Tag: Organ Transplants
Sleep May Impact Mortality in Lung Transplant Recipients
Assessment of sleep likely to better clarify predictors of mortality in post-transplant patients
Interactions for HIV Drug Combos, Immunosuppressants
Drug interaction-induced calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity described in renal transplant recipient
First-Degree Relative Grafts Don’t Up Liver Disease Recurrence
No difference in autoimmune recurrence, liver graft, or patient survival using first-degree donors
Antimicrobial Treatment No Benefit After Kidney Transplant
Systematic antimicrobial tx of asymptomatic bacteriuria beyond 2 months post-transplant no help
Costs Linked to Center Volume for Lung Transplant Recipients
Lower admission costs, in-hospital mortality, early hospital readmission rate at high-volume centers
Oral Nicotinamide Safe for Renal Transplant Recipients
Treatment linked to nonsignificant reductions in new non-melanoma skin cancers
HCV-Infected Liver Transplants Can Work for HCV+ Patients
Findings might help reduce organ waiting list, researchers say
Steatosis in More Than Half of Liver Transplant Recipients
Risk of significant steatosis affected by pre- and post-transplant factors, initial immunosuppression
Johns Hopkins Announces HIV-to-HIV Organ Transplants
One donor supplied a kidney to one patient and a liver to another patient
Survival Benefit for Kidneys From Incompatible Living Donors
Compared no transplantation and transplants from deceased donors
