Advertisement
Home Tags Organ Transplants

Tag: Organ Transplants

HIV infection has no impact on prognosis of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

HIV Does Not Worsen Outcomes of Liver Transplant in HCC

For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transplant, HIV doesn't worsen prognosis
Preoperative six-minute walk distance is significantly associated with post-lung transplant survival

Six-Minute Walk Distance Predicts Lung Transplant Survival

Increase in walk distance up to 1,400 feet confers incremental survival advantage
The incidence of cytomegalovirus infection/disease is reduced in de novo kidney transplant recipients receiving reduced dose tacrolimus and everolimus

Reduced-Dose Tacrolimus, Everolimus Cuts CMV Infection

Findings in de novo kidney recipients receiving no pharmacologic CMV prophylaxis
Liver transplant recipients have a lower rate of infection with receipt of prebiotics and probiotics before surgery

Probiotics Reduce Rate of Infection After Liver Transplant

Meta-analysis shows reduction in rate of infection, shorter length of hospital, ICU stay
Living near busy roads with high levels of air pollution raises lung transplant patients' risk of organ rejection and death

Air Pollution Tied to Poor Outcomes in Lung Transplant

Increased risk of organ rejection, death, but macrolides seem to reduce risk
Organ transplant recipients have an increased risk of invasive melanoma

Transplant Recipients Have Increased Melanoma Risk

They also have increased melanoma-specific mortality compared with nonrecipients
For patients undergoing lung transplantation

Prophylactic Azithromycin Benefit Lasts After Lung Transplant

Reduced chronic lung allograft dysfunction for patients receiving prophylactic azithromycin
Few new end-stage renal disease patients are referred for kidney transplant evaluation within one year of starting treatment

Referral for Transplant Eval Limited Among Dialysis Patients

Findings among end-stage renal disease patients initiating dialysis in Georgia
Mild hypothermia could improve the functioning of kidneys in transplants from deceased donors

Mild Hypothermia May Boost Kidney Function After Transplant

Researchers find mild hypothermia boosts outcomes from deceased donors
A young Baltimore boy has two new transplanted hands to replace ones he lost to amputation five years ago

Doctors Perform First Double Hand Transplant in a Child

Boy, 8, lost limbs because of severe infection