Characterization of cornea donors at a tissue center in the city of Medellin, Colombia.
Cell Tissue Bank
; 25(2): 619-623, 2024 Jun.
Article
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| ID: mdl-38141131
ABSTRACT
The cornea transplant is considered the most frequently performed type of transplant in the world, with a demand that has been increasing in recent years. An observational descriptive study was conducted, focusing on the ocular tissue extracted from cadaveric donors from January 2019 to December 2021 at the Red Cross Eye Bank in Medellin, Colombia. This is the first epidemiological characterization of corneal donor tissues within the eye banks of our city, where high rates of violence-related deaths explain that tissue donors are mostly young individuals. This, in turn, results in excellent counts of endothelial cells and tissue viability in their microscopic studies. Additionally, there are lower rates of discarded tissues compared to similar studies.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Donantes de Tejidos
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Trasplante de Córnea
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Córnea
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Bancos de Ojos
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cell Tissue Bank
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Cell and tissue banking
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Cell tissue bank
Asunto de la revista:
HISTOLOGIA
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TRANSPLANTE
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Colombia
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos