Registry of Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo Medical School: first official solid organ and tissue transplantation report - 2008

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to report a single center experience of organ and tissue transplantation INTRODUCTION: This is the first report of organ and tissue transplantation at the Hospital das Clínicas of the University of Sao Paulo Medical School. METHODS: We collected data from each type of organ transplantation from 2002 to 2007. The data collected were patient characteristics and actuarial survival Kaplan-Meier curves at 30 days, one year, and five years RESULTS: There were a total of 3,321 transplants at our institution and the 5-year survival curve ranged from 53% to 88%. CONCLUSION: This report shows that solid organ and tissue transplants are feasible within the institution and allow us to expect that the quality of transplantation will improve in the future.

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Main Authors:	Azeka,Estela, Auler Júnior,José Otavio Costa, Fernandes,Paulo Manuel Pego, Nahas,Willian Carlos, Fiorelli,Alfredo Inácio, Tannuri,Uenis, Cristofani,Lílian Maria, Caiero,Marcelo Tadeu, Dulley,Frederico Luiz, Paggiaro,André de Oliveira, Bacchella,Telesforo
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2009
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322009000200010
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