Tag: Organ Transplants
Donor Kidney Biopsies Do Not Aid Transplant Outcome Prediction
Adding donor histology did not significantly improve prediction of long-term allograft failure in recipients at French, Belgian centers
Kidney Transplant Outcomes Similar With Hep C+ Donors
At one year after transplant, kidney allograft function, rejection rates similar regardless of donor hepatitis C status
Heart Transplant Outcomes Vary by State
Significant variation seen for waitlist mortality, transplant rate, and one-year graft survival
Antifungal Meds Cut Risk for Death After Lung Transplant
Prophylactic antifungal medications cut risk for dying by half
Removing Race Classifier Would Impact Care in Blacks With CKD
About one in three patients would be reclassified to more severe chronic kidney disease stage
Removal Plus Transplant Surgery Feasible in Polycystic Kidney Disease
Simultaneous bilateral laparoscopic nephrectomy can be done at the time of living donor kidney transplant
Glecaprevir and Pibrentasvir Aid HCV D+/R− Kidney Transplants
Two studies demonstrate safe transplant of kidneys from deceased donors with HCV infection
Surgeon Charged With Aggravated Assault Over Windpipe Transplants
The surgeon claimed in 2011 to have conducted the world's first stem-cell windpipe transplants
Severely Obese Heart Donors Not Tied to Adverse Transplant Outcomes
Short-term outcomes for recipients similar for heart transplants from donors with, without severe obesity
Sex-Disparities Exist in Liver Transplant Allocation
Women 8.6 percent more likely to die waiting, 14.4 percent less likely to receive a deceased donor liver transplant
