Organ Donation and Transplantation

Evidence suggests prolonged donor mechanical ventilation does not impair recipient lung function after transplant, challenging traditional donor selection practices in lung transplantation.

Qualitative study examining care practices among anatomical pathology technologists in medico-legal autopsies and implications for coronial justice legitimacy.

Review of pediatric organ transplantation trends in China from 2015-2024, examining volumes, outcomes, regulatory frameworks, and challenges under reformed donation systems.

Analysis of dangerous goods compliance challenges for drone logistics in healthcare, finding 10% of medicines classified as hazardous and current procedures unscalable.

Unconscious psychological forces shape assisted dying decisions. The authors propose integrating psychological assessment and clinician support to reduce bias and strengthen ethical safeguards.

High circulating tumor necrosis factor α in deceased organ donors associates with inferior kidney graft function and survival after transplantation through TNFR1-mediated injury mechanisms.

Comparative analysis of donor conception contexts and psychosocial support provisions across ten Western jurisdictions, examining gaps in counselling and services for all stakeholders.

Ethics analysis of organ-preserving CPR in pediatric brain-dead patients, examining tensions between organ viability, bodily dignity, and institutional coordination.

Viewpoint on standardizing organ procurement practices, particularly normothermic regional perfusion, for donation after circulatory death transplantation.

Population cohort study reveals declining DCD pancreas utilization despite good outcomes, while Hepatitis C and IVDU donors gain acceptance in transplantation practice.

Donor age disproportionately impacts younger liver transplant recipients while older recipients tolerate older grafts well. Study provides age-based thresholds for optimized donor-recipient matching.

Domain-level SIPAT assessment reveals alcohol use and lower education as primary psychosocial vulnerabilities across transplant candidates, supporting targeted pre-transplant evaluation.

Essay examining familist incentive adoption for deceased organ donation in Islamic regions, analyzing alignment with classical Islamic moral frameworks and practical implementation strategies.

Systematic review commentary on psychological interventions in organ transplantation, examining placebo and nocebo effects as overlooked explanatory mechanisms for clinical outcomes.

Romanian intensivists' survey reveals barriers to organ donation including communication gaps, insufficient training, and low institutional prioritization of procurement processes.

MuST AKT pilot trial tests structured intervention to increase living donor kidney transplants through multidisciplinary support and social network engagement.

Quasi-experimental evaluation of wait time modification policy effects on Black kidney transplant candidates, addressing race-based kidney function estimation bias in allocation algorithms.

Donor-derived cell-free DNA quantifies kidney allograft rejection non-invasively across histopathological spectra, with combined scoring optimizing detection of microvascular and antibody-mediated.

Commentary advocating respiratory therapist-led, EIT-guided precision ventilation for donor lung protection and allograft viability optimization during procurement management.

Review of psychosocial challenges in transplantation with emphasis on lung-specific studies, guidelines, and research gaps for clinical practice.