Tag: Organ Transplants
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
Model Shows Hep C-Infected Kidney Transplants Beneficial, Cost-Effective
Transplant plus antiviral therapy improves quality of life, reduces health care costs for recipients
Distance to Kidney Transplant Center Does Not Affect Referral
No impact found on transplant referral and evaluation initiation based on distance for ESKD patients
CD8+ T Cell Composition Tied to Risk for Kidney Transplant Failure
CD8+ T cell composition at one year after transplant may identify those at higher risk for graft failure
