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1. Recovery of dialysis patients with COVID-19: health outcomes 3 months after diagnosis in ERACODA

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Hemmelder, M. H., Noordzij, M., Vart, P., Hilbrands, L. B., Jager, K. J., Abrahams, A. C., Arroyo, D., Battaglia, Y., Ekart, R., Mallamaci, F., Malloney, S. -R., Oliveira, J., Rydzewski, A., Sridharan, S., Vogt, L., Duivenvoorden, R., Gansevoort, R. T., Franssen, C. F. M., van der Net, J. B., Essig, M., du Buf-Vereijken, P. W. G., van Ginneken, B., Maas, N., van Jaarsveld, B. C., Bemelman, F. J., Klingenberg-Salahova, F., Heenan-Vos, F., Vervloet, M. G., Nurmohamed, A., Abramowicz, D., Verhofstede, S., Maoujoud, O., Malfait, T., Fialova, J., Melilli, E., Fava, A., Cruzado, J. M., Perez, N. M., Lips, J., Krepel, H., Adilovic, H., Hengst, M., Konings, C. J. A. M., Braconnier, P., Weis, D., Gellert, R., Alferes, D. G., Radulescu, D., Zakharova, E. V., Ambuehl, P. M., Guidotti, R., Walker, A., Lepeytre, F., Rabate, C., Rostoker, G., Marques, S., Azasevac, T., Majstorovic, G. S., Katicic, D., Dam, M. T., Kruger, T., Brzosko, S., Liakopoulos, V., Zanen, A. L., Logtenberg, S. J. J., Fricke, L., Kuryata, O., Slebe, J. J. P., Abd ElHafeez, S., Kemlin, D., van de Wetering, J., Reinders, M. E. J., Hesselink, D. A., van Gestel, J. K., Eiselt, J., Kielberger, L., El-Wakil, H. S., Verhoeven, M. A. M., Logan, I., Canal, C., Facundo, C., Ramos, A. M., Debska-Slizien, A., Veldhuizen, N. M. H., Tigka, E., Polyzou Konsta, M. A., Panagoutsos, S., Postorino, A., Cambareri, F., Matceac, I., Nistor, I., Covic, A., Groeneveld, J. H. M., Jousma, J., Diekmann, F., Oppenheimer, F., Blasco, M., Pereira, T. A., dos Santos Junior, A. C. S., Arias-Cabrales, C., Crespo, M., Llinas-Mallol, L., Buxeda, A., Tarrega, C. B., Redondo-Pachon, D., Arenas Jimenez, M. D., Mendoza-Valderrey, A., Martins, A. C., Mateus, C., Alvila, G., Laranjinha, I., Hofstra, J. M., Siezenga, M. A., Franco, A., Castellano, S., Rodriguez-Ferrero, M. L., Manzanos, S. B., Haridian Sosa Barrios, R., Lemahieu, W., Bartelet, K., Dirim, A. B., Demir, E., Sever, M. S., Turkmen, A., Safak, S., Hollander, D. A. M. J., Kerckhoffs, A., Buttner, S., de Vries, A. P. J., Meziyerh, S., van der Helm, D., Mallat, M., Bouwsma, H., Petruliene, K., Verberk, I., van der Sande, F. M., Christiaans, M. H. L., Mohankumar, N., Luca, M. D., Tuglular, S. Z., Kramer, A., Beerenhout, C., Luik, P. T., Kerschbaum, J., Tiefenthaler, M., Watschinger, B., Adema, A. Y., Stepanov, V. A., Zulkarnaev, A. B., Turkmen, K., Gandolfini, I., Maggiore, U., Fliedner, A., Asberg, A., Mjoen, G., Miyasato, H., de Fijter, C. W. H., Mongera, N., Pini, S., de Biase, C., van de Logt, A. E., Maas, R., Lebedeva, O., Lopez, V., Reichert, L. J. M., Verhave, J., Titov, D., Parshina, E. V., Zanoli, L., Marcantoni, C., van Kempen, G., van Gils-Verrij, L. E. A., Harty, J. C., Meurs, M., Myslak, M., Lentini, P., den Deurwaarder, E., Stendahl, M., Rahimzadeh, H., Schouten, M., Rychlik, I., Cabezas-Reina, C. J., Roca, A. M., Nauta, F., Sahin, I., Goffin, E., Kanaan, N., Labriola, L., Devresse, A., Diaz-Mareque, A., Coca, A., de Arriba, G., Meijers, B. K. I., Naesens, M., Kuypers, D., Desschans, B., Tonnerlier, A., Wissing, K. M., Dedinska, I., Pessolano, G., Malik, S., Dounousi, E., Papachristou, E., Berger, S. P., Meijer, E., Sanders, J. S. F., Ozyilmaz, A., Ponikvar, J. B., Pernat, A. M., Kovac, D., Arnol, M., Molenaar, F. M., van Zuilen, A. D., Meijvis, S. C. A., Dolmans, H., Tantisattamo, E., Esposito, P., Krzesinski, J. -M., Barahira, J. D., Gallieni, M., Martin-Moreno, P. L., Guglielmetti, G., Guzzo, G., Toapanta, N., Soler, M. J., Luik, A. J., van Kuijk, W. H. M., Stikkelbroeck, L. W. H., Hermans, M. M. H., Rimsevicius, L., Righetti, M., Islam, M., Heitink-Ter Braak, N., Nephrology, ACS - Microcirculation, ACS - Diabetes & metabolism, UCL - SSS/IREC/NEFR - Pôle de Néphrologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de néphrologie, Clinical sciences, Faculteit Medische Wetenschappen/UMCG, Groningen Kidney Center (GKC), Cardiovascular Centre (CVC), Groningen Institute for Organ Transplantation (GIOT), Interne Geneeskunde, RS: Carim - V02 Hypertension and target organ damage, Medical Informatics, APH - Aging & Later Life, APH - Quality of Care, APH - Global Health, ACS - Pulmonary hypertension & thrombosis, APH - Health Behaviors & Chronic Diseases, and Internal Medicine

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Male, Outcome Assessment, survival, mental health status, COVID-19 Testing, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being, Renal Dialysis, functional health status, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, 80 and over, Humans, KIDNEY-TRANSPLANT, AcademicSubjects/MED00340, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Transplantation, SARS-CoV-2, MORTALITY, COVID-19, Middle Aged, Health Care, Intensive Care Units, Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 11], Nephrology, dialysis, Original Article, Female, Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 11]
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Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related short-term mortality is high in dialysis patients, but longer-term outcomes are largely unknown. We therefore assessed patient recovery in a large cohort of dialysis patients 3 months after their COVID-19 diagnosis. Methods We analyzed data on dialysis patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from 1 February 2020 to 31 March 2021 from the European Renal Association COVID-19 Database (ERACODA). The outcomes studied were patient survival, residence and functional and mental health status (estimated by their treating physician) 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis. Complete follow-up data were available for 854 surviving patients. Patient characteristics associated with recovery were analyzed using logistic regression. Results In 2449 hemodialysis patients (mean ± SD age 67.5 ± 14.4 years, 62% male), survival probabilities at 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis were 90% for nonhospitalized patients (n = 1087), 73% for patients admitted to the hospital but not to an intensive care unit (ICU) (n = 1165) and 40% for those admitted to an ICU (n = 197). Patient survival hardly decreased between 28 days and 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis. At 3 months, 87% functioned at their pre-existent functional and 94% at their pre-existent mental level. Only few of the surviving patients were still admitted to the hospital (0.8–6.3%) or a nursing home (∼5%). A higher age and frailty score at presentation and ICU admission were associated with worse functional outcome. Conclusions Mortality between 28 days and 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis was low and the majority of patients who survived COVID-19 recovered to their pre-existent functional and mental health level at 3 months after diagnosis.

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2022

2. Practice and challenges for organ donation after medical assistance in dying: A scoping review including the results of the first international roundtable in 2021

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Mulder, Johannes, Sonneveld, H., Raemdonck, D. Van, Downar, James, Wiebe, K., Domínguez-Gil, B., Healey, A., Desschans, B., Neyrinck, A., Blanco, A.P., Dusseldorp, I. van, Olthuis, G.J., Mulder, Johannes, Sonneveld, H., Raemdonck, D. Van, Downar, James, Wiebe, K., Domínguez-Gil, B., Healey, A., Desschans, B., Neyrinck, A., Blanco, A.P., Dusseldorp, I. van, and Olthuis, G.J.

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Item does not contain fulltext, The procedure combining medical assistance in dying (MAiD) with donations after circulatory determination of death (DCDD) is known as organ donation after euthanasia (ODE). The first international roundtable on ODE was held during the 2021 WONCA family medicine conference as part of a scoping review. It aimed to document practice and related issues to advise patients, professionals, and policymakers, aiding the development of responsible guidelines and helping to navigate the issues. This was achieved through literature searches and national and international stakeholder meetings. Up to 2021, ODE was performed 286 times in Canada, the Netherlands, Spain, and Belgium, including eight cases of ODE from home (ODEH). MAiD was provided 17,217 times (2020) in the eight countries where ODE is permitted. As of 2021, 837 patients (up to 14% of recipients of DCDD donors) had received organs from ODE. ODE raises some important ethical concerns involving patient autonomy, the link between the request for MAiD and the request to donate organs and the increased burden placed on seriously ill MAiD patients.

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2022

3. Recipient Outcome After Lung Transplantation from Older Donors (≥70 Years) Equals Younger Donors (< 70 Years): A Propensity-Matched Analysis

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Vanluyten, C., primary, Vandervelde, C., additional, Vos, R., additional, Fieuws, S., additional, Van Slambrouck, J., additional, De Leyn, P., additional, Coosemans, W., additional, Nafteux, P., additional, Decaluwé, H., additional, Van Veer, H., additional, Depypere, L., additional, Denaux, K., additional, Desschans, B., additional, Ingels, C., additional, Verleden, S., additional, Godinas, L., additional, Dupont, L., additional, Verleden, G., additional, Neyrinck, A., additional, Van Raemdonck, D., additional, and Ceulemans, L., additional

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2022
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4. Lung Donation and Transplantation Following Thoraco-Abdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion: A Case Series

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Boelhouwer, C., primary, Vandendriessche, K., additional, Van Raemdonck, D., additional, Jochmans, I., additional, Monbaliu, D., additional, Pirenne, J., additional, Gunst, J., additional, De Troy, E., additional, Vandenbriele, C., additional, Degezelle, K., additional, Desschans, B., additional, Denaux, K., additional, Godinas, L., additional, Vos, R., additional, Verleden, G., additional, Rega, F., additional, Neyrinck, A., additional, and Ceulemans, L., additional

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2022
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5. Clinical triage of patients on kidney replacement therapy presenting with COVID-19: An ERACODA registry analysis

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Mitra, S., Jayanti, A., Vart, P., Coca, A., Gallieni, M., Ovrehus, M. A., Midtvedt, K., Abd Elhafeez, S., Gandolfini, I., Buttner, S., Franssen, C. F. M., Hemmelder, M. H., Van Der Net, J. B., Essig, M., Du Buf-Vereijken, P. W. G., Van Ginneken, B., Maas, N., Vogt, L., Van Jaarsveld, B. C., Jager, K. J., Bemelman, F. J., Klingenberg-Salahova, F., Heenan-Vos, F., Vervloet, M. G., Nurmohamed, A., Abramowicz, D., Verhofstede, S., Maoujoud, O., Malfait, T., Fialova, J., Melilli, E., Fava, A., Cruzado, J. M., Perez, N. M., Lips, J., Krepel, H., Adilovic, H., Hengst, M., Rydzewski, A., Gellert, R., Oliveira, J., Alferes, D. G., Zakharova, E. V., Ambuehl, P. M., Walker, A., Winzeler, R., Lepeytre, F., Rabate, C., Rostoker, G., Marques, S., Azasevac, T., Katicic, D., Dam, M. T., Kruger, T., Brzosko, S., Zanen, A. L., Logtenberg, S. J. J., Fricke, L., Slebe, J. J. P., Kemlin, D., Van De Wetering, J., Reinders, M. E. J., Eiselt, J., Kielberger, L., El-Wakil, H. S., Verhoeven, M. A. M., Canal, C., Facundo, C., Ramos, A. M., Debska-Slizien, A., Veldhuizen, N. M. H., Tigka, E., Konsta, M. A. P., Panagoutsos, S., Mallamaci, F., Postorino, A., Cambareri, F., Covic, A., Matceac, I., Nistor, I., Cordos, M., Groeneveld, J. H. M., Jousma, J., Marjolijn Van Buren, Diekmann, F., Tiago Assis Pereira, Santos, A. C. S., Arias-Cabrales, C., Crespo, M., Llinas-Mallol, L., Buxeda, A., Tarrega, C. B., Redondo-Pachon, D., Jimenez, M. D. A., Hofstra, J. M., Franco, A., Arroyo, D., Rodriguez-Ferrero, M. L., Manzanos, S. B., Barrios, R. H. S., Avila, G., Laranjinha, I., Mateus, C., Lemahieu, W., Bartelet, K., Dirim, A. B., Sever, M. S., Demir, E., Safak, S., Turkmen, A., Hollander, D. A. M. J., De Vries, A. P. J., Meziyerh, S., Van Der Helm, D., Mallat, M., Bouwsma, H., Sridharan, S., Petruliene, K., Maloney, S. -R., Verberk, I., Van Der Sande, F. M., Christiaans, M. H. L., Mohankumar, N., Di Luca, M., Tuglular, S. Z., Kramer, A., Beerenhout, C., Luik, P. T., Kerschbaum, J., Tiefenthaler, M., Watschinger, B., Adema, A. Y., Stepanov, V. A., Zulkarnaev, A. B., Turkmen, K., Fliedner, A., Asberg, A., Mjoen, G., Miyasato, H., De Fijter, C. W. H., Mongera, N., Pini, S., De Biase, C., Duivenvoorden, R., Hilbrands, L., Kerckhoffs, A., Van De Logt, A. -E., Maas, R., Lebedeva, O., Lopez, V., Verhave, J., Reichert, L. J. M., Titov, D., Parshina, E. V., Zanoli, L., Marcantoni, C., Van Gils-Verrij, L. E. A., Harty, J. C., Meurs, M., Myslak, M., Battaglia, Y., Lentini, P., Den Deurwaarder, E., Stendahl, M., Rahimzadeh, H., Schouten, M., Rychlik, I., Cabezas-Reina, C. J., Roca, A. M., Nauta, F., Goffin, E., Kanaan, N., Labriola, L., Devresse, A., Diaz-Mareque, A., Meijers, B. K. I., Naesens, M., Kuypers, D., Desschans, B., Tonnelier, A., Wissing, K. M., De Arriba, G., Dedinska, I., Pessolano, G., Maggiore, U., Malik, S., Papachristou, E., Gansevoort, R. T., Noordzij, M., Berger, S. P., Meijer, E., Ozyilmaz, A., Sanders, J. S. F., Ponikvar, J. B., Arnol, M., Pernat, A. M., Kovac, D., Ekart, R., Abrahams, A. C., Molenaar, F. M., Van Zuilen, A. D., Meijvis, S. C. A., Dolmans, H., Tantisattamo, E., Esposito, P., Krzesinski, J. -M., Barahira, J. D., Sabiu, G., Martin-Moreno, P. L., Guglielmetti, G., Guzzo, G., Toapanta, N., Soler, M. J., Luik, A. J., Van Kuijk, W. H. M., Stikkelbroeck, L. W. H., Hermans, M. M. H., Rimsevicius, L., Righetti, M., Islam, M., Braak, N. H. -T., Nephrology, UCL - SSS/IREC/NEFR - Pôle de Néphrologie, UCL - (SLuc) Service de néphrologie, Interne Geneeskunde, RS: Carim - V02 Hypertension and target organ damage, Groningen Kidney Center (GKC), ACS - Diabetes & metabolism, AII - Inflammatory diseases, AII - Infectious diseases, Internal Medicine, and Clinical sciences

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kidney, medicine.medical_specialty, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), medicine.medical_treatment, Pulmonary insufficiency, infectious diseases, Kidney, Second presentation, Interquartile range, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Registries, Mortality, AcademicSubjects/MED00340, Dialysis, Aged, Transplantation, second presentation, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, medicine.disease, mortality, Triage, Hospitalization, Renal Replacement Therapy, Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 11], Nephrology, Oxygen Saturation, dialysis, Original Article, Hemodialysis, Renal disorders Radboud Institute for Health Sciences [Radboudumc 11], Presentation (obstetrics), business, transplantation
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Background Patients on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) are at very high risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The triage pathway for KRT patients presenting to hospitals with varying severity of COVID-19 illness remains ill-defined. We studied the clinical characteristics of patients at initial and subsequent hospital presentations and the impact on patient outcomes. Methods The European Renal Association COVID-19 Database (ERACODA) was analysed for clinical and laboratory features of 1423 KRT patients with COVID-19 either hospitalized or non-hospitalized at initial triage and those re-presenting a second time. Predictors of outcomes (hospitalization, 28-day mortality) were then determined for all those not hospitalized at initial triage. Results Among 1423 KRT patients with COVID-19 [haemodialysis (HD), n = 1017; transplant, n = 406), 25% (n = 355) were not hospitalized at first presentation due to mild illness (30% HD, 13% transplant). Of the non-hospitalized patients, only 10% (n = 36) re-presented a second time, with a 5-day median interval between the two presentations (interquartile range 2–7 days). Patients who re-presented had worsening respiratory symptoms, a decrease in oxygen saturation (97% versus 90%) and an increase in C-reactive protein (26 versus 73 mg/L) and were older (72 vs 63 years) compared with those who did not return a second time. The 28-day mortality between early admission (at first presentation) and deferred admission (at second presentation) was not significantly different (29% versus 25%; P = 0.6). Older age, prior smoking history, higher clinical frailty score and self-reported shortness of breath at first presentation were identified as risk predictors of mortality when re-presenting after discharge at initial triage. Conclusions This study provides evidence that KRT patients with COVID-19 and mild illness can be managed effectively with supported outpatient care and with vigilance of respiratory symptoms, especially in those with risk factors for poor outcomes. Our findings support a risk-stratified clinical approach to admissions and discharges of KRT patients presenting with COVID-19 to aid clinical triage and optimize resource utilization during the ongoing pandemic.

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2021

8. Does mucosal inflammation drive recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis in liver transplantion recipients with ulcerative colitis?

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Dekkers, N., Westerouen van Meeteren, M.J.A., Wolterbeek, R.., Sarasqueta, A.F., Laleman, W., Inderson, A., Desschans, B., Hoek, B. van, Korkmaz, K.S., Vermeire, S., Maljaars, J., Dekkers, N., Westerouen van Meeteren, M.J.A., Wolterbeek, R.., Sarasqueta, A.F., Laleman, W., Inderson, A., Desschans, B., Hoek, B. van, Korkmaz, K.S., Vermeire, S., and Maljaars, J.

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Contains fulltext : 220062.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access), BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation remains the only effective evidence based treatment for advanced primary sclerosing cholangitis. However, recurrence of disease occurs in approximately 18%. AIMS: This study aimed to assess risk factors of recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed on patients undergoing transplantation for recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis in two academic centers (Leuven, Belgium and Leiden, The Netherlands). Besides other risk factors, the degree of mucosal inflammation was assessed as a potential risk factor using histological Geboes scores. RESULTS: 81 patients were included, of which 62 (76.5%) were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Seventeen patients (21.0%) developed rPSC during a median follow-up time of 5.2 years. In a subset of 42 patients no association was found between the degree of mucosal inflammation and recurrence, using both original Geboes scores and multiple cut-off points. In the total cohort, cytomegaloviremia post-transplantation (HR: 4.576, 95%CI 1.688-12.403) and younger receiver age at time of liver transplantation (HR: 0.934, 95%CI 0.881-0.990) were independently associated with an increased risk of recurrence of disease. CONCLUSION: This study found no association between the degree of mucosal inflammation and recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis. An association with recurrence was found for cytomegaloviremia post-liver transplantation and younger age at time of liver transplantation.

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2020

13. Transplantation of Lungs Recovered from Donors After Euthanasia Results in Excellent Long-Term Outcome

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Van Raemdonck, D., primary, Neyrinck, A., additional, Van Cromphaut, S., additional, Verleden, S., additional, Vanaudenaerde, B., additional, Claes, D., additional, Degezelle, K., additional, Desschans, B., additional, Vos, R., additional, Dupont, L., additional, Coosemans, W., additional, Decaluwé, H., additional, Depypere, L., additional, Nafteux, P., additional, Van Veer, H., additional, De Leyn, P., additional, and Verleden, G.M., additional

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2016
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15. Abdominal Transplant Surgery and Transplant Coordination University Hospitals Leuven 1997-2007: an overview

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UCL - (SLuc) Service de chirurgie et transplantation abdominale, UCL - MD/CHIR - Département de chirurgie, Pirenne, Jacques, Van Gelder, Franck, Aerts, Raymond, Monbaliu, Diethard, Van Hees, D., de Roey, J., Desschans, B., De Pauw, Luc, Coosemans, W., UCL - (SLuc) Service de chirurgie et transplantation abdominale, UCL - MD/CHIR - Département de chirurgie, Pirenne, Jacques, Van Gelder, Franck, Aerts, Raymond, Monbaliu, Diethard, Van Hees, D., de Roey, J., Desschans, B., De Pauw, Luc, and Coosemans, W.

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The transplant surgery and transplant coordination department was created in 1997 to meet up with the demand of the growing abdominal transplant surgery and organ procurement activity at the University Hospitals in Leuven. Since then, the procurement activity has increased and is currently distributed within the University Hospital Gasthuisberg and a network of approximately 25 collaborative hospitals. The profile of the donors has changed with older donors and more co-morbidity factors (obesity, hypertension, etc.). This donor activity represents approximately 30% of the national donor pool. Over the last 10 years, more than 1100 kidneys, more than 500 livers, approximately 50 pancreas, and 5 intestines have been transplanted in both adults and children. One year survival equal to- or exceeding 90% has been achieved for all abdominal organs and this compares favorably with international registries. More than 40 multi-visceral transplants {liver in combination with abdominal (kidney, pancreas, intestine) or thoracic (heart, double lung, heart-lung) organs} have been performed with results equivalent to isolated liver transplants and very little immunological graft loss (probably due to the immunoprotective effect of the liver). A live donation program was started for the kidney (40 cases) and for the liver (10 cases) in adults and children and no surgical graft loss has been seen so far. Introduction of new machine perfusion systems (and development of donor protocols) has made it possible to restart a non-heart-beating donor program for kidney transplantation. Experimental demonstration that livers tolerate short periods of warm ischemia has also allowed to start liver transplantation from non-heart-beating donors. In the future, machine perfusion of livers, viability testing, and biological modulation are likely to widen the use of marginal livers for transplantation and improve the results. An immunomodulatory protocol proven in the lab to induce the development

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2008

16. What is the limiting factor for organ procurement in Belgium: donation or detection ? What can be done to improve organ procurement rates?

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UCL - (SLuc) Service de chirurgie et transplantation abdominale, UCL - MD/CHIR - Département de chirurgie, Van Gelder, Franck, de Roey, J., Desschans, B., Van Hees, D., Aerts, Raymond, Monbaliu, Diethard, De Pauw, Luc, Coosemans, Willie, Pirenne, Jacques, UCL - (SLuc) Service de chirurgie et transplantation abdominale, UCL - MD/CHIR - Département de chirurgie, Van Gelder, Franck, de Roey, J., Desschans, B., Van Hees, D., Aerts, Raymond, Monbaliu, Diethard, De Pauw, Luc, Coosemans, Willie, and Pirenne, Jacques

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In trying to overcome the growing gap between demand and offer of organs for transplantation, solutions are usually searched for by comparing successful and unsuccessful models in different countries. In particular, one element in the more successful countries such as for instance presumed consent, or one element in the less successful countries such as for instance refusal by relatives, are seen as possible reasons for these differences. This article tackles the problem of organ donor shortage through a new multi-level approach. Organ donation can indeed be analyzed on three different levels : the macro-level, the meso-level and the micro-level. The macro-level refers to the governmental structure where legislation, policies and funding are three essential elements necessary to make donation possible. The meso-level refers to the health care organization and the professionals who surround the process of organ donation and transplantation. Facilitating this process through standardized protocols and improving detection of organ donors are the two major elements. The micro-level refers to the individual believes and personal attitudes towards organ donation. This new multi-level approach gives a thorough and complete analysis of problems and allows to propose potential solutions to try to overcome the chronic organ shortage.

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2008

17. Risk Factors for Bleeding and Clinical Implications in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation

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Esmat Gamil, M., primary, Pirenne, J., additional, Van Malenstein, H., additional, Verhaegen, M., additional, Desschans, B., additional, Monbaliu, D., additional, Aerts, R., additional, Laleman, W., additional, Cassiman, D., additional, Verslype, C., additional, Van Steenbergen, W., additional, Van Pelt, J., additional, and Nevens, F., additional

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2012
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18. Outcomes of Liver Transplantations Using Donations After Circulatory Death: A Single-Center Experience

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Meurisse, N., primary, Vanden Bussche, S., additional, Jochmans, I., additional, Francois, J., additional, Desschans, B., additional, Laleman, W., additional, Van der Merwe, S., additional, Van Steenbergen, W., additional, Cassiman, D., additional, Verslype, C., additional, Aerts, R., additional, Nevens, F., additional, Pirenne, J., additional, and Monbaliu, D., additional

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2012
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19. Septuagenarian and Octogenarian Donors Provide Excellent Liver Grafts for Transplantation

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Darius, T., primary, Monbaliu, D., additional, Jochmans, I., additional, Meurisse, N., additional, Desschans, B., additional, Coosemans, W., additional, Komuta, M., additional, Roskams, T., additional, Cassiman, D., additional, van der Merwe, S., additional, Van Steenbergen, W., additional, Verslype, C., additional, Laleman, W., additional, Aerts, R., additional, Nevens, F., additional, and Pirenne, J., additional

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2012
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29. (1017) - Transplantation of Lungs Recovered from Donors After Euthanasia Results in Excellent Long-Term Outcome.

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Van Raemdonck, D., Neyrinck, A., Van Cromphaut, S., Verleden, S., Vanaudenaerde, B., Claes, D., Degezelle, K., Desschans, B., Vos, R., Dupont, L., Coosemans, W., Decaluwé, H., Depypere, L., Nafteux, P., Van Veer, H., De Leyn, P., and Verleden, G.M.

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*LUNG transplantation, *ORGAN donors, *EUTHANASIA, *HEALTH outcome assessment, *PULMONARY fibrosis, *OPERATING rooms, *PATIENTS, *DIAGNOSIS, *HEALTH
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2016
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30. Practice and challenges for organ donation after medical assistance in dying: A scoping review including the results of the first international roundtable in 2021.

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Mulder J, Sonneveld H, Van Raemdonck D, Downar J, Wiebe K, Domínguez-Gil B, Healey A, Desschans B, Neyrinck A, Blanco AP, van Dusseldorp I, and Olthuis G

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Humans, Tissue Donors, Medical Assistance, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Organ Transplantation, Euthanasia
Abstract

The procedure combining medical assistance in dying (MAiD) with donations after circulatory determination of death (DCDD) is known as organ donation after euthanasia (ODE). The first international roundtable on ODE was held during the 2021 WONCA family medicine conference as part of a scoping review. It aimed to document practice and related issues to advise patients, professionals, and policymakers, aiding the development of responsible guidelines and helping to navigate the issues. This was achieved through literature searches and national and international stakeholder meetings. Up to 2021, ODE was performed 286 times in Canada, the Netherlands, Spain, and Belgium, including eight cases of ODE from home (ODEH). MAiD was provided 17,217 times (2020) in the eight countries where ODE is permitted. As of 2021, 837 patients (up to 14% of recipients of DCDD donors) had received organs from ODE. ODE raises some important ethical concerns involving patient autonomy, the link between the request for MAiD and the request to donate organs and the increased burden placed on seriously ill MAiD patients., (© 2022 The Authors. American Journal of Transplantation published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.)

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2022
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31. Does mucosal inflammation drive recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis in liver transplantion recipients with ulcerative colitis?

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Dekkers N, Westerouen van Meeteren M, Wolterbeek R, Farina Sarasqueta A, Laleman W, Inderson A, Desschans B, van Hoek B, Sebib Korkmaz K, Vermeire S, and Maljaars J

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Adult, Belgium, Cholangitis, Sclerosing diagnostic imaging, Cholangitis, Sclerosing surgery, Colitis, Ulcerative diagnostic imaging, Colitis, Ulcerative pathology, Female, Humans, Inflammation pathology, Liver pathology, Male, Middle Aged, Netherlands, Proportional Hazards Models, Recurrence, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Treatment Outcome, Cholangitis, Sclerosing pathology, Colitis, Ulcerative epidemiology, Intestinal Mucosa pathology, Liver Transplantation
Abstract

Background: Liver transplantation remains the only effective evidence based treatment for advanced primary sclerosing cholangitis. However, recurrence of disease occurs in approximately 18%., Aims: This study aimed to assess risk factors of recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis., Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed on patients undergoing transplantation for recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis in two academic centers (Leuven, Belgium and Leiden, The Netherlands). Besides other risk factors, the degree of mucosal inflammation was assessed as a potential risk factor using histological Geboes scores., Results: 81 patients were included, of which 62 (76.5%) were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. Seventeen patients (21.0%) developed rPSC during a median follow-up time of 5.2 years. In a subset of 42 patients no association was found between the degree of mucosal inflammation and recurrence, using both original Geboes scores and multiple cut-off points. In the total cohort, cytomegaloviremia post-transplantation (HR: 4.576, 95%CI 1.688-12.403) and younger receiver age at time of liver transplantation (HR: 0.934, 95%CI 0.881-0.990) were independently associated with an increased risk of recurrence of disease., Conclusion: This study found no association between the degree of mucosal inflammation and recurrence of primary sclerosing cholangitis. An association with recurrence was found for cytomegaloviremia post-liver transplantation and younger age at time of liver transplantation., (Copyright © 2020 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

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2020
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32. A retrospective database analysis to evaluate the potential of ex vivo lung perfusion to recruit declined lung donors.

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Martens A, Van Raemdonck DE, Smits J, Verleden SE, Vos R, Vanaudenaerde BM, Verleden GM, Degezelle K, Desschans B, and Neyrinck AP

Subjects
Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Lung Transplantation, Perfusion, Tissue Donors statistics & numerical data, Tissue and Organ Procurement
Abstract

Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is currently used for both standard and extended-criteria donor (ECD) lungs. To enlarge the donor pool, we might have to extend the threshold for ECD donation. The purpose of this study was to estimate how many additional ECD lungs could be recruited by EVLP. We reviewed all multi-organ donors (MODs) from our collaborative donor hospitals (January 2010-June 2015). All unused lung donors were categorized using registered donor data and evaluated by two independent investigators to identify which lungs could be transplanted after EVLP. 584 MODs were registered at our transplant center. 268 (45.9%) were declined as lung donor at the moment of registration, and 316 (54.1%) were considered as a donor for lung transplantation. In the latter, lungs from 220 (37.7%) donors were transplanted and 96 donors (16.4%) were not. We identified 78 of 364 declined donors (21.4%) whose lungs could potentially become transplantable after EVLP. With this retrospective database analysis of unused lung donors, we identified a large potential for EVLP to further increase the donor pool in transplant centers where the majority of donor lungs are already extended., (© 2017 Steunstichting ESOT.)

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2017
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