Tag: Organ Transplants
Superior Outcomes Seen for Living Donor Liver Transplant
Living donor versus deceased donor liver transplant also yields less resource utilization
President to Sign Order to Improve Kidney Disease Care
Goals include disease prevention, switch to at-home dialysis, early transplants
Adding Clinical Variables Aids in Lung Allocation for Transplants
New variables ID the sickest waitlist candidates with cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Overdose-Death Donor Hearts Suitable for Transplant
Proportion of cardiac transplantations from ODDs increased; no difference seen in terms of overall survival
Weight Loss Tied to Adverse Outcomes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant
Weight loss before transplantation associated with increased hospitalization LOS, graft loss, mortality
FDA Approves Device That Allows for Reassessment of Lung Transplant Suitability
With Xvivo Perfusion System, surgeons can reassess lungs originally considered unsuitable for transplant
Racial Disparities Seen in Kidney Transplant for Highly Sensitized
Whites have advantage in transplant probability in calculated plasma reactive antibody categories 80 percent or higher
Heart, Lungs From Hep C-Infected Donor Can Be Transplanted Safely
Transplant into patients without HCV infection feasible, with excellent function at six months
HBV, HCV Control Aids Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Patients with viral suppression have outcomes similar to those of noninfected patients
Risk Profiles ID’d for Patients With Transplant Glomerulopathy
Five groups of patients with distinct features and outcomes identified using machine learning approach
