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Impact of cardiopulmonary resuscitation on organ donation in Switzerland by Gottschalk, Mirjam, Elmer, Andreas, Benden, Christian, Beyeler, Franziska, Immer, Franz

“…The lack of suitable donor organs limits the number of solid organ transplants. Patients who underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest…”
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Utilization of organs to pediatric heart transplant recipients by Schweiger, Martin, Immer, Franz F.

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Current status and further potential of lung donation after circulatory death by Ehrsam, Jonas P, Benden, Christian, Immer, Franz F, Inci, Ilhan

“…Chronic organ shortage remains the most limiting factor in lung transplantation. To overcome this shortage, a minority of centers have started with efforts to…”
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Is there an association between consent rates in Swiss hospitals and critical care staffs' attitudes towards organ donation, their knowledge and confidence in the donation process? by Keel, Isabelle, Schürch, Roger, Weiss, Julius, Zwahlen, Marcel, Immer, Franz F

“…This study investigated the critical care staff's attitude, knowledge and involvement with donation, skills and confidence with donation-related tasks and…”
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Organ donation in Switzerland--an analysis of factors associated with consent rate by Weiss, Julius, Coslovsky, Michael, Keel, Isabelle, Immer, Franz F, Jüni, Peter

“…Switzerland has a low post mortem organ donation rate. Here we examine variables that are associated with the consent of the deceased's next of kin (NOK) for…”
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In the eye of the hurricane: the Swiss COVID-19 pandemic stepwise shutdown approach in organ donation and transplantation by Immer, Franz, Benden, Christian, Elmer, Andreas, Krügel, Nathalie, Nyfeler, Susanne, Nebiker, Mathias, Wilhlem, Markus, Hirzel, Cédric

“…The Swiss stepwise shutdown approach in organ donation and transplantation helped to maintain a limited national organ procurement and vital organ transplant…”
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Organ donation after circulatory death as compared with organ donation after brain death in Switzerland - an observational study by Elmer, Andreas, Rohrer, Mara-Lisa, Benden, Christian, Krügel, Nathalie, Beyeler, Franziska, Immer, Franz F

“…Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) was reintroduced in Switzerland in 2011 and accounts for a third of deceased organ donors today. Controversy…”
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Donor Evaluation Tool: A New Technology Improves Donor Enrolment on ICU by Imbimbo, Chiara, Nauwerk, Marcus, Cammarota, Tizian, Beyeler, Franziska, Krügel, Nathalie, Elmer, Andreas, Mueller, Thomas F, Immer, Franz

“…Uncertainties on the intensive care unit (ICU) regarding the eligibility of a patient to be a potential deceased organ donor may prevent their referral and…”
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Impact of the direct acting antivirals on chronic hepatitis C prevalence on the Swiss organ transplantation list: a retrospective analysis by Luis Falcato, Simone Temperli, Philip Bruggmann, Franz Immer

“…Aim: In Switzerland, the first access to interferon-free direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment was in 2014. This study aimed to…”
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Evolution of Deceased Organ Donation Activity Versus Efficiency Over a 15-year Period: An International Comparison by Weiss, Julius, Elmer, Andreas, Mahíllo, Beatriz, Domínguez-Gil, Beatriz, Avsec, Danica, Nanni Costa, Alessandro, Haase-Kromwijk, Bernadette J J M, Laouabdia, Karim, Immer, Franz F

“…The donation rate (DR) per million population is not ideal for an efficiency comparison of national deceased organ donation programs. The DR does not account…”
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Importance and Potential of European Cross-Border Deceased Donor Organ Allocation Through FOEDUS-EOEO Platform by Elmer, Andreas, Lütolf, Vera Valérie, Carella, Claudia, Beyeler, Franziska, Krügel, Nathalie, Straka, Libor, Cardillo, Massimo, Immer, Franz

“…The FOEDUS-EOEO platform was relaunched in 2015 to allocate deceased donor organs across European borders when there are no suitable recipients in the donor's…”
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SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 in patients on the Swiss national transplant waiting list by Benden, Christian, Haile, Sarah, Kruegel, Nathalie, Beyeler, Franziska, Aubert, John-David, Binet, Isabelle, Golshayan, Déla, Hadaya, Karine, Mueller, Thomas, Parvex, Paloma, Immer, Franz

“…The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients listed for solid organ transplantation has not been systematically investigated to date. Thus, we…”
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Minimal Extracorporeal Circulation is a Promising Technique for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Immer, Franz F., MD, Ackermann, Andreas, MD, Gygax, Erich, EBCP, Stalder, Mario, MD, Englberger, Lars, MD, Eckstein, Friedrich S., MD, Tevaearai, Hendrik T., MD, Schmidli, Juerg, MD, Carrel, Thierry P., MD

“…Background Minimal extracorporeal circulation (MECC) is a promising perfusion technology, taking the advantage of an ECC while having a significantly reduced…”
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Deceased organ donation activity and efficiency in Switzerland between 2008 and 2017: achievements and future challenges by Weiss, Julius, Elmer, Andreas, Béchir, Markus, Brunner, Christian, Eckert, Philippe, Endermann, Susann, Lenherr, Renato, Nebiker, Mathias, Tisljar, Kai, Haberthür, Christoph, Immer, Franz F

“…Various actions have been taken during the last decade to increase the number of organs from deceased donors available for transplantation in Switzerland. This…”
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Aortic dissection in pregnancy: analysis of risk factors and outcome by Immer, Franz F, Bansi, Anne G, Immer-Bansi, Alexsandra S, McDougall, Jane, Zehr, Kenton J, Schaff, Hartzell V, Carrel, Thierry P

“…Aortic dissection during pregnancy is a life-threatening event. Recent studies have revealed similar histologic changes in the wall of the ascending aorta in…”
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Organ donation after circulatory death in Switzerland: slow but constant progress by Immer, Franz F

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Attitudes towards organ donation and relation to wish to donate posthumously by Weiss, Julius, Shaw, David, Schober, Roger, Abati, Viviana, Immer, Franz F, Comité National du Don d'Organes Cndo

“…Organs donated for transplantation remain a scarce resource in Switzerland. One of the reasons for this situation is the high percentage of patients or…”
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International collaboration and organ exchange in Switzerland by Weiss, Julius, Kocher, Melanie, Immer, Franz F

“…Organ exchange among organ procurement organisations (OPOs) serves three main purposes: firstly, it reduces the loss of donor organs for which there is no…”
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Excellent outcome after surgical treatment of massive pulmonary embolism in critically ill patients by Kadner, Alexander, MD, Schmidli, Jürg, MD, Schönhoff, Florian, MD, Krähenbühl, Eva, MD, Immer, Franz, MD, Carrel, Thierry, MD, Eckstein, Friedrich, MD

“…Objective Treatment of central and paracentral pulmonary embolism in patients with hemodynamic compromise remains a subject of debate, and no consensus exists…”
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Arterial Access Through the Right Subclavian Artery in Surgery of the Aortic Arch Improves Neurologic Outcome and Mid-Term Quality of Life by Immer, Franz F., MD, Moser, Barbara, MD, Krähenbühl, Eva S., MD, Englberger, Lars, MD, Stalder, Mario, MD, Eckstein, Friedrich S., MD, Carrel, Thierry, MD

“…Background We have shown that selective antegrade cerebral perfusion improves mid-term quality of life in patients undergoing surgical repair for acute type A…”
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