Evaluation of tacrolimus abbreviated area-under-the-curve monitoring in renal transplant patients who are potentially at risk for adverse events.

abstract：:Anonymous nondirected living liver donation (ANLLD), sometimes referred to as "altruistic" donation, occurs when a biologically unrelated person comes forward to donate a portion of his/her liver to a transplant candidate who is unknown to the donor. Here, we explore the current status of ANLLD with special considerat...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Raza MH,Aziz H,Kaur N,Lo M,Sher L,Genyk Y,Emamaullee J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection complicates the post-operative course of patients receiving solid organ transplants. While ganciclovir has significantly reduced the direct effects of CMV infection, some patients cannot tolerate the optimal therapeutic exposure required for CMV prevention and treatment. Few reports dir...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Danziger-Isakov L,Mark Baillie G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of HLA-DR3 gene expression was studied in black cadaveric renal allograft recipients of organs from the same donor race. From January 1984 to June 1992, 70 patients received cadaveric renal allografts at the Medical University of Southern Africa (MEDUNSA). The average age and F:M ratio was 30 years and 1: 1...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ngcobo TK,Becker P,Modiba MC

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of C(2) monitoring for cyclosporine A (CsA) microemulsion results in improved clinical outcomes vs. trough (C(0)) monitoring. Logistical issues include accurate timing of the C(2) sample; requirement for sample dilution with most standard assay techniques; and inconvenience for patients. Recently, it has been show...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yonan N,Martyszczuk R,Machaal A,Baynes A,Keevil BG

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the prevalence and long-term impact of HCV on kidney transplant recipients, we assayed 716 pre-transplant sera using a first-generation ELISA. The anti-HCV positive sera were confirmed by a 6-antigen radioimmunoassay (RIA). Patients were followed up for 5 years. Graft survival, function, evidence of chemical...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Orloff SL,Stempel CA,Wright TL,Tomlanovich SJ,Amend WJ,Stock PG,Melzer JS,Vincenti F

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to investigate the association between social behaviors of increased-risk donors (IRD) and recipient outcomes after heart transplantation. METHODS:The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database was queried to identify patients who received a heart transplant between 2004 and 2015. Pati...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Okoh AK,Chan O,Schultheis M,Gupta M,Shah A,Gold J,Russo MJ,Lee LY,Camacho M

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:Endoscopy with histopathological assessment is an established practice to confirm gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (GI-GVHD). However, the clinical relevance of this approach in children is incompletely evaluated. In a retrospective cohort study, we investigated the frequency of treatment changes in response...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Mårtensson T,Mellgren K,Toporski J,Arvidson J,Szakos A,Casswall TH,Gustafsson B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum galactomannan antigen (GM) testing combined with chest computed tomography (CT) of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in pediatric patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. METHODS:A retrospective nested case-control stu...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Qiu KY,Liao XY,Huang K,Xu HG,Li Y,Fang JP,Zhou DH

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auxiliary liver transplantation (ALT) is known to correct liver-based metabolic disorders. However, it remains unclear whether the presence of a native liver influences the long-term prognosis of ALT for metabolic diseases. We reported on a 4-yr-old girl who had undergone living-related auxiliary partial orthotopic li...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Komatsu H,Inui A,Fujisawa T,Sogo T,Miyagawa Y,Inui M,Uemoto S,Inomata Y,Tanaka K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kidney transplant wait-list management is becoming increasingly complex. We introduced a novel wait-list management strategy at our center, the Transplant Readiness Assessment Clinic (TRAC), whereby patients whose Kidney Allocation Scores surpass a threshold are actively managed. From January 1, 2016 through June 30, ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Cheng XS,Busque S,Lee J,Discipulo K,Hartley C,Tulu Z,Scandling JD,Tan JC

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity and weight gain are serious concerns after solid organ transplantation (Tx); however, no unbiased comparison regarding body weight parameter evolution across organ groups has yet been performed. Using data from the prospective nationwide Swiss Transplant Cohort Study, we compared the evolution of weight parame...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Beckmann S,Nikolic N,Denhaerynck K,Binet I,Koller M,Boely E,De Geest S,Psychosocial Interest Group, Swiss Transplant Cohort Study.

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplant-related aneurysms are an unusual complication following pancreas transplantation. We present a case of a pseudoaneurysm developing in a recipient 6 months after bladder-drained pancreas transplantation. The pseudoaneurysm was incidentally found during ultrasonographic evaluation in preparation for a pancrea...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Verni MP,Leone JP,DeRoover A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of advanced age live donors remains controversial because of decline in glomerular filtration rate and perceived increased risks of perioperative complications. METHODS:A retrospective review of all live donor transplants performed from January 2000 to December 2003. RESULTS:Seventy-eight live don...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Johnson SR,Khwaja K,Pavlakis M,Monaco AP,Hanto DW

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our purpose was to determine the complication rate from intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in a large, multicenter cohort of pediatric heart transplant (PHT) patients. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed all PHT who underwent IVUS at 5 institutions (2006-2014). Rates of major and minor complications were calcu...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Auerbach SR,Fenton MJ,Grutter G,Albert DC,Di-Filippo S,Burch M,Kuhn MA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is severely impaired in advanced liver disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of actual liver function and disease-specific factors on HRQOL of patients evaluated for liver transplantation. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Disease-specific QOL was analyzed...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Jara M,Bednarsch J,Malinowski M,Lüttgert K,Orr J,Puhl G,Seehofer D,Neuhaus P,Stockmann M

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：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：:Islet yield is an important predictor of acceptable glucose control after total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TP-IAT). We assessed if pancreas volume calculated with preoperative MRI could assess islet yield and postoperative outcomes. We reviewed dynamic MRI studies from 154 adult TP-IAT patients (20...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Nanno Y,Wilhelm JJ,Heller D,Schat R,Freeman ML,Trikudanathan G,Kirchner VA,Pruett TL,Beilman GJ,Hering BJ,Bellin MD

更新日期：2020-08-01 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：:Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is an early, non-specific inflammatory response that follows perfusion of warm blood into a cold asanguinous organ following transplantation. The occurrence of IRI may have a pivotal impact on acute and long-term renal allograft function. Initially, IRI contributes to delayed graft fu...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Powell JT,Tsapepas DS,Martin ST,Hardy MA,Ratner LE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic renal failure (CRF) is a common complication of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-based immunosuppression following cardiac transplantation (HTx). The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the impact of an immunosuppressive conversion from CNIs to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and steroids in cardiac...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Groetzner J,Kaczmarek I,Schirmer J,Uberfuhr P,Gulbins H,Daebritz S,Meiser B,Reichart B

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation (ABO-ILKT) has been reported to have a higher rate of early complications and higher medical costs than ABO-compatible kidney transplantation (ABO-CLKT). We aimed to compare the clinical outcomes, complications, and medical costs between ABO-ILKTs and ABO-CLKTs at 2 years post-t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kakuta Y,Okumi M,Unagami K,Iizuka J,Takagi T,Ishida H,Tanabe K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lack of research exploring post-transplant process optimization to reduce readmissions and increasing readmission rates at our center from 2009 to 2013 led to this study, aimed at assessing the effect of patient and process factors on 30-d readmission rates after kidney transplantation. This was a retrospective case...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Covert KL,Fleming JN,Staino C,Casale JP,Boyle KM,Pilch NA,Meadows HB,Mardis CR,McGillicuddy JW,Nadig S,Bratton CF,Chavin KD,Baliga PK,Taber DJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 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：:The concept of a narrow therapeutic window has guided the management of transplant recipients on cyclosporine immunosuppression since its inception more than a decade ago. The need to maintain immunosuppression and avoid toxicity imposed the requirement of monitoring cyclosporine levels within a limited range. The use...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Takasugi M,Takasugi JK,Barba L

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of potential kidney transplant recipients is important to identify and treat conditions that may influence graft or patient survival after transplantation. We performed a single-center, observational cohort study to determine whether pretransplant midodrine use influences outcomes after kidney transplantati...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Pottebaum AA,Hagopian JC,Brennan DC,Gharabagi A,Horwedel TA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of developing several human papillomavirus (HPV)-related malignancies, including cervical and anal cancers. The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the initial prevalence and risk factors for high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) cervical infections in liver transpl...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Grąt K,Grąt M,Wronka KM,Pietrzak B,Suchońska B,Walter de Walthoffen S,Młynarczyk G,Krawczyk M,Wielgoś M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The goal of immunosuppressive therapy in heart transplantation is to maximize safety and efficacy while minimizing morbidity and mortality. We now have numerous drug combinations, but few have been compared with each other. AIM:To compare various immunosuppressive regimens assessing morbidity and mortality ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Aguero J,Almenar L,Martínez-Dolz L,Moro JA,Rueda J,Raso R,Chamorro C,Sanchez JM,Salvador A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00