Tag: Organ Transplants
Sleeve Gastrectomy Beneficial for Obese Kidney Transplant Candidates
SG was followed by active listing in 37 of 54 patients; 20 patients received KT during 20.9 months after SG
Patient Gets First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Plus Heart Pump
First Pig Kidney Transplant Patient Discharged From Hospital
Heart Transplant Offer Acceptance Highest for White Women
Cumulative incidence of offer acceptance was lower for Black than White candidates and higher for women than men
Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery Provides Pathway to Transplant in ESRD
Among 10 patients who underwent MBS and then underwent subsequent transplantation, all transplants are currently functioning
No Improvement Noted in Black-White Kidney Transplant Rate Ratios
No substantial improvement seen over time in observed or adjusted estimated living donor kidney transplant rate ratios
Risk for Vitiligo Increased for Transplant Recipients
Increased risk seen for those receiving allogeneic grafts and autologous grafts, as well as those with and without comorbid GVHD
Levothyroxine Infusion Does Not Increase Heart Transplants Versus Saline Infusion
No increase seen in hearts being transplanted among hemodynamically unstable brain-dead potential heart donors
Two-Week DAA Prophylaxis Prevents Hep C After Kidney Transplant
Two-week DAA optimal for preventing infection in individuals without HCV viremia who received kidney from HCV-viremia-positive donors
Man Maimed by Electric Shock Receives First-Ever Face Transplant That Includes New Eye
Surgery took 21 hours and a medical team of more than 140 surgeons, nurses, and other health care professionals
