Vascularized Composite Allografts: Procurement, Allocation, and Implementation

Vascularized composite allotransplantation is a continuously evolving area of modern transplant medicine. Recently, vascularized composite allografts (VCAs) have been formally classified as ‘organs’. In this review, key aspects of VCA procurement are discussed, with a special focus on interaction wi...

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Autor principal: Rahmel, Axel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2014
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Vascularized Composite Allografts (LC Cendales, Section Editor)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4405348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25927020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40472-014-0025-6
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description Vascularized composite allotransplantation is a continuously evolving area of modern transplant medicine. Recently, vascularized composite allografts (VCAs) have been formally classified as ‘organs’. In this review, key aspects of VCA procurement are discussed, with a special focus on interaction with the procurement of classical solid organs. In addition, options for a matching and allocation system that ensures VCA donor organs are allocated to the best-suited recipients are looked at. Finally, the different steps needed to promote VCA transplantation in society in general and in the medical community in particular are highlighted.
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spelling pubmed-44053482015-04-27 Vascularized Composite Allografts: Procurement, Allocation, and Implementation Rahmel, Axel Curr Transplant Rep Vascularized Composite Allografts (LC Cendales, Section Editor) Vascularized composite allotransplantation is a continuously evolving area of modern transplant medicine. Recently, vascularized composite allografts (VCAs) have been formally classified as ‘organs’. In this review, key aspects of VCA procurement are discussed, with a special focus on interaction with the procurement of classical solid organs. In addition, options for a matching and allocation system that ensures VCA donor organs are allocated to the best-suited recipients are looked at. Finally, the different steps needed to promote VCA transplantation in society in general and in the medical community in particular are highlighted. Springer International Publishing 2014-07-03 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4405348/ /pubmed/25927020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40472-014-0025-6 Text en © The Author(s) 2014 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited.
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Vascularized Composite Allografts: Procurement, Allocation, and Implementation
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title_full Vascularized Composite Allografts: Procurement, Allocation, and Implementation
title_fullStr Vascularized Composite Allografts: Procurement, Allocation, and Implementation
title_full_unstemmed Vascularized Composite Allografts: Procurement, Allocation, and Implementation
title_short Vascularized Composite Allografts: Procurement, Allocation, and Implementation
title_sort vascularized composite allografts: procurement, allocation, and implementation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4405348/
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