"Donor Selection" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The procedure established to evaluate the health status and risk factors of the potential DONORS of biological materials. Donors are selected based on the principles that their health will not be compromised in the process, and the donated materials, such as TISSUES or organs, are safe for reuse in the recipients.
| Descriptor ID |
D046148
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.936.537.500 N02.421.911.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Donor Selection- Donor Selection
- Selection, Donor
- Donor Screening
- Donor Screenings
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Donor Selection" by people in Profiles.
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Utilization of DCD NRP liver grafts: A multicenter study of opportunities for improvement in organ acceptance. Liver Transpl. 2026 Aug 01; 32(8):1128-1135.
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Updates in guidelines and policy for selection, care and aftercare of the living kidney donor. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2026 Jun 01; 31(3):149-155.
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Eligibility of Living Kidney Donors with Kidney Stone Disease. Am J Nephrol. 2026; 57(1):14-20.
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Tailoring Kidney Transplant Strategies: Unraveling the Impact of Acute Kidney Injury and Preservation Methods Across Different Strata of Kidney Risk. Clin Transplant. 2025 Jan; 39(1):e70078.
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Donor Selection for Heart Transplantation in 2025. JACC Heart Fail. 2025 03; 13(3):389-401.
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Adoption of a semi-elective lung transplantation practice by safely extending cold ischemic times. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 03; 169(3):813-821.
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Graft Survival of En Bloc Deceased Donor Kidneys Transplants Compared With Single Kidney Transplants. Transplantation. 2024 10 01; 108(10):2127-2133.
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Ex vivo lung perfusion in donation after circulatory death: A post hoc analysis of the Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion as an Assessment of Extended/Marginal Donors Lungs trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 09; 168(3):724-734.e7.
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A survey of transplant providers regarding attitudes, barriers, and facilitators to living donor liver transplantation in the United States. Clin Transplant. 2023 07; 37(7):e14967.
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Living donor liver transplant candidate and donor selection and engagement: Meeting report from the living donor liver transplant consensus conference. Clin Transplant. 2023 07; 37(7):e14954.