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Focus On Quality
IIAM receives over 11,000 organ referrals for research each year of which approximately only 8% of organs referred for research are actually placed. The reason for this is IIAM's emphasis on quality. IIAM carefully evaluates every potential donor to ensure that the donor's organs match each researcher's criteria.
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Considerations for Organ Placement
Donor Age
Depending on the organ, certain cells either develop or deteriorate with age, thus restricting certain organ placements for research.
Organ Function/Quality
Blood gases, enzyme levels and electrolytes are reviewed to ascertain organ function. Ventilator time is also considered since this affects functions of the lung, pancreas, liver, and intestine, and determines if the organ will be viable for research studies.
Serological Results
We do our best to ensure our researchers are working with non-infectious tissue. Unless otherwise requested, IIAM declines donor organs that present serologically positive results.
Medical/Social History
Researchers look for disease states, or lack thereof, to study the physiological pathways of various disorders.
Cold Ischemic Time
After prolonged ischemia, there is evidence of cell deterioration impacting organ viability.
Fat Content/Biopsy Results
Excessive visual steatosis or biopsy results showing disease states such as steatosis, fibrosis, necrosis, and cirrhosis are deterrents for researchers looking to work with viable tissue.
Anatomical
Preserving anatomical integrity is important to the successful outcome for researchers working with organ vasculature, digestive enzymes and cell processing.
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