Kidneys from donors with HIV have good safety outcomes in persons with HIV
1. Among patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) who received deceased donor kidney transplants, kidneys from donors with HIV ...
Tag: renal transplant
Machine renal perfusion reduces delayed graft function after transplantation
1. In this randomized controlled trial, machine perfusion of the kidney reduced delayed graft function compared to therapeutic hypothermia. 2. ...
Oxygenated hypothermic perfusion reduces post-kidney transplant complications
1. Oxygenated hypothermic machine perfusion (HMPO2) of kidneys donated after circulatory death was associated with fewer severe complications and lower ...
Quick Take: Association of Racial Disparities With Access to Kidney Transplant After the Implementation of the New Kidney Allocation System
There are many reasons why a patient may be made inactive on the kidney transplant waiting list, including psychosocial or ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind April 8, 2019
Association of Racial Disparities With Access to Kidney Transplant After the Implementation of the New Kidney Allocation System There are ...
Robust survival benefit seen in lupus nephritis patients receiving renal transplant
1. For patients with Lupus nephritis end stage renal disease (LN ESRD), renal transplant reduced the risk of death by ...
HCV-infected kidney donors could save lives
1. No HCV infection was detected in patients receiving HCV-infected kidneys 12 weeks following treatment. 2. No antiviral treatment-related complications ...
Ledipasvir-sofosbuvir may be safe treatment for kidney transplant recipients with chronic HCV
1. Ledipasvir-sofosbuvir treatment was associated with rapid chronic hepatitis C (HCV) RNA suppression. 2. Ledipasvir-sofosbuvir treatment was generally well tolerated ...
Sirolimus may prevent graft failure in patients with renal transplant for antiphospholipid syndrome
1. Antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) in an autoimmune condition causing mechanical endothelial injury leading to activation of a pathway that triggers ...
Initial kidney transplant factors may provide insight into retransplant success
Image: PD 1. Retransplant patients that experienced acute rejection, hospitalization, or delayed graft function after their first kidney transplant were ...