[Organ procurement. The Clermont-Ferrand experience].
The authors report the experience of a new kidney collection centre organised at Clermont-Ferrand, which rapidly became involved in the collection of multiple organs. The difficulties encountered during the collection of organs from the first 30 cadavres are presented: 19 kidneys were not grafted, sometimes for anatomical reasons, but especially because of surgical reasons (during the following period, this number fell to 3 for a series of 21 cadavres). 13 hearts and 2 livers were also removed. In conclusion, the authors stress that such organ collection centres can only be created when transplantations are also performed, because of inevitable psychological reasons affecting both the health care team as well as the population of the region.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005602:France; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*
Prélèvements d'organes. Expérience de Clermont-Ferrand.