Tag: 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
Adverse Outcomes Up With Kidney Retransplant in HIV+
HIV+ retransplant recipients have increased risk of death and graft loss versus HIV− re-KT patients
Lip Cancer Risk Up for Some Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Cancer risk up with high mean daily dose of azathioprine, longer duration of immunosupression
