Association between opioid use and readmission following liver transplantation.

abstract：:Whether extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a bridge to lung transplantation (BTT) can achieve a similar survival to non-BTT remains controversial. We conducted this meta-analysis to compare the outcomes between ECMO BTT and non-BTT to facilitate better clinical decision-making. Seven databases were searched...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wan X,Bian T,Ye S,Cai P,Yu Z,Zhu J,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal transplantation is presently the best treatment for end-stage renal disease, although considered contraindicated for elderly patients. However, more investigation is needed due to higher life expectancy rates of the general population and the increasing number of over 60-yr-old patients with chronic renal failur...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Mendonça HM,Dos Reis MA,de Castro de Cintra Sesso R,Câmara NO,Pacheco-Silva A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elderly patients are the fastest growing population requiring renal replacement therapy. As previous studies have shown a survival benefit of kidney transplantation compared to dialysis for end-stage renal disease, we sought to evaluate if this survival benefit extends to octogenarians. METHODS:This was a s...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ravichandran BR,Sparkes TM,Masters BM,Thomas B,Demehin M,Bromberg JS,Haririan A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:End-stage renal disease is associated with illness-induced disruptions that challenge patients and their families to accommodate and adapt. However, the impact of patients' marital status on kidney transplant outcome has never been studied. This project, based on data from United States Renal Data System (US...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Naiman N,Baird BC,Isaacs RB,Koford JK,Habib AN,Wang BJ,Barenbaum LL,Goldfarb-Rumyantzev AS

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：: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:The purpose of this work was to investigate the association of vertebral and peripheral fractures 10 yr after grafting with bone metabolic markers and body mass density (BMD). PATIENTS AND METHODS:One hundred thirty-eight recipients with stable graft function were included in a cross-sectional study. Graft ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Jiménez S,Marcén R,Vaamonde C,Caballero C,Fernández-Rodríguez A,Villafruela JJ,Galeano C,Teruel JL,Quereda C

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:The number of nonrenal solid-organ transplants increased substantially in the last few decades. Many of these patients develop renal failure and receive kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate patient and kidney allograft survival in primary, repeat, and kidney-after-nonrenal organ transplantatio...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： El-Husseini A,Aghil A,Ramirez J,Sawaya B,Rajagopalan N,Baz M,Mei X,Davenport DL,Gedaly R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During liver transplant (LT), the release of vasoactive substances into the systemic circulation is associated with severe hemodynamic instability that is injurious to the recipient and/or the post-ischemic graft. Crystalloid flush with backward unclamping (CB) and portal blood flush with forward unclamping (PF) are t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Fukazawa K,Nishida S,Hibi T,Pretto EA Jr

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively studied efficacy and safety outcomes of two 10-mg doses of intravenous basiliximab on day 0 and day 4 for induction therapy in 17 consecutive de novo heart transplant recipients. By the 2-week assessment post-transplant, there were no deaths, graft failures, or acute cellular rejections (ACRs) ISHLT g...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kittipibul V,Tantrachoti P,Ongcharit P,Ariyachaipanich A,Siwamogsatham S,Sritangsirikul S,Thammanatsakul K,Puwanant S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Totally implantable venous access devices (TIVADs) are the preferred devices for patients with advanced lung disease who require long-term venous access. The primary purpose of this study was to describe the natural history of TIVADs left in place at the time of transplant. METHODS:This multicenter retros...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Cho JK,Acord M,Goldfarb SB,Reddy SN,Goldberg HJ,Courtwright AM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to play a role in preventing development of both acute and chronic rejection. New evidence also suggests that HMGCoA reductase inhibitors may have an immunomodulatory effect and may decrease the incidence of rejection in both animal and human transplant models. Omega-3 fatty acids a...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Katznelson S,Wilkinson AH

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplantation tolerance is the ultimate goal of organ transplantation. Natural regulatory T cells (Treg) have been expected to reach clinical applications for tolerance induction because their initial description. More than ten yr later, Treg have started moving from experimental animal models into clinical applicat...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Fritzsching E,Kunz P,Maurer B,Pöschl J,Fritzsching B

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-mediated responses to xenoantigens are different from those to alloantigens. CD4+ T cells are especially important in xenoresponses and depletion of CD4+ T cells can prolong survival of xenografts better than allografts in some circumstances. The difference between the two responses is due in part to the relative...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Auchincloss H Jr

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the aim to improve the inferior outcomes in elderly recipients of kidneys from elderly cadaver donors, we applied and investigated a therapeutic regimen consisting of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-free, mycophenolate mofetil (MMF)-based immunosuppressive (i.s.) induction/maintenance protocol. In this arti...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Arbogast H,Hückelheim H,Schneeberger H,Illner WD,Tarabichi A,Fertmann J,Wimmer CD,Hillebrand GF,Mistry-Burchardi N,Thomae R,Acikgöz A,Land W

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a female with chronic pancreatitis who underwent multiple surgical procedures leading to total resection of the pancreas with successful islet auto-transplantation. Postoperatively, she developed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Heparinization prior to islet infusion is currently recommended to ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Rastellini C,Brown ML,Cicalese L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This multicenter, randomized trial aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of an early reduction in corticosteroid dose vs. long-term maintenance in Brazilian patients on an immunosuppressive regimen based on tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). In the control arm, prednisone was progressively reduced from day...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Garcia VD,Carvalho DB,Gonçalves RT,Cavalcanti RL,Campos HH,Abbud-Filho M,Lobao-Neto AA

更新日期：2010-07-01 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：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：:Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is a cell surface protein, which down-regulates the immune response at CTLA-4/CD28/B7 pathway. We aimed to investigate the influence of the -318 C/T, +49 A/G, -1661 A/G and CT60A/G, and CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms on acute rejection of kidney allograft in Turkish patients. The s...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ruhi Ç,Sallakçi N,Yeğin O,Süleymanlar G,Ersoy FF

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a practical conditioning regimen without anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG), irradiation, or other myeloablative alkylating agent for low-income countries in which patients with severe aplastic anemia (SAA), who usually have heavily transfused and a prolonged disease history. The application of ATG, Busul...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Wang SB,Li L,Pan XH,Hu DM,Peng LH,Liu L,Xie ZJ,Yin B,Sun XJ,Yu J,Liang Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Previous studies indicate that obesity is a risk factor in renal transplantation. However, these analyses did not control for variable donor factors that may strongly influence outcome. To control for donor variables such as age, cause of death, procurement techniques, preservation methods, cold ischaemia ti...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yamamoto S,Hanley E,Hahn AB,Isenberg A,Singh TP,Cohen D,Conti DJ

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) under antiviral therapy, including direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), has been associated with higher risk of rejection. Whether patients who are not on immunosuppression (IS) during DAA therapy are at higher risk of rejection is unknown. METHODS:Four transplant recipients...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Campos-Varela I,Agudelo EZ,Terrault NA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Arterial stiffness and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) are major independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease in healthy and renal population. In this study, we aimed to investigate comparative long-term effects of renal transplantation (RTx) and of hemodialysis (HD) on both arterial stiffness and ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Keven K,Calayoglu R,Sengul S,Dincer I,Kutlay S,Erturk S,Erbay B,Nergizoglu G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exact mechanism of acute and chronic allograft rejection still remains unclear. The chemokine SDF-1 as mediator of allograft rejection has been under intensive investigation in liver, cardiac and bone marrow transplantation, whereas in renal transplantation, there are no reports about SDF-1 to date. This study was...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hoffmann U,Banas B,Krüger B,Banas M,Bergler T,Böger C,Kammerl M,Obed A,Rümmele P,Segerer S,Riegger GA,Krämer BK

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine the incidence, risk factors, and consequences of acute rejection (AR) after conversion from a calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) to a proliferation signal inhibitor (PSI) in maintenance heart transplantation. Relevant clinical data were retrospectively obtained for 284 long-term heart transplant recipi...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： González-Vílchez F,Vázquez de Prada JA,Paniagua MJ,Almenar L,Mirabet S,Gómez-Bueno M,Díaz-Molina B,Arizón JM,Delgado J,Pérez-Villa F,Crespo-Leiro MG,Martínez-Dolz L,Roig E,Segovia J,Lambert JL,Lopez-Granados A,Escribano P

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：: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