Tag: Organ Transplants
Antibody Response Lags After Second Vaccine Dose in Transplant Recipients
Fifty-four percent of solid organ transplant recipients had antibody response after two doses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine
Machine Perfusion Improves Function of Deceased Donor Livers
Risk for nonanastomotic biliary strictures following transplant lower with hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of deceased donor liver
Early Immunologic Biomarker Predicts Renal Allograft Outcomes
Ratio of IL-10/TNFα produced by T1B three months after renal transplantation predicts clinical, subclinical rejection during first year
Transplant Beneficial for Kidney Failure in Sickle Cell
Patients with kidney failure associated with sickle cell disease are less likely to receive a transplant despite similar reduction in mortality
Time From eGFR Wait-List Threshold to ESKD Shorter in Blacks
Registering Blacks on transplant wait list at eGFR of 24 to 25 mL/min/1.73 m2 could improve racial equity in wait time prior to ESKD onset
Transplant Recipient Dies After Receiving COVID-19-Infected Lungs
Surgeon who handled the donor lungs also became infected and fell ill but recovered
Mortality Lower for Veterans Receiving Posttransplant Care in VA
Mortality significantly higher for patients receiving care after kidney transplant in Medicare only, dual care
Waitlist Placement, Kidney Transplant Rates Not Improving
Four-year waitlist placement or transplantation for adults with ESKD unchanged across five eras from 1997-2000 to 2013-2016
Mortality Risk Higher for Young Black Heart Recipients
Mortality risk elevated in the first year after transplant for 18- to 30-year-olds; risk also up for those aged 31 to 40 years, 41 to 60 years
Social Factors in Health Tied to Odds of Kidney Transplant
Probability of any kidney transplant lower in association with Black race, older age, lower income, more comorbidities, greater religiosity