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R H Saunders

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PubMed1989

Retrieval of donor livers.

At the inception of a liver transplantation program at our institution, an organ procurement service was established. Specially trained personnel, availability of a transportation system, and development of communication between distant retrieval sites and the operating room were important elements of this service. For the first 100 liver allografts in our transplantation program, 118 retrievals were necessary. The central location of the Mayo Clinic allowed retrieval from anywhere within continental North America. In this initial phase of the liver transplantation program, the concern that organ availability would be the rate-limiting factor was unfounded.

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Hyposalivatory drug use, whole stimulated salivary flow, and mouth dryness in older, long-term care residents.

Drug-induced hyposalivation has only been anecdotally related to various subjective and objective oral problems. The study described here of 157 residents of a long-term care facility reports data on whole masticatory-stimulated salivary flow rates, use of medications, and perceptions of symptoms associated with hyposalivation, including mouth and eye dryness, tooth sensitivity, chewing satisfaction, and taste and smell acuity. One hundred and twelve residents (71%) were taking one or more drugs that induced hyposalivation. Salivary flow rates were lower in persons who were taking such drugs, and lowest in persons who were taking such drugs for a protracted period. Flow was also lower in females than males, and lower in persons institutionalized for long periods than in persons institutionalized for short periods. Persons who were taking drugs that induce hyposalivation were institutionalized longer, used more medications, had more health problems, were dissatisfied with chewing, and had fewer teeth than persons who were not taking such drugs. Persons who reported having mouth dryness also reported eye dryness and were dissatisfied with their chewing ability. Perceived mouth dryness was not related to salivary flow.

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Effects of hyposalivatory medications on saliva flow rates and dental caries in adults aged 65 and older.

Institutionalized adults aged 65 or older often receive medications that have been associated with decreased saliva flow. Flow rates depressed by hyposalivatory medications are thought to increase susceptibility to dental caries. In this study, a cross-sectional comparison was made of stimulated whole saliva rates and coronal and root caries prevalence in a group of older adults, in a long-term care facility, taking hyposalivatory medications vs. a control group. No significant differences were found between the two groups in masticatory or gustatory stimulated flow rates or in mean decayed coronal or root surfaces.

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