Tag: Organ Transplants
Proposed Change Could Improve Liver Transplant Access
New distribution system would enable wider sharing of donated livers
Male→Female Corneal Transplants at Greater Risk of Failure
Study suggests incompatibility with the Y chromosome, poor outcomes
Team Outlines Successful Total Face Transplant Approach
Operation involved 41-year-old man with full face and total scalp burn
Ultrasound Findings Can Predict Pancreas Transplant Failure
Absent or reversed arterial Doppler flow linked to subsequent transplant failure
Adverse Outcomes Up With Kidney Retransplant in HIV+
HIV+ retransplant recipients have increased risk of death and graft loss versus HIV− re-KT patients
Lip Cancer Risk Up for Some Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Cancer risk up with high mean daily dose of azathioprine, longer duration of immunosupression
Sleep May Impact Mortality in Lung Transplant Recipients
Assessment of sleep likely to better clarify predictors of mortality in post-transplant patients
Interactions for HIV Drug Combos, Immunosuppressants
Drug interaction-induced calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity described in renal transplant recipient
First-Degree Relative Grafts Don’t Up Liver Disease Recurrence
No difference in autoimmune recurrence, liver graft, or patient survival using first-degree donors
Antimicrobial Treatment No Benefit After Kidney Transplant
Systematic antimicrobial tx of asymptomatic bacteriuria beyond 2 months post-transplant no help
