Tag: Organ Transplants
Experience of Spouses Explored in Pre-Heart Transplant Period
Uncertainty relating to survival, more responsibility, lifestyle changes linked to high levels of stress
Late-Pregnancy Zika Infection Can Still Affect Fetal Brain
Second study finds Zika infection can be spread through organ transplants
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Risk Up in Organ Transplant Recipients
All recipients should have full-body skin evaluations after transplant surgery, regardless of ethnicity
Transition to Public Insurance Ups Post-Heart Transplant Death
Lower mortality seen for patients who transition from public to private health insurance
Donor, Recipient Characteristics Impact Transplant Costs
Living kidney donor costs up with higher degree of allosensitization; also linked to obesity
Liver Steatosis Ups New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation
Donor liver steatosis is independent risk factor for NODAT among liver transplant recipients
Proposed Change Could Improve Liver Transplant Access
New distribution system would enable wider sharing of donated livers
Male→Female Corneal Transplants at Greater Risk of Failure
Study suggests incompatibility with the Y chromosome, poor outcomes
Team Outlines Successful Total Face Transplant Approach
Operation involved 41-year-old man with full face and total scalp burn
Ultrasound Findings Can Predict Pancreas Transplant Failure
Absent or reversed arterial Doppler flow linked to subsequent transplant failure
