Perceptions of the Organ Allocation System
Minority and lower-income participants were less likely to perceive the system as being fair and less likely to donate.
Category : Organ Transplants & Donation : Health & Medical
Coccidioidomycosis in Liver Transplant in an Endemic Area
Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection that's endemic to the Southwestern US and may have an unwanted impact on liver transplant recipients.
Immunosuppressive Regime Change Improves Renal Function
In this video blog, Ron Shapiro, MD, University of Pittsburgh, discusses conversion from cyclosporine to everolimus in stable heart transplant patients.
The Principles and Potential Applications to Transplantation
This review provides a summary of the applications and potential applications of metabolite profiling (i.e. metabolomics) in monitoring organ transplants.
Air Pollution and Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction
Find out about the connection between surrogate measures of traffic-related air pollution at recipients' home addresses and the development of chronic lung allograft dysfunction.
Smoking After Cardiac Transplantation
Is the cardiac allograft going up in smoke? A call to action.
Donor-Derived Fungal Infections in Organ Transplant
Donor-derived fungal infections can be associated with serious complications in transplant recipients. How can they be curtailed?
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in HIV-Infected Recipients
How viable is kidney transplantation for patients infected with HIV?
Live Donor Liver Transplant: Alternative for Acute Liver Failure
What are the important differences between outcomes for patients with acute hepatic failure receiving living-donor vs deceased-donor liver transplants?
Kidney Transplant Candidate With Persistent Bacteruria
Can a patient with asymptomatic, persistent bacteriuria be transplanted under antibiotic coverage or should we wait until her urine becomes culture-free?
Donor Smoking Associated With Pulmonary Edema
How much does chronic exposure to cigarette smoke impact donor lung status?
Renal Transplantation in Patient With Chronic HBV Infection
When is it safe for the patient with chronic renal failure and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection being treated with lamivudine to be cleared for kidney transplantation?
Treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Transplant Recipients?
Should I be concerned about using imiquimod for squamous cell carcinoma in renal transplant recipients?
Ask the Experts - Diagnosis of Pancreas Allograft Rejection?
Is there a believable laboratory exam for rejection of the transplanted pancreas?
Liver Transplant Survival by Waiting Time in HCC
Does a prolonged waiting list time for hepatocellular carcinoma candidates have a negative impact in posttransplant survival?
Treatment of HCC in Patients Awaiting Liver Transplantation
In the US where wait-list priority depends on maintaining Milan criteria, nonsurgical HCC treatment will likely continue in an effort to forestall tumor progression and waiting list drop-out.
Prevention of Infection in Adult Travelers After Solid Organ
This review considers the use of vaccines and prophylactic agents in adult transplant recipients who travel abroad.
Preventive Therapy for Tuberculosis in Dialysis Patients
Should preventive treatment for tuberculosis begin while the patient is waiting for transplantation or just immediately with transplantation, when immunosuppression begins?
Delayed Graft Function and Concordance of Kidney Function in Donor Pairs
Two new studies look at the occurrence of DGF and allograft failure in pairs of donated kidneys.
Alemtuzumab Induction Prior to Cardiac Transplantation
Induction alemtuzumab prior to cardiac transplant may improve survival and reduce acute rejection while allowing lower-intensity maintenance immunosuppression.