title: Successful kidney transplant from methanol-intoxicated donors.
abstract: The well-described disparity between the need for and the supply of organs suitable for transplant is growing. Because of this disparity, mortality of patients listed for transplant is increasing. Donors who die of intoxication (including victims of methanol poisoning) represent less than 1% of suitable donors and might be used to increase the supply of organs. They are often not accepted as donors by transplant specialists, because of concerns about patients' outcomes with these grafts. Three cases of fatal methanol intoxication that resulted in transplants of 6 kidneys are evaluated.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sklienka
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Neiser
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sevčík
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Igor
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dvořáček
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Jiří
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samlík
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Tomáš
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jonszta
authors.affiliation: University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dedek
authors.affiliation: Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Michaela Matysková
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Kubišová
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Radoslava
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tomanová
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Streitová
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001926:Brain Death; D046148:Donor Selection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D000432:Methanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012997:Solvents / Q000506:poisoning*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012997:Solvents; D000432:Methanol