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4 - Vascular segments
dot DEFINITION, CHARACTERISTICS AND HOW IT IS OBTAINED
Artery segments obtained from a deceased tissue donor or a multi-organ donor in a state of brain death.
Obtained using surgical instruments under sterile conditions. The segments are placed in sterile culture flasks containing antibiotics.
The most commonly used segments are: bifurcated iliac artery, femoral artery, popliteal artery and aorta artery. .
dot RESULTS OF STUDIES AND ANALYSIS

• Macroscopic examination: absence of clinically significant atheroma plaques They are evaluated and the doctor performing the tissue implant is informed of the presence of calcifications and any other vascular damage.
• Surface antigen of the HBsAg hepatitis virus: negative.
• Hepatitis C virus antibodies (Anti-HCV): negative.
• Human immunodeficiency virus anti-bodies (Anti-HIV 1/2): negative.
• Lues serology: negative
• HCV RNA (PCR): negative.

 

Aerobic and anaerobic bacteriologic culture and fungus culture, when the skin is received and after treatment, for each segment: negative.

dot RECIPIENT
Sterile plastic bag (Kapton-Teflon).
dot IDENTIFICATION   
By means of a label stating: the identification number and name of the vascular segment.
dot CONSERVATION
Frozen at a temperature below -120ºC.
The freezing process includes addition of a cryoprotecting solution (DMSO at 10%) and a controlled temperature decrease at a rate of 0.5-3ºC per minute.
dot Shelf life
Indefinite.

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