Tag: Organ Transplants
PSA Screening May Be Harmful for Patients With ESRD
Screening not linked to improved patient survival after transplant; may delay time to listing, transplant
ASN: ESRD Risk Can Be Estimated in Living Kidney Donors
Multiple demographic and health characteristics can estimate projected long-term risk
HIV Does Not Worsen Outcomes of Liver Transplant in HCC
For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transplant, HIV doesn't worsen prognosis
Six-Minute Walk Distance Predicts Lung Transplant Survival
Increase in walk distance up to 1,400 feet confers incremental survival advantage
Reduced-Dose Tacrolimus, Everolimus Cuts CMV Infection
Findings in de novo kidney recipients receiving no pharmacologic CMV prophylaxis
Probiotics Reduce Rate of Infection After Liver Transplant
Meta-analysis shows reduction in rate of infection, shorter length of hospital, ICU stay
Air Pollution Tied to Poor Outcomes in Lung Transplant
Increased risk of organ rejection, death, but macrolides seem to reduce risk
Transplant Recipients Have Increased Melanoma Risk
They also have increased melanoma-specific mortality compared with nonrecipients
Prophylactic Azithromycin Benefit Lasts After Lung Transplant
Reduced chronic lung allograft dysfunction for patients receiving prophylactic azithromycin
Referral for Transplant Eval Limited Among Dialysis Patients
Findings among end-stage renal disease patients initiating dialysis in Georgia
