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OBJETIVO: Descrever o perfil clínico dos candidatos ao programa de transplante de ilhotas da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC-PR), em Curitiba. MÉTODOS: O processo de avaliação clínica foi estruturado em etapas: triagem, pré-avaliação, avaliação e lista de espera. Os critérios de inclusão utilizados foram: ocorrência de hipoglicemia assintomática, complicações crônicas progressivas da doença, idade entre 18 e 65 anos e pelo menos cinco anos de doença. RESULTADOS: De setembro de 2003 a setembro de 2006 foram avaliados 92 candidatos, dos quais 25 preencheram os critérios de triagem, sendo selecionados para pré-avaliação. O principal motivo de não qualificação foi o uso de insulina em dose > 0,7 UI/kg/d. Dos 25 candidatos incluídos na pré-avaliação, sete não concordaram em assinar o termo de consentimento. Quatro candidatos completaram todas as etapas de seleção, porém apenas dois permanecem em lista de espera. CONCLUSÕES: Os candidatos ao transplante de ilhotas devem ser rigorosamente selecionados. Dois pacientes preencheram todos os critérios e encontram-se em lista de espera.
BACKGROUND: Our intention is to describe the clinical profile of the candidates for islet transplantation in Curitiba, Brazil. METHODS: The clinical evaluation was organized in stages: Screening, Initial Evaluation, Evaluation and Waiting List. Candidates inclusion criteria were hypoglycemia unawareness, glycemic imbalance, chronic progressive diabetic complications, 18-65 years of age and at least 5 years of type 1 diabetes evolution. RESULTS: From September 2003 through September 2006, 92 candidates were clinically evaluated, and 25 fulfilled the Screening criteria, being selected at this stage. The main reason for exclusion was insulin requirement of more than 0.7 IU/kg/day. At the Initial Evaluation, seven of the 25 patients were excluded as have not agreed to sign the informed consent. Until now, 4 candidates completed the Evaluation stage and two of them are currently enlisted. CONCLUSIONS: Candidates for islet transplantation must be rigorously evaluated. Two patients fulfilled all the selection criteria and are currently enlisted.
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/surgery , Islets of Langerhans Transplantation/standards , Patient Selection , Tissue and Organ Procurement/organization & administration , Brazil , Clinical Protocols , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/diagnosis , Health Plan Implementation , Surveys and Questionnaires , Waiting Lists , Young AdultABSTRACT
The chromosome numbers of 37 species belonging to 31 genus and 14 families were analized. The following results were obtained: a) 14 species presented the same chromosome numbers already reported in the specialized literature; b) species showed chromosome numbers equal to at least one of the previous determinations; c) 1 species presented chromosome number different from the number of all previous reports; d) 5 species had their chromosome number reported for the first time