Social support and immunosuppressant therapy adherence among adult renal transplant recipients.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an effort to increase organ donation, the Department of Health and Human Services issued the Final Rule in 1998. The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) later required hospitals to notify organ procurement organizations (OPO) of all deaths and imminent deaths in order to remain eligible for Medica...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Higashigawa KH,Carroll C,Wong LL,Wong LM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Norway living kidney donors account for approximately 40% of all renal transplants. There is a shortage of information about how living kidney donors experience the donation process during the initial recovery from surgery. The aim of this study was to explore physical and psychosocial issues related to the experie...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Andersen MH,Mathisen L,Øyen O,Wahl AK,Hanestad BR,Fosse E

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the most common infectious complication following renal transplantation. Previous studies uniformly report that renal transplant recipients develop UTIs more often than the general population, but widely differ on how frequently UTIs occur after transplantation. These studies also d...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Chuang P,Parikh CR,Langone A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin cancer is a common, potentially life-threatening malignancy in organ transplant recipients (OTR), and it is important for transplant physicians to be aware of patient history of skin cancer. Patient self-report represents a quick method of obtaining past medical history of skin cancer but no study has validated t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Dybbro E,Mihalis E,Hirose R,Arron ST

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subclinical rejection (SCR) is quite common early following renal transplantation and decreases progressively with time. The immunological profile of the recipient, the immunosuppressive regimen used, and the occurrence of prior episodes of clinical acute rejection (AR) are all risk factors for SCR. SCR, in turn, is a...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： El-Amm JM,Gruber SA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flow cytometry crossmatch (FCXM) is a more sensitive technique than classical complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) for the detection of donor-directed antibody before renal transplantation. Nevertheless, the role of FCXM in predicting long-term survival of kidney grafts is still unclear. The purpose of our study wa...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Rebibou JM,Bittencourt MC,Saint-Hillier Y,Chabod J,Dupont I,Bittard H,Chalopin JM,Hervé P,Tiberghien P

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The colloid-based University of Wisconsin (UW) preservation solution has been used extensively in clinical pancreas transplantation. Experimental studies support the use of the crystalloid-based histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) preservation solution for this purpose. AIM:We report our initial experi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Potdar S,Malek S,Eghtesad B,Shapiro R,Basu A,Patel K,Broznick B,Fung J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the independent association between pre-transplant prescription opioid use and readmission following liver transplantation. We reviewed the medical records of all patients at a single medical center undergoing primary, single-organ, liver transplantation from 2004 to 2014. We assess...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Rogal S,Mankaney G,Udawatta V,Good CB,Chinman M,Zickmund S,Bielefeldt K,Jonassaint N,Jazwinski A,Shaikh O,Hughes C,Humar A,DiMartini A,Fine MJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing acute care utilization is a means of improving long-term patient outcomes. We sought to assess high inpatient (IP) admission and standalone emergency department (ED) utilization within a 9-month period post-kidney transplantation and to identify mutable factors to reduce utilization. In this ten-year retrospe...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Weeda ER,Su Z,Taber DJ,Bian J,Morinelli TA,Pilch NA,Mauldin PD,DuBay DA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As there are other lesions in the cardiac allografts of long-term survivors, it is best to refer to the vascular lesion as "graft vascular disease". Graft vascular disease may be evident as early as 3 months after cardiac transplantation and may cause death in the recipient as late as 22 years post-transplant. The dis...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Billingham ME

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Aortoiliac pathology in kidney allograft recipients is not rare but treatment timing is controversial. As most publications on this topic are case reports its difficult to evaluate long-term outcomes of those clinical challenges. Herein we report long-term results of these procedures. METHODS:From 1970 to...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Tsivian M,Neri F,Nardo B,Bertelli R,Cavallari G,Fuga G,Faenza A

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver transplant (LT) outcomes are reported to be improving in non-HCV recipients but not for those infected with HCV. Our aim was to evaluate graft survival and predictors of outcome in HCV and non-HCV patients before and after 2003. Patients with primary LT between February 1, 1998, and December 31, 2005, were inclu...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Dickson RC,Pungpapong S,Keaveny AP,Taner CB,Ghabril M,Aranda-Michel J,Satyanarayana R,Bonatti H,Kramer DJ,Nguyen JH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An exploratory, post hoc analysis was performed using data from a prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized, two-period (14 d per period), two-sequence, crossover, steady-state pharmacokinetic study comparing generic tacrolimus (Sandoz) vs. reference tacrolimus in stable renal transplant patients receiving thei...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Bloom RD,Trofe-Clark J,Wiland A,Alloway RR

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:There remains a critical shortage of cadaveric organs. At a large inner city level one trauma centre, several strategies were devised and combined to (a). optimize the physiologic status of potential donors, (b). promote awareness of the donation process among health care professionals and (c). perform ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Roth BJ,Sher L,Murray JA,Belzberg H,Mateo R,Heeran A,Romero J,Mone T,Chan L,Selby R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Graft survival following solitary pancreas transplantation has traditionally lagged behind that of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants. Thymoglobulin (TMG), a polyclonal rabbit-derived antilymphocyte antibody was originally introduced as treatment for acute rejection of renal allografts. However, data r...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Tan M,Cantarovich M,Mangel R,Paraskevas S,Fortier M,Metrakos P

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a cohort of 32 renal transplant patients who are potentially at risk for adverse events, we compared tacrolimus (TAC) abbreviated AUC values calculated by a method developed in Asians (AUCw) with those derived for Caucasians (AUCa). The relationships between TAC trough (C0), abbreviated AUC, and biopsy results were...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hon YY,Chamberlain CE,Kleiner DE,Ring MS,Hale DA,Kirk AD,Mannon RB

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is paucity in the data examining the differences in mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) dosing and outcomes among pediatric kidney transplant recipients (PKTX) between races. The aims of this study were as follows (i) to assess whether higher doses of MMF are being utilized in African American (AA) PKTX (ii) to determin...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Jensen CJ,Shrivastava S,Taber DJ,Weimert NA,Shatat IF,Orak J,Chavin KD,Baliga PK

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sauropus androgymus (SA), a vegetable of the Euphorbiaceae family, is a common food source in Malaysia. In Taiwan, over 30 patients have developed progressive respiratory failure after consuming the extract from raw SA leaves as a means of losing weight. Symptoms consistent with a severe obstructive ventilatory defect...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Luh SP,Lee YC,Chang YL,Wu HD,Kuo SH,Chu SH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the EU Directive 2006/17/EC, European tissue banks are required to perform a physical examination on every potential tissue donor. The directive itself, however, does not specify the content of this examination. The aim of this study was to investigate the current practice of physical examination in Europ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Van Geyt C,Van Wijk M,Bokhorst A,Beele H

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the kidney transplant program at this center has been active for the past 18 yr, five out of the seven cases of post-transplant lymphoma in kidney transplant patients were observed over the past 2 yr. During this period, we have shifted from cyclosporine to tacrolimus (FK506 or prograf) for maintenance immuno...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ciancio G,Siquijor AP,Burke GW,Roth D,Cirocco R,Esquenazi V,Byrne GE Jr,Miller J

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of lamivudine (LAM) monoprophylaxis for patients with non-replicating hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). METHODS:Among 128 liver recipients with HBV infection between 1994 and 2004 transplanted at our institution, 6...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yoshida H,Kato T,Levi DM,Regev A,Madariaga JR,Nishida S,Martinez EJ,Schiff ER,Omata M,Tzakis AG

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly prevalent in renal transplant candidates; however, its effect on the transplant outcome is still controversial. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of HCV infection in the outcome of kidney transplantation in a single transplant center. The study populat...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Arango J,Arbelaez M,Henao J,Mejia G,Arroyave I,Carvajal J,Garcia A,Gutierrez J,Velásquez A,Garcia L,Aguirre C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunosuppression leaves transplanted patients at particular risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The specific features of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in immunosuppressed patients are largely unknown and therapeutic experience is lacking. Seven transplanted patients (two liver, ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Bösch F,Börner N,Kemmner S,Lampert C,Jacob S,Koliogiannis D,Stangl M,Michel S,Kneidinger N,Schneider C,Fischereder M,Irlbeck M,Denk G,Werner J,Angele MK,Guba MO

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantitative analysis of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genome has been recently reported to be helpful for early identification of EBV viremia which could reduce the risk of post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). AIM:To demonstrate the significance of serial monitoring of EBV genome load b...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Matsukura T,Yokoi A,Egawa H,Kudo T,Kawashima M,Hirata Y,Tanaka H,Kagajo K,Wada H,Tanaka K

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcopenia frequently occurs in cirrhotic patients who are waiting for liver transplantation (LT). This disease is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates during the LT period. Recently, the careful assessment of nutritional status for end-stage liver disease patients has received a great deal of atten...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Nam NH,Kaido T,Uemoto S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart transplantation (HT) should normalize cardiac endocrine function, but brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels remain elevated after HT, even in the absence of left ventricular hemodynamic disturbance or allograft rejection. Right ventricle (RV) abnormalities are common in HT recipients (HTx), as a result of engra...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Talha S,Charloux A,Piquard F,Geny B

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From December 1999 to January 2002, 50 right lobe living donor liver transplantations were performed. The donor operations included an intraoperative cholangiography to elicit variations in bile duct anatomy. The biliary reconstruction was done whenever possible as an end-to-end microanastomosis of the donor right hep...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Settmacher U,Steinmüller TH,Schmidt SC,Heise M,Pascher A,Theruvath T,Hintze R,Neuhaus P

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although liver transplantation may potentially cure hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the risk of HCC recurrence is 8%-20% at five years post-transplant. Pre-transplant alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a predictor of HCC recurrence, but it is unknown if pre-transplant AFP also predicts survival in patients with recu...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Mahmud N,John B,Taddei TH,Goldberg DS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective analysis of stable cadaveric renal transplant patients we identified 19 patients with high (> 270 mg/dl) and 12 patients with low (< 170 mg/dl) serum cholesterol levels. We found that patients with high cholesterol level had higher serum cyclosporine levels despite similar oral dose of cyclosporine,...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Bastani B,Rittenhouse M,Garvin P

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00