Epidemiological characteristics of corneal donors at a tertiary referral center in turkey: An eye bank study
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.367-373, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.6002/ect.2020.0310
- Dergi Adı: Experimental and Clinical Transplantation
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.367-373
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Corneal donation, Corneal donor demographics, Corneal donor procurement
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic features of corneal donors and available data of corneas in our eye bank during a 14-year period. Materials and Methods: The demographic features of the corneal donors, the causes of death, the death-toexcision interval, serology results, the mean endothelial cell density, and the reasons for discarding the corneas were retrospectively evaluated. Results: During the study period, 6524 corneas were retrieved from 3326 donors (76.1% male, 23.9% female). Mean donor age was 43.7 ± 16.0 years (range, 4-75 years; median 45.0 years). The most common cause of death was cardiovascular disease (n = 1467; 44.1%). The most common reason for discarding corneas was positive serology (n = 509; 78.6%). The mean endothelial cell density was 3030.1 ± 484.3 cells/mm2. There was a weak negative statistically significant correlation between age and endothelial cell density (Pearson correlation coefficient r =-0.187, P <.001). Multiorgan donations made up 1.5% of the whole group (n = 50). Conclusions: We believe that preoperative detailed evaluations of graft quality in addition to review of donor-related medical records and data from previous surgeries, after collecting them in a single system, will have a positive effect on postoperative corneal survival.