Safety in the transport of substances of human origin: a critical challenge for the quality of transplants

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Transplants, Organs, Tissues

Abstract

The safe transport of substances of human origin, particularly organs and tissues for transplantation, remains one of the most sensitive and least visible aspects of the transplantation chain. Although Brazil occupies a prominent position in the global transplantation milieu, avoidable losses still occur due to logistic weaknesses that compromise graft viability, system efficiency, and above all the lives of patients on the waiting list.

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Bartira de Aguiar Roza, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil

Department of Surgical Nursing, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil; WHO Expert Advisory Panel/Committee on Donation and Transplantation (ECDT). Collaborating Professor PAHO/WHO.

Andre Ibrahim David, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil

Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Flavio Pola dos Reis, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (InCor-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Thoracic Surgery Department, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes, Instituto do Coração, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (InCor-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Faculdade de Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil; Professor, Department of Cardiopneumology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brazil; Director, Scientific Department, Associação Paulista de Medicina (APM), São Paulo (SP), Brazil.

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2026-08-24

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Roza B de A, David AI, Reis FP dos, Pêgo-Fernandes PM. Safety in the transport of substances of human origin: a critical challenge for the quality of transplants. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2026 Aug. 24 [cited 2026 Sep. 14];144(3):1-2. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/3994

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Vol. 144 No. 3 (2026)

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