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Motivos do descarte de córneas captadas pelo banco de olhos do Hospital São Paulo em dois anos

2010; Sociedade Brasileira de Oftalmologia; Volume: 69; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0034-72802010000100004

ISSN

1982-8551

Autores

Carla Galluzzi dos Santos, Keila Mattos Pacini, Consuelo Bueno Diniz Adán, Élcio Hideo Sato,

Tópico(s)

Corneal Surgery and Treatments

Resumo

PURPOSE: To analyze causes of discarded donor corneas which were collected and preserved by São Paulo Hospital Eye Bank in a period of two years. METHODS: Retrospective study based in the investigation of donor’s medical records, for clinical and ocular factors, age, death cause, serology results, body conditions, slit lamp corneal examination and endothelial cells counting. RESULTS: 1,116 corneas were donated and included in the study, 518 (46.41%) were discarded before preservation, 168 (15.05%) were not transplanted for optical purpose, [...]

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