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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) in a Kidney Donor Associated with Transient Recipient DIC
Author(s) -
Bennett William M.,
Hansen Keith S.,
Houghton Donald C.,
McEvoy Kevin M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00679.x
Subject(s) - disseminated intravascular coagulation , medicine , fibrin , kidney , kidney transplantation , transplantation , coagulation , surgery , pathology , immunology
It has been controversial whether or not to accept kidneys for transplantation from donors with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). We report two recipients who received the kidneys from a donor with DIC following traumatic head injury. Despite evidence of donor kidney glomerular fibrin deposits and ongoing low‐grade DIC in the recipients, which resolved after 5–7 days; both recipients did well suggesting that donors with DIC can be successfully used for renal transplantation.

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