Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Introduction: There is an increasing number of Canadians living with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Kidney transplantation is currently the best treatment for ESRD but long-term outcomes remain suboptimal. Identifying factors associated with better outcomes may lead to interventions or practice change that could improve patient survival or quality of life. The objectives of this thesis were to: i) systematically review the literature to examine centre variation in kidney transplantation outcomes and identify centre and provider level factors that may contribute to variation in outcomes; ii) describe differences that may exist at the patient, centre and provider level at the time of kidney transplantation across the six transplant centres in Ontario, Canada; iii) examine variation in graft and patient survival rates across transplant centres in Ontario; and iv) examine whether patient, centre and provider level characteristics contribute to variation in graft and survival rates across transplant centres. Methods: The first objective of this thesis was met by conducting a systematic review of the literature according to a predefined protocol. The last three objectives of the thesis were met by conducting a population based retrospective cohort study using administrative data from Ontario. Differences at the patient, centre and provider level were described at the time of kidney transplantation. Outcomes of interest included total graft loss; graft loss with follow-up censored at death; death with graft function; and total mortality. All outcomes were assessed at one year post transplantation and at the end of study follow up. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to obtain hazard ratios (HR) for each centre relative to the average across all centres. The independent effect of centre volume and provider characteristics on outcomes was also examined. Results: The systematic review identified 24 eligible studies. Outcomes included graft survival (n=24) and patient survival (n=9). The main characteristics evaluated were centre volume (n=17) and provider volume (n=2). Centre variation in graft survival was described in 80% (12/15) of studies, while less than half of studies (8/17) found a significant association between volume and graft survival. The population based retrospective cohort included 5092 adults (≥18 years) who received a primary solitary kidney transplant across 6 transplant centres in Ontario between January 1st 2000 and December 31st 2013. Variation in patient, centre and provider level factors existed across centres at the time of transplantation. At the end of study follow-up, case-mix adjusted HRs for total graft loss ranged from 0.84 (95% CI 0.53-1.33) to 1.16 (95% CI 1.00-1.34) across centres (p-value for between centre variation 0.46). After adjusting for centre and provider factors, differences across centres persisted. Centre volume, provider experience and provider type were not independently associated with either short or long-term outcomes (all p>0.05) with the exception of graft loss with follow-up censored at death. Discussion: This thesis suggests that there is variation in clinical outcomes across transplant centres in Ontario which is not explained by patient factors, centre volume or provider characteristics at the time of transplantation. Additionally centre volume, provider type and experience were not independently associated with outcomes. Future prospective studies with a larger sample size of transplant centres that examine follow-up care after discharge from hospital (e.g. frequency of visits) are required to better understand this phenomenon.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2006. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

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INTRODUÇÃO: O Transplante de fígado evoluiu nas últimas décadas, sempre em busca de melhorar a sobrevida do paciente e do enxerto. Importante causa de morbi-mortalidade é a disfunção precoce do enxerto (DPE) e o não funcionamento primário do enxerto (NFP). Diversos biomarcadores vem sendo estudados, porém ainda não há um consenso. Com isso tivemos a hipótese científica de avaliar e quantificar a função hepática avaliada pele verde de indocianina (VI) após o transplante de fígado. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a disfunção precoce do enxerto pela taxa de depuração plasmática do (VI) no pós-operatório imediato de transplante hepático. MÉTODO: Estudo clinico, de julho de 2014 a junho de 2015, prospectivo e observacional. Um total de 40 pacientes fizeram parte desta análise pela pulso-densitometria, usando o sistema de Limon (Impulse Medical System, Munique, Alemanha). Foram avaliados também o índice de risco de doadores (DRI), os critérios de Wagener e de Olthoff e preditores prognósticos pós-transplante de fígado. Todos os testes realizados levaram em consideração um alfa bidirecional de 0,05 e intervalo de confiança (IC) de 95% e foram realizados com apoio computacional dos softwares IBM SPSS 25 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) e Excel 2016® (Microsoft Office). RESULTADOS: Um total de 40 pacientes foram avaliados. A idade média foi de 53 anos e a maioria do sexo masculino (70%). A etiologia da cirrose mais comum foi hepatite por vírus C (42,5%). Os pacientes eram Child C em 45% dos casos. A taxa de retenção o verde de indocianina em 15 minutos (R15) permaneceu aumentada nos dias 1 e 3 de pós operatório ( > 10%) e normalizou no 7º dia de pós operatório ( < 10%). A taxa de depuração manteve valores normais, com 18,5% no 1º dia; 20,3 no 3º e 20,4 no 7º dia pós operatório. A comparação com os critérios de Olthoff e Wagener não mostrou diferença estatística (p=0,467 e p=0,178). Na comparação com DRI > 1,5 encontrou-se p=0,066, e com desfecho negativo (Perda do enxerto ou óbito) em p=0,063. A depuração do verde de indocianina mostrou relação significativa com o grau de lesão histológica pós isquemia e reperfusão (p=0,030). CONCLUSÃO: A reserva funcional hepática apresenta-se diminuída no pós operatório recente de transplante de fígado com melhora ao final da primeira semana. A depuração hepática do verde de indocianina não relaciona-se com a disfunção precoce do enxerto avaliada pelos critérios de Oltoff e Wagener. Por outro lado ela tem uma relação significativa inversamente proporcional ao grau da lesão hepática pós isquemia e reperfusão / INTRODUCTION: Liver transplantation has evolved in the last decades, alway seeking to improve patient and graft survival. Important cause of morbidity and mortality is early graft dysfunction (EGD) and primary non-graft function (NGF). Several biomarkers have been studied, but there is still no consensus. With this we had the scientific hypothesis to evaluate and quantify the hepatic function evaluated by indocyanine green (IG) after liver transplantation. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the early graft dysfunction by the plasma clearance rate of (IG) in the immediate postoperative period of liver transplantation. METHOD: Clinical study, from July 2014 to June 2015, prospective and observational. A total of 40 patients were part of this analysis by pulse-densitometry, using the Limon system (Impulse Medical System, Munich, Germany). Donor risk index (DRI), Wagener and Olthoff criteria, and prognostic predictors after liver transplantation were also evaluated. All the tests performed into account a bidirectional Alpha of 0.05 and a 95% confidence interval (CI) and were performed with computational support of the software IBM SPSS 25 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) and Excel 2016 (Microsoft Office). RESULTS: A total of 40 patients were evaluated. The mean age was 53 years and the majority of them was male (70%). The most common etiology of cirrhosis was C virus hepatitis (42.5%). The patients were Child C in 45% of cases. The indocyanine green retention rate in 15 minutes (R15) was increased on days 1 and 3 postoperatively ( > 10%) and normalized on the 7th postoperative day ( < 10%). The ICG clearance rate maintained normal values, with 18.5% in the 1st day; 20.3 in the 3rd and 20.4 in the 7th postoperative day. The comparison with Olthoff and Wagener criteria showed no statistical difference (p=0,467 e p=0,178). In the comparison with DRI > 1.5 a p = 0.066 was found; and with negative outcome (Loss of graft or death) a p = 0.063 was found. The clearance of indocyanine green showed a significant relation with the degree of histological lesion after ischemia and reperfusion (p = 0.030). CONCLUSION: The liver functional reserve is decreased in the recent postoperative period of liver transplantation with improvement at the end of the first week. Hepatic clearance of indocyanine green is not related to early graft dysfunction assessed by Oltoff and Wagener criteria. On the other hand, it has a significant relationship inversely proportional to the degree of ischemia and reperfusion hepatic injury

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2005-12-20Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T21:02:11Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 tanaka_fy_dr_araca.pdf: 1088210 bytes, checksum: 03e8b8b712b01bee40429585b8ec19b1 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a viabilidade celular comparando os meios de conservação para enxerto ósseo. A preservação de células viáveis em procedimentos de enxerto ósseo é de fundamental importância para que se tenha a osteogênese. Foram utilizados 43 ratos machos. Após a antissepsia do campo operatório foi realizada incisão linear na região mediana da calota craniana para obtenção do enxerto da região parietal direita e esquerda as quais foram removidas com auxílio de trefina de 5mm de diâmetro acoplada em micro-motor de baixa rotação, sob constante irrigação com solução de soro fisiológico 0,9% estéril. As peças do enxerto foram acondicionadas em tubos de ensaio estéreis os quais foram devidamente identificadas de acordo com o grupo e mantidas dentro deste tubo conforme cada condição do grupo. Como meio de conservação da viabilidade celular do enxerto foi utilizado o soro fisiológico a 0,9% (Grupo I) e a solução de Euro Collins® (Grupo II) e ainda para verificar se a temperatura tem influência direta na manutenção da viabilidade celular foi analisado o enxerto ósseo conservado em temperatura ambiente (Grupo III) e o enxerto ósseo sem nenhuma solução, porém mantido em gelo (GrupoIV). Para avaliar a viabilidade celular foi utilizada análise histológica e imunoistoquímica imediata e ainda em cada grupo analisou-se a viabilidade celular no período de 6 horas, 12 horas, 24 horas e 30 horas. Como resultado observou-se que a solução de Euro Collins® apresentou-se superior ao soro fisiológico no que se diz respeito à manutenção da viabilidade celular do enxerto ósseo onde se pode notar viabilidade celular até o período de 30 horas. / The aim of this study was to analyze cellular viability comparing storage media for skull vault bone graft. Preservation of viable cells in bone graft procedures is of paramount importance to obtain osteogenesis. Forty-three male used in this study. After antisepsis of the operative field, a linear incision was made on the middle region of the skull vault to obtain a bone graft from the right and left parietal areas. The grafts were removed with a 5-mm diameter trephine bur coupled to low-speed handpiece under continuous irrigation with sterile 0.9% saline. The graft pieces were placed in sterile 5-mL test tubes with caps, and were properly identified according to the group and maintained inside the test tubes as per each group conditions. The storage media evaluated for preservation of graft cellular viability were 0.9% saline (Group I) and Euro Collins® solution (Group II). In order to assess whether the temperature has a direct influence on the maintenance of cellular viability, the analysis was extended to bone grafts stored at room temperature (Group III) and bone grafts with no solution, but maintained in ice (Group IV). Cellular viability was evaluated by immediate histological and immunohistochemical analyses. For each group, cellular viability was analyzed at 6, 12, 24 and 30 hours after procedure. The results of this study showed that Euro Collins® solution yielded better performance than 0.9% saline as regards the maintenance of bone graft cellular viability (up to 30 hours).

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2003. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Thesis ( M.Sc.). / Written for the Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Title from title page of PDF (viewed 2008/05/29). Includes bibliographical references.

Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a viabilidade celular comparando os meios de conservação para enxerto ósseo. A preservação de células viáveis em procedimentos de enxerto ósseo é de fundamental importância para que se tenha a osteogênese. Foram utilizados 43 ratos machos. Após a antissepsia do campo operatório foi realizada incisão linear na região mediana da calota craniana para obtenção do enxerto da região parietal direita e esquerda as quais foram removidas com auxílio de trefina de 5mm de diâmetro acoplada em micro-motor de baixa rotação, sob constante irrigação com solução de soro fisiológico 0,9% estéril. As peças do enxerto foram acondicionadas em tubos de ensaio estéreis os quais foram devidamente identificadas de acordo com o grupo e mantidas dentro deste tubo conforme cada condição do grupo. Como meio de conservação da viabilidade celular do enxerto foi utilizado o soro fisiológico a 0,9% (Grupo I) e a solução de Euro Collins® (Grupo II) e ainda para verificar se a temperatura tem influência direta na manutenção da viabilidade celular foi analisado o enxerto ósseo conservado em temperatura ambiente (Grupo III) e o enxerto ósseo sem nenhuma solução, porém mantido em gelo (GrupoIV). Para avaliar a viabilidade celular foi utilizada análise histológica e imunoistoquímica imediata e ainda em cada grupo analisou-se a viabilidade celular no período de 6 horas, 12 horas, 24 horas e 30 horas. Como resultado observou-se que a solução de Euro Collins® apresentou-se superior ao soro fisiológico no que se diz respeito à manutenção da viabilidade celular do enxerto ósseo onde se pode notar viabilidade celular até o período de 30 horas. / Abstract: The aim of this study was to analyze cellular viability comparing storage media for skull vault bone graft. Preservation of viable cells in bone graft procedures is of paramount importance to obtain osteogenesis. Forty-three male used in this study. After antisepsis of the operative field, a linear incision was made on the middle region of the skull vault to obtain a bone graft from the right and left parietal areas. The grafts were removed with a 5-mm diameter trephine bur coupled to low-speed handpiece under continuous irrigation with sterile 0.9% saline. The graft pieces were placed in sterile 5-mL test tubes with caps, and were properly identified according to the group and maintained inside the test tubes as per each group conditions. The storage media evaluated for preservation of graft cellular viability were 0.9% saline (Group I) and Euro Collins® solution (Group II). In order to assess whether the temperature has a direct influence on the maintenance of cellular viability, the analysis was extended to bone grafts stored at room temperature (Group III) and bone grafts with no solution, but maintained in ice (Group IV). Cellular viability was evaluated by immediate histological and immunohistochemical analyses. For each group, cellular viability was analyzed at 6, 12, 24 and 30 hours after procedure. The results of this study showed that Euro Collins® solution yielded better performance than 0.9% saline as regards the maintenance of bone graft cellular viability (up to 30 hours). / Orientador: Tetuo Okamoto / Coorientador: Roberta Okamoto / Banca: Luis Eduardo Marques Padovan / Banca: Hugo Nery Filho / Banca: Celso Koogi Sonoda / Banca: Idelmo Rangel Garcia Júnior / Banca: Wilson Roberto Poi / Doutor