of HBsAg−→+, HBV DNA−→+, and death.
Conclusions
Living D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg−) KTx in HBsAb+ recipients provides excellent graft and patient survivals without HBV transmission. HBV transmission risks should be more balanced with respect to benefits of D(HBsAg+)/R(HBsAg−) KTx in HBsAb-/HBcAb− candidates.
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- Xian-ding Wang
- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Clinical Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Health Statistics, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology/Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Parameswaran S, Puthiyottil D, Ramesh AS, Dhodapkar R, Ramanitharan M, Mishra S, Pathak N, Choudhury S, Vazhayil A, Lalgudi D, Kodakkattil S, Priyamvada P. Successful kidney transplantation from a deceased donor with chronic hepatitis B infection and review of literature. INDIAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/ijot.ijot_12_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Akkas M, Anık EG, Demir MC, İlhan B, Akman C, Ozmen MM, Aksu NM. Changing Attitudes of Medical Students Regarding Organ Donation from a University Medical School in Turkey. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:6918-6924. [PMID: 30269151 PMCID: PMC6178880 DOI: 10.12659/msm.912251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Doctors have an important role in increasing the number of organ donors. This study aimed to investigate the changing attitudes of medical students regarding organ donation, from first-year medical students (FYMS) to sixth-year medical students (SYMS) at a university medical school in Turkey. Material/Methods One hundred first-year medical students and 100 sixth-year medical students participated in the study. A four-part questionnaire was designed for the study, with a response rate of 66.8%. Results Completed study questionnaires showed that organ donation was considered by 46% of first-year medical students and 60% of sixth-year medical students, but an organ donor card was signed by only 8% and 10%, respectively. Information about organ donation had been sought, mainly from social media, by 72% of first-year medical students, and 55% of sixth-year medical students. Regarding their views on organ donation of their relatives, 78% of first-year medical students and 86% of sixth-year medical students were influenced by the opinions of their families and community. When asked about brain death, 50% of first-year medical students and 12% of sixth-year medical students believed it to be a potentially reversible condition, or were uncertain of the definition. Conclusions During six years of training in a university medical school in Turkey, there was only a slight increase in the number of students who were willing to become organ donors and there was a lack of formal education regarding organ donation. Therefore, urgent improvements are required in the education of doctors and society regarding organ donation.
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- Meltem Akkas
- Department of Emergency, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Organ Transplantation Center, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Surgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Emergency, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey
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Ayoub WS, Martin P, Bhamidimarri KR. Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Organ Transplantation. Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y) 2018; 14:33-40. [PMID: 29491759 PMCID: PMC5824593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains an important cause of liver disease and continues to present several unique challenges in organ transplantation despite the availability of an effective vaccine to prevent HBV infection and the introduction of oral therapy to treat HBV infection over 20 years ago. HBV recurrence following liver transplantation can now be prevented with antiviral therapy, although controversy persists as to whether immunoprophylaxis with hepatitis B immunoglobulin is also necessary. HBV reactivation following organ transplantation can occur even in recipients with absent hepatitis B surface antigen at the time of transplantation and remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Expansion of the donor pool by using organs from hepatitis B core antibody-positive donors can result in HBV infection in the recipient. Another challenge is severe HBV reactivation leading to liver failure in HBV-infected patients receiving immunomodulatory agents, which are increasingly being used for a variety of nonneoplastic indications.
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- Walid S Ayoub
- Dr Ayoub is a clinical associate professor of medicine in the Department of Digestive and Liver Diseases and an assistant medical director of the Liver Transplant Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr Martin is a professor of medicine and Dr Bhamidimarri is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida
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- Dr Ayoub is a clinical associate professor of medicine in the Department of Digestive and Liver Diseases and an assistant medical director of the Liver Transplant Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr Martin is a professor of medicine and Dr Bhamidimarri is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida
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- Dr Ayoub is a clinical associate professor of medicine in the Department of Digestive and Liver Diseases and an assistant medical director of the Liver Transplant Program at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Dr Martin is a professor of medicine and Dr Bhamidimarri is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida
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