Donor Selection

"Donor Selection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The procedure established to evaluate the health status and risk factors of the potential DONORS of biological materials. Donors are selected based on the principles that their health will not be compromised in the process, and the donated materials, such as TISSUES or organs, are safe for reuse in the recipients.

Descriptor ID	D046148
MeSH Number(s)	E04.936.537.500 N02.421.911.600
Concept/Terms	Donor Selection Donor Selection Selection, Donor Donor Screening Donor Screenings Tissue and Organ Selection Tissue and Organ Selection Donor Exclusion Donor Exclusion Donor Exclusions

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Donor Selection".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Transplantation [E04.936]
Tissue and Organ Harvesting [E04.936.537]
Donor Selection [E04.936.537.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Tissue and Organ Procurement [N02.421.911]
Donor Selection [N02.421.911.600]

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Bar chart showing 42 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2009	2	1	3
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	1	2
2015	6	1	7
2016	1	1	2
2017	0	3	3
2018	2	1	3
2019	2	1	3
2020	8	1	9
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	2	2
2023	1	2	3

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McCulloch MA, Alonzi LP, White SC, Haregu F, Porter MD. Pediatric donor heart acceptance practices in the United States: What is really being considered? Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Feb; 28(1):e14649.

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King KL, Husain SA, Yu M, Adler JT, Schold J, Mohan S. Characterization of Transplant Center Decisions to Allocate Kidneys to Candidates With Lower Waiting List Priority. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 06 01; 6(6):e2316936.

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Sukhavasi A, Ahmad D, Austin M, Rame JE, Entwistle JW, Massey HT, Tchantchaleishvili V. Utility of Recipient Cardiothoracic Ratio in Predicting Delayed Chest Closure after Heart Transplantation. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 06; 72(4):253-260.

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Husain SA, King KL, Cron DC, Lentine KL, Adler JT, Mohan S. Influence of organ quality on the observed association between deceased donor kidney procurement biopsy findings and graft survival. Am J Transplant. 2022 12; 22(12):2842-2854.

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Cohen S, Cowan V, Rohan V, Pavlakis M, Curry MP, Adler JT, Safa K, Fleishman A, Shenkel J, Rodrigue JR. Willingness of Kidney and Liver Transplant Candidates to Receive HCV-Infected Organs. J Surg Res. 2022 10; 278:342-349.

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Chidambaram V, Jones JM, Lokhandwala PM, Bloch EM, Lanzkron S, Stewart R, Pecker LH. Low rates of transfusion-transmitted infection screening in chronically transfused adults with sickle cell disease. Transfusion. 2021 08; 61(8):2421-2429.

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Dipchand AI, Kirk R, Miera O, Davies RR. Accepting pediatric donor hearts: How do we make the best decision? Pediatr Transplant. 2020 05; 24(3):e13670.

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Schweiger M, Everitt MD, Chen S, Nandi D, Castro J, Gupta D, Scheel J, Lal AK, Ablonczy L, Kirk R, Miera O, Davies RR, Dipchand AI. Review of the discard and/or refusal rate of offered donor hearts to pediatric waitlisted candidates. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 05; 24(3):e13674.

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McCulloch MA, Zuckerman WA, M?ller T, Knecht K, Lin KY, Beasley GS, Peng DM, Albert DC, Miera O, Dipchand AI, Kirk R, Davies RR. Effects of donor cause of death, ischemia time, inotrope exposure, troponin values, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic data on recipient outcomes: A review of the literature. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 05; 24(3):e13676.

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Conway J, Ballweg JA, Fenton M, Kindel S, Chrisant M, Weintraub RG, Danziger-Isakov L, Kirk R, Meira O, Davies RR, Dipchand AI. Review of the impact of donor characteristics on pediatric heart transplant outcomes. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 05; 24(3):e13680.

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