Causes for the discards of corneas collected by the ocular tissues bank from Rio Grande do Norte

Freire, Izaura Luzia Silvério; Araújo, Rhayssa de Oliveira e; Vasconcelos, Quinidia Lúcia Duarte de Almeida Quithé de; Dantas, Bruno Araújo da Silva; Silva, Micheline da Fonseca; Torres, Gilson de Vasconcelos

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@article{ Freire2015,
 title = {Causes for the discards of corneas collected by the ocular tissues bank from Rio Grande do Norte},
 author = {Freire, Izaura Luzia Silvério and Araújo, Rhayssa de Oliveira e and Vasconcelos, Quinidia Lúcia Duarte de Almeida Quithé de and Dantas, Bruno Araújo da Silva and Silva, Micheline da Fonseca and Torres, Gilson de Vasconcelos},
 journal = {Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online},
 number = {1},
 pages = {1867-1874},
 volume = {7},
 year = {2015},
 issn = {2175-5361},
 doi = {https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i1.1867-1874},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54317-4},
 abstract = {Objective: To identify the causes for the discards of corneas in the ocular tissue bank from Rio Grande do Norte. Method: This was an exploratory descriptive study, with retrospective data and quantitative approach, conducted in the ocular tissue bank from Rio Grande do Norte. The information was collected by means of an instrument containing: number of collected, transplanted, and discarded corneas; causes for the discards. Results: Out of the 548 collected corneas, 78,1% were preserved and 21,9% discarded. The prevalent causes for the discards were: stromal infiltrate, positive serology, and expired validity. Conclusion: Health professionals should be prepared to decrease the loss of corneas for avoidable reasons.},
 keywords = {Organtransplantation; organ transplant; Organspende; organ donation}}