Tag: Organ Transplants
Donor-Recipient Weight and Sex Mismatch Ups Kidney Graft Loss
Highest risk of graft failure for donor-recipient sex mismatch where recipient >30 kg larger than donor
Renal Transplant Recipients Often Admitted With Acute MI
Acute STEMI accounted for 29.3% of RTR admissions; no recent change in STEMI in-hospital mortality
Increase in HPV Prevalence Seen After Renal Transplant in Women
Post-transplant HPV may be reactivation of latent infection during immunosuppression
Addiction Consultation Valuable for Liver Transplant Patients
Increased alcohol consumption identified in interviews with addiction specialists vs hepatologists
Optimal MELD Threshold for HCV Tx Pre-Liver Transplant 23 to 27
Treating HCV before liver transplant increased life expectancy if MELD was ≤27
Ledipasvir-Sofosbuvir Safe for Kidney Recipients With HCV
SVR12 for all kidney transplant recipients with HCV genotype 1, 4 after 12 or 24 weeks of treatment
Experience of Spouses Explored in Pre-Heart Transplant Period
Uncertainty relating to survival, more responsibility, lifestyle changes linked to high levels of stress
Late-Pregnancy Zika Infection Can Still Affect Fetal Brain
Second study finds Zika infection can be spread through organ transplants
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Risk Up in Organ Transplant Recipients
All recipients should have full-body skin evaluations after transplant surgery, regardless of ethnicity
Transition to Public Insurance Ups Post-Heart Transplant Death
Lower mortality seen for patients who transition from public to private health insurance
