Establishing an islet transplantation program in a developing country.
Transplant Proc
; 36(6): 1700-3, 2004.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15350457
Diabetes is an emerging epidemic throughout the world. In our city alone, there are approximately 25,000 known diabetics (5% to 10% type 1) among a total population of 1.7 million inhabitants, and the incidence is increasing among all age groups. Islet transplantation is a potential treatment for type 1 diabetes mellitus. For this reason, we intended to establish an islet transplantation program. This required competent and well-trained professionals, a specially planned facility adhering to rigid regulations regarding safety and sterility, and a detailed study of the ethical laws and rules involving transplantation. In this article, we describe the process including any difficulties or barriers encountered due to limited resources in a developing country. We also describe all stages of personnel training and the necessary equipment and work area of a similar specialized center following the guidelines of the Brazilian National Agency for Health Care. Finally, we discuss our expectations for the initial phase of our islet transplantation program.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante das Ilhotas Pancreáticas
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
/
Health_economic_evaluation
Aspecto:
Ethics
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
/
America do sul
/
Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transplant Proc
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos