Growth of a nation part I: impact of organ donor obesity on whole-organ pancreas transplantation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The proportion of prospective living donors disqualified for medical reasons is unknown. The objective of this study is to delineate and quantify specific reasons for exclusion of prospective living donors from kidney donation. METHODS:All adult prospective kidney donors who contacted our transplant program...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Lapasia JB,Kong SY,Busque S,Scandling JD,Chertow GM,Tan JC

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with failing Fontan physiology and liver cirrhosis are being considered for combined heart and liver transplantation. We performed a retrospective review of our experience with en bloc combined heart and liver transplantation in Fontan patients > 10 years old from 2006 to 18 per Institutional Review Board app...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Vaikunth SS,Concepcion W,Daugherty T,Fowler M,Lutchman G,Maeda K,Rosenthal DN,Teuteberg J,Woo YJ,Lui GK

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The progression of HCV-related disease is particularly aggressive in the post-transplantation setting. Recipients with recurrent HCV infection undergo repeated liver biopsies in order to estimate disease progression. A strong association was found between serum immunoglobulins levels and hepatic fibrosis in non-transp...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Schmilovitz-Weiss H,Cohen M,Pappo O,Sulkes J,Braun M,Tur-Kaspa R,Ben-Ari Z

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:BK virus nephropathy (BKVN) has been proposed as an important cause of allograft dysfunction and loss in kidney allograft recipient over the last decade. Intense immunosuppression and tubular injury have been shown to promote the replication of polyomavirus. 15-deoxyspergualin (DSG), an effective immunosuppre...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Shi Y,Moriyama T,Namba Y,Yamanaka M,Hanafuse T,Imamura R,Ichimaru N,Oka K,Kyo M,Tian Y,Takahara S,Ichikawa S,Okuyama A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These updated guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice provide recommendations for the diagnosis and management of Candida infections in solid organ transplant recipients. Candida infections manifest primarily as candidemia and invasive candidiasis and cause con...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Aslam S,Rotstein C,AST Infectious Disease Community of Practice.

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefits of pancreas transplantation are often difficult to measure. Here, we sought to determine the difference in quality of life for diabetic patients with and without a functional pancreas transplant alone (PTA). METHODS:Pancreas transplant alone cases from 1993 to 2015 were considered. An IRB-appro...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Scalea JR,Pettinato L,Fiscella B,Bartosic A,Piedmonte A,Paran J,Todi N,Siskind EJ,Bartlett ST

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplant eligibility for tobacco and/or marijuana using candidates varies among transplant centers. This study compared the impact of marijuana use and tobacco use on kidney transplant recipient outcomes. Kidney transplant recipients at a single center from 2001 to 2015 were reviewed for outcomes of all-cause graft ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Fabbri KR,Anderson-Haag TL,Spenningsby AM,Israni A,Nygaard RM,Stahler PA

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of tacrolimus (FK506) in adult kidney-transplant recipients has been the subject of a number of single- and multi-center studies. This review article focuses on those studies in which tacrolimus was used either as rescue therapy in patients who developed refractory rejection on cyclosporine (CyA)-based regimen...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Laskow DA,Neylan JF 3rd,Shapiro RS,Pirsch JD,Vergne-Marini PJ,Tomlanovich SJ

更新日期：1998-12-01 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 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：BACKGROUND:Relationships between race/ethnicity, recipient medical insurance, and living donor kidney transplantation (LKT) are incompletely described. METHODS:Associations between medical insurance and LKT were assessed in 447 recipients at a southeastern US transplant center. Primary and secondary payers were includ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Reeves-Daniel AM,Farney AC,Fletcher AJ,Assimos D,Westcott C,Rogers J,Stratta RJ,Rocco MV,Freedman BI

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten-year protocol biopsies were performed in 16 patients treated with calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) continuously. All kidney grafts were functioning well at the time of biopsy with the mean serum creatinine level of 1.6 +/- 0.8 mg/dL. The specimen of biopsy showed various degrees of tissue injury. According to the Banff...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Okamoto M,Akioka K,Ushigome H,Higuchi A,Nobori S,Ogino S,Uryuhara K,Kaihara S,Hatta T,Urasaki K,Yoshimura N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between social support and immunosuppressant therapy adherence among adult renal transplant recipients. METHODS:A cross-sectional, survey design was employed. Mailed questionnaires were used to collect data from 81 recipients, and included the Immunosu...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Chisholm-Burns MA,Spivey CA,Wilks SE

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare CsA dose monitoring with trough levels (T0) vs. levels obtained 6 h after the morning dose of CsA (T6), with respect to the incidence of acute rejection and renal dysfunction, and the cumulative dose, as well as the cost of CsA after heart transplantation. Twenty consecutive ad...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Cantarovich M,Besner JG,Fitchett DH,Latter DA

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulomatous interstitial nephritis (GIN) is a rare histologic diagnosis in renal allografts. We report three cases with GIN. Case 1: a 37-yr-old woman received a kidney from her mother. On follow-up 15 months later, serum creatinine was increased and a graft biopsy showed epithelioid granuloma in the center of massi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hotta K,Fukasawa Y,Sasaki H,Seki T,Togashi M,Harada H

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:The infectious disease coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. The impact of COVID-19 on solid organ transplantations, including heart transplantation, is currently unclear. Many transplant programs have been forced to swiftly re-evaluate and adapt th...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hsu JJ,Al-Saffar F,Ardehali R,Baas AS,Carlson M,Cruz D,Deng M,Fan A,Fraschilla S,Gaynor P,Kamath M,Kubak BM,Schaenman J,Stimpson E,Vucicevic D,Ardehali A,Nsair A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The survival of patients returning to hemodialysis (HD) following kidney transplant failure is unfavorable. However, the factors responsible for this poor outcome are largely unknown; chronic inflammation due to failed allograft and malnutrition may contribute to morbidity and mortality. We aimed to compare ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yelken BM,Gorgulu N,Caliskan Y,Yazici H,Turkmen A,Yildiz A,Sever MS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether depressive symptoms predicted survival before and after lung transplantation. We hypothesized that depressive symptoms might predict survival of wait-listed patients, but would not predict survival post-transplant. METHODS:This was a prospective, longitudinal study. Participants complete...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Evon DM,Burker EJ,Galanko JA,Dedert E,Egan TM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential influence of racially or ethnically diverse cultural perspectives on patient compliance with post-transplant treatments is discussed. Domains of competency regarding culturally sensitive clinical practice are outlined to assist providers in better understanding the perspectives that may influence the vie...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Prieto LR,Miller DS,Gayowski T,Marino IR

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormal mineral metabolism is not uncommon after renal transplant (TXP). In dialysis patients, elevated serum phosphorous (P), calcium (Ca), CaP product, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The effect of these abnormalities on recipient and graft survival aft...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Egbuna OI,Taylor JG,Bushinsky DA,Zand MS

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In 2006, model for end-stage liver disease (MELD)-based allocation was implemented in the Eurotransplant (ET) region. Sick patients, who in general require more resources, are prioritized. In this analysis, the effect of MELD on costs for liver transplantation (LTx) was assessed. METHODS:Total costs for L...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Bruns H,Hillebrand N,Schneider T,Hinz U,Fischer L,Schmidt J,Goldschmidt AJ,Schemmer P

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:In adult living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT), the assessment of the graft functional reserve is very important. We evaluated the graft functional reserve by technetium-99m-diethylenetriaminepenta-acetic acid-galactosyl-human serum albumin ((99m)Tc-GSA) liver scintigraphy. PATIENTS AND METHOD:From May ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Iida T,Isaji S,Yagi S,Hori T,Taniguchi K,Ohsawa I,Mizuno S,Usui M,Sakurai H,Yamagiwa K,Yamakado K,Uemoto S

更新日期：2009-03-01 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:It is estimated that 25%-35% of heart transplant recipients develop de novo donor-specific antibodies (dnDSA). One factor that appears to play a role in clinical outcomes is DSA persistence. The objective of this study was to determine the incidence of transient and persistent dnDSA in a Canadian heart trans...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Moayedi Y,Fan CS,Tinckam KJ,Ross HJ,McCaughan JA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with severe liver disease and accompanying malnutrition may exhibit electrolyte disturbances including the magnesium balance. In 18 patients plasma magnesium (p-Mg) was determined at the start of the liver transplantation and during the anhepatic and reperfusion phases of the operation. The blood loss was 6.9...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Skak C,Ejlersen E,Mogensen T,Winkel P,Secher NH

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: BACKGROUND:Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction reduces reperfusion injury and improves renal function in kidney recipients by means of properties unrelated to T-cell lysis. Here, we analyze intensive rATG induction (single dose, rATG(S) , vs. divided dose, rATG(D) ) for improved renal function ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Stevens RB,Lane JT,Boerner BP,Miles CD,Rigley TH,Sandoz JP,Nielsen KJ,Skorupa JY,Skorupa AJ,Kaplan B,Wrenshall LE

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Uncontrolled donation after cardiac death (uDCD) remains an underutilized source of kidney allografts in the United States. The objective of this study was to estimate the impact of the implementation of a uDCD program on transplantation rates and long-term survival for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Choudhury RA,Prins K,Dor Y,Moore HB,Yaffe H,Nydam TL

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the association between religious beliefs and opinions on xenotransplantation among students from three different countries. A lower proportion of religious students accepted xenotransplantation than did non-religious students. A higher proportion of Protestant students seemed to accept xenotra...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hagelin J,Hau J,Schapiro SJ,Suleman MA,Carlsson HE

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00