Tag: Organ Transplants
Return-to-School Recommendations Issued for Organ Transplant Recipients
Shared decision-making recommended for solid organ transplant recipient families, professionals
Updated Guidance Provided for Safe Solid Organ Transplantation
Universal donor nucleic acid testing for HIV, HBV, HCV and post-transplant monitoring recommended
Heart Transplant Patients May Have Higher COVID-19 Mortality
However, presenting symptoms similar to those seen in the general population
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Receives Double-Lung Transplant
Following infection, Hispanic woman in her 20s suffered irreversible lung damage
Inequity Found in Access to Transplant With Universal Health Care
Patient factors including socioeconomic status account for much variation in kidney transplant access
COVID-19 Fatality Rate High for Heart Transplant Recipients
Of 28 infected HT recipients, 79 percent admitted for treatment, 25 percent needed mechanical ventilation
Deceased Donor Transplantation Has Dropped Since COVID-19
Overall drop seen in deceased donor transplant in France, United States mainly driven by kidney transplant
SES Mediates Racial Differences in Kidney Transplant Listing
Socioeconomic status and comorbidity attenuate racial differences in transplant listing, not receipt
Study Explores Outcomes Valued by Glomerular Disease Patients
Highly ranked outcomes for patients and caregivers include kidney function, survival, but also fatigue
Kidney Transplants From, to Extreme Elderly Feasible in ESRD
Benefit seen for extremely elderly receiving kidney transplants from similarly aged deceased donors
