Monitoring of cyclosporine levels in transplant recipients using self-administered fingerprick sampling.

abstract：:Kidney transplantation offers longer survival, less morbidity and lower costs than dialysis. It is also believed to improve quality of life. The aim of this study was to compare prospectively the perceived health status (PHS) of dialyzed patients on a waiting list with kidney transplant recipients after transplantatio...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Rosenberger J,van Dijk JP,Prihodova L,Majernikova M,Nagyova I,Geckova AM,Roland R,van den Heuvel WJ,Groothoff JW

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In fact, death from cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of graft loss in kidney transplant (KTx) patients. Compared to patients on dialysis, CKD patients with KTx have increased qu...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Tooley JE,Bohl DD,Kulkarni S,Rodriguez-Davalos MI,Mangi A,Mulligan DC,Yoo PS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 29-year-old man wanted to receive an ABO-incompatible kidney transplant. His blood type was O, and the donor, his father, was A1. After endoscopic splenectomy performed before kidney transplantation, the recipient developed a high fever and leukocytosis, and he was treated with antibiotics and 5 g of human immunoglo...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Sawada T,Ando T,Sato S,Kubota K,Fuchinoue S,Teraoka S

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the UNOS database from 7/15/00-7/17/05 for Regional deceased donor liver utilization. For each region, we performed logistic regression and derived odds ratios (OR) for donor characteristics associated with livers being transplanted outside of the region or not transplanted at all. Regions with smallest an...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hayashi PH,Axelrod DA,Galanko J,Salvalaggio PR,Schnitzler M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive fungal infections are a feared complication in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Here we present the University of Wisconsin experience with 5 invasive fungal infections-aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, and coccidioidomycosis-in KTRs transplanted between 01/01/1994 and 06/30/20...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Parajuli S,Wick A,Pandeya S,Astor BC,Smith J,Djamali A,Mandelbrot DA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies demonstrated safety and efficacy of heart transplantation (HT) from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive donors. We sought to evaluate the impact of HCV donor status on the outcomes of patients undergoing HT in the United States. METHODS:We analyzed a retrospective cohort of adult patients from t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Doulamis IP,Tzani A,Moustakidis S,Kampaktsis PN,Briasoulis A

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:In the general population, obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension (HTN), type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Therefore, most transplant centers have a body mass index (BMI) threshold for accepting living kidney donors. But there have been no studies of po...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Issa N,Sánchez OA,Kukla A,Riad SM,Berglund DM,Ibrahim HN,Matas AJ

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal allograft recipients with thrombophilic (hypercoagulable) states are at higher risk for early allograft loss. Presumably, the combination of endothelial injury at surgery and thrombophilia predisposes to arterial or venous thrombosis. Of 270 consecutive renal transplants at our center one allograft failed second...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ramirez PJ,Gohh RY,Kestin A,Monaco AP,Morrissey PE

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the scarcity of organ resources available for transplantation, living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is gaining growing importance in the treatment of chronically terminal liver diseases. In the period between December 1999 and October 2000, 47 potential living liver donors were evaluated and 24 right h...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Walter M,Bronner E,Pascher A,Steinmüller T,Neuhaus P,Klapp BF,Danzer G

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-transplant gastrointestinal (GI) side effects can impair a patient's quality of life (QoL). This study investigates the improvement in GI side effects and related QoL changes in recipients of liver transplantation (OLT) after converting patients from mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to enteric-coated mycophe...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Doria C,Ramirez CB,Frank AM,Vaccino S,Fraser N,Marino IR

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells (ECs) are involved in allograft rejection and are prime targets, but also key players. HLA antigens are the most prominent targets of alloantibodies in transplantation. Alloantibodies against other antigens such as ABO blood group antigens and non-HLA antigens could also be demonstrated. Alloantibodi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yamaguchi Y

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality in lung transplant recipients (LTRs). However, data outlining use of echinocandins in prophylaxis and therapy of LTRs are limited. METHOD:A single-center retrospective cohort study on all LTRs from January-2010 to Decem...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Al Jishi Y,Rotstein C,Kumar D,Humar A,Singer LG,Keshavjee S,Husain S

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 123 consecutive patients with advanced-stage, acute leukemia undergoing HSCT from HLA-identical sibling donors were analyzed. A G-CSF-primed DLI was planned within day 60 post-transplantation before hematologic relapse was diagnosed. Fifty of the 123 individuals received prophylactic DLI, and 73 individuals...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wang Y,Liu DH,Fan ZP,Sun J,Wu XJ,Ma X,Xu LP,Liu KY,Liu QF,Wu DP,Huang XJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transplantation of vascularized organs between species stimulates an intense rejection reaction by the recipient of the graft. The classification of the xenograft rejection reaction on the basis of the degree of genetic disparity between donor and recipient species and the presence or absence of preformed antibody...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Makowka L,Cramer DV

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Ischemia-reperfusion injury impacts early liver graft function. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) as early as at reperfusion has shown to predict in-hospital complications, but its impact on vascular complications and long-term outcomes is not ascertained. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted on all cons...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Faitot F,Besch C,Lebas B,Addeo P,Ellero B,Woehl-Jaegle ML,Namer IJ,Bachellier P,Freys G

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1969, a study by Patel and Terasaki persuaded the renal transplant community that a pre-transplant cross-match should always be performed between donor and recipient to detect HLA antibodies and prevent hyperacute allograft rejection. Although the role of the cross-match among nonsensitized patients is controversia...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Gebel HM,Harris SB,Zibari G,Bray RA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thrombosis of the pancreas after transplantation is the most common cause of relaparotomy and resultant graft loss. There is currently no standard protocol consistently proven to prevent thrombosis following transplantation. Our objective was to determine whether our protocol of post-operative low-dose int...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Aboalsamh G,Anderson P,Al-Abbassi A,McAlister V,Luke PP,Sener A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, several researchers have unraveled the previously unrecognized effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) on hematopoiesis and the immune cell functions of bone marrow in healthy donors. In human leukocyte antigen-matched or haploidentical transplant settings, available data have establi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Chang YJ,Huang XJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) have considerably improved renal allograft survival. However, their chronic use has various adverse effects, including hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and nephrotoxicity. We conducted a retrospective study of kidney transplant recipients using a CNI withdrawal protocol. Eleven of 13 patient...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Tanabe T,Morita K,Fujita H,Hatanaka K,Ogawa Y,Hirose T,Sasaki H,Iwami D,Hotta K,Nonomura K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The average age of patients undergoing liver transplantation (LT) is consistently increasing. The aim of this case-control study is to evaluate survival and outcome of patients ≥65 yr compared to younger patients undergoing LT. MATERIALS AND METHODS:From 10/00 to 4/08 we performed 330 primary LT, 31 (9.4%...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Montalti R,Rompianesi G,Di Benedetto F,Ballarin R,Gerring RC,Busani S,De Pietri L,De Ruvo N,Iemmolo RM,Guerrini GP,Smerieri N,Gerunda GE

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present AST-IDCOP guidelines update information on BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) infection, replication, and disease, which impact kidney transplantation (KT), but rarely non-kidney solid organ transplantation (SOT). As pretransplant risk factors in KT donors and recipients presently do not translate into clinically val...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hirsch HH,Randhawa PS,AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice.

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hispanic race and low socioeconomic status are established predictors of disparity in access to kidney transplantation. This single-center retrospective review was undertaken to determine whether Hispanic race predicted kidney transplant outcomes. A total of 720 patients underwent kidney transplantation from January 1...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Matsuoka L,Alicuben E,Woo K,Cao S,Groshen S,Qazi Y,Smogorzewski M,Selby R,Alexopoulos S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calciphylaxis is a rare vascular disorder characterized by calcification of arterioles which causes tissue inflammation and necrosis. It is associated with the metabolic disturbances seen in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and has also been described in patients with cirrhosis with preserved kidney function. Characteri...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Couri T,Stier M,Mikolajczyk A,Aronsohn A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a severe shortage of organs for transplantation worldwide, and Mexico has one of the lowest organ donation rates. In this study, we explored the psychosocial barriers that prevent posthumous organ donation by Mexicans. METHOD:We asked 218 adults who were not willing to be donors to complete the s...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Marván ML,Álvarez Del Río A,Jasso K,Santillán-Doherty P

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With increasing shortage of donor organs and changes in organ allocation systems, there is a considerable need for alternative or supportive techniques in the field of liver transplantation. Liver cell transplantation (LCT) is such an innovative technique that is especially promising for use in children, because it is...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Meyburg J,Schmidt J,Hoffmann GF

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of the medial segment of the graft after living related liver transplantation (LRLT). Of the 12 pediatric recipients who underwent LRLT, 2 received whole left liver graft, 1 left lateral segment graft, and 9 extended left lateral segment grafts. The hepatic veins o...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Cheng YF,Chen CL,Haung TL,Lee TY,Chen TY,Chen YS,Liu PP,Chiang YC,Eng HL,Wang CC,Cheung HK,Jawan B,Goto S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In order to determine risk factors for bone loss after renal transplantation, dual energy X-ray absorptiometry was performed in 125 renal transplant patients. The bone mineral density (BMD) was expressed as a percentage of the normal population (BMD%) and Z-score (SD from normal). The whole body, lumbar spin...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Heaf J,Tvedegaard E,Kanstrup IL,Fogh-Andersen N

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction is of vital importance, as it may cause ischemia and dysfunction in various organs. Despite, this problem has been well documented in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), there is not enough data considering this issue following renal transplantation. One of the potential causes of end...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Oflaz H,Turkmen A,Kazancioglu R,Kayacan SM,Bunyak B,Genchallac H,Erol B,Mercanoglu F,Umman S,Sever MS

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porto-pulmonary hypertension with moderate or severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is viewed as a contraindication to liver transplantation (LT) because of associated poor outcomes; however, patients with biliary atresia (BA) are generally good candidates for LT. Ten patients with moderate/severe PAH underwent...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ogawa E,Hori T,Doi H,Segawa H,Uemoto S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an adult liver transplant recipient with parvovirus B19 infection, presenting as chronic transfusion-dependent anemia ensuing 1 month post-transplantation. Both serum and bone marrow cells were positive for parvovirus B19 DNA detected by polymerase chain reaction. The bone marrow biopsy revealed erythroid hy...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Chang FY,Singh N,Gayowski T,Marino IR

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00