May 30, 2025

Public workspaceUMN Benchmarking Donor Tissue Selection Criteria 

DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.dm6gpz4djlzp/v1
  • Laura J Niedernhofer1,
  • Sayeed Ikramuddin2,
  • Mythili Dileepan3,
  • Allie Abdellatif4
  • 1MIBAM, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota;
  • 2Dept of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota;
  • 3University of Minnesota;
  • 4MIBAM, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • Cellular Senescence Network (SenNet) Method Development Community
Allie Abdellatif
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.dm6gpz4djlzp/v1
Protocol Citation: Laura J Niedernhofer, Sayeed Ikramuddin, Mythili Dileepan, Allie Abdellatif 2025. UMN Benchmarking Donor Tissue Selection Criteria . protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.dm6gpz4djlzp/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,  which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
We use this protocol and it's working
Created: October 17, 2024
Last Modified: May 30, 2025
Protocol Integer ID: 110237
Keywords: umn benchmarking donor tissue selection criteria, donor selection criteria, partnership with lifesource mn, tissue, lifesource mn
Funders Acknowledgements:
NIH
Grant ID: 5U54AG076041-03
Abstract
Donor selection criteria created in partnership with LifeSource MN.
Guidelines
This protocol required prior approval by the users' local Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Institutional Review Board (IRB) or equivalent ethics committee(s), depending on the source of the tissue.
Troubleshooting
Screening/Acceptance
Metro Exclusive Only

OUC to provide donor information VERBALLY during screening-discuss donor age, sex, type (BD/DCD), relevant medical history, HLA, and serology results.
OUC to place acceptance in TN allocation pages.
OUC to obtain preferred contact and include in TN notes.
DC to place acceptance on OR determination note.
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
INCLUSION CRITERIA
- Age: 0 to 80 years (No lower limit), both sexes
- Donor Type: DB, DCD (Donot after circulatory death)
- WIT/CIT: Recovery will happen in the OR by the researcher
- Accept donors with CDC defined increased risk
- ME authorization, if applicable
- Accept RPR/STS positive
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
- HIV positive, HbsAg positive, HCV positive
Acknowledgements