Development of the living donation and kidney transplantation information made easy (KidneyTIME) educational animations.

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：:Infections are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in renal transplant recipients. To study the impact of anti-rejection therapy on the timing of infections, the records of 599 consecutive renal transplants, performed prior to 31 December 1996 at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, were reviewed. Patients were gro...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Jamil B,Nicholls KM,Becker GJ,Walker RG

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in primiparous kidney donors compared to matched controls. METHODS:Fifty-nine women with a history of kidney donation prior to their first pregnancy with normal renal function and no history of kidney disease, diabetes or chronic hypertension were matched 1...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Davis S,Dylewski J,Shah PB,Holmen J,You Z,Chonchol M,Kendrick J

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：: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：:Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) can occur after stem cell transplantation, but the aetiology is unknown. Based on the association between angiitis syndrome and Helicobacter pylori infection, we identified possible risk factors common to these two conditions. Among 83 patients who underwent stem cell transplant...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yamaguchi N,Takatsuka H,Wakae T,Okada M,Fujimori Y,Okamoto T,Kakishita E,Hara H

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients on organ transplant waiting lists continue to far exceed donor rates. We seek to understand the barriers preventing people in a Canadian city from donating organs for transplantation. METHODS:One thousand adults were surveyed assessing knowledge, personal involvement, and attitudes about organ dona...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Lee E,Midodizi W,Gourishankar S

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Abdominal wall vascularized composite allotransplantation (AW-VCA) is a rarely utilized technique for large composite abdominal wall defects. The goal of this article is to systematically review the literature and current concepts of AW-VCA, outline the challenges ahead, and provide an outlook for the futu...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Berli JU,Broyles JM,Lough D,Shridharani SM,Rochlin D,Cooney DS,Lee WP,Brandacher G,Sacks JM

更新日期：2013-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:We aimed to develop an adapted information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model to describe barriers and facilitators for adherence and self-management among kidney transplant recipients. METHODS:We conducted a review of literature about kidney transplant recipients' knowledge, perceptions, and experien...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ranahan M,Von Visger J,Kayler LK

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Autologous islet transplantation (IAT) following pancreatectomy is now a recognized, albeit highly specialized procedure carried out in a small number of centers worldwide. Current clinical principles and best practice with emphasis on examining the technical aspects of surgery in centers with significant IA...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kumar R,Chung WY,Dennison AR,Garcea G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The donation of organs and tissues for the benefit of another person is an altruistic act and one that is a guaranteed option for the next-of-kin through various national Required Request legislations. At the Washington Hospital Center we have developed an approach that permits organ recovery from non-heart beating do...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kowalski AE,Light JA,Ritchie WO,Sasaki TM,Callender CO,Gage F

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines, produced by both the recipient and the newly vascularized allograft, are central mediators in the inflammatory response to allografted tissue. This study examines the relationship between pre- and intraoperative levels of TNF, IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8 and hepatic allograft function in the early postoperative pe...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Boros P,Suehiro T,Curtiss S,Sheiner P,Emre S,Guy S,Schwartz ME,Miller CM

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal transplantation was performed in a 24-yr-old woman with type AA systemic amyloidosis. Renal biopsy at 11 yr post-transplantation showed no amyloid recurrence, but the presence of mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis and focal segmental glomerular sclerosis. Renal function was satisfactory with the exceptio...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Nishikido M,Koga S,Kanetake H,Saito Y,Harada T,Taguchi T,Matsuya F,Shindo K

更新日期：1999-01-01 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

abstract：:Steroid withdrawal has potential risks (rejection) and benefits (fewer complications). Most data on steroid-related complications predates cyclosporine (CsA). We tabulated the incidence of posttransplant complications considered to be steroid-related in 748 adult kidney transplant recipients (with at least 1 year of f...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Fryer JP,Granger DK,Leventhal JR,Gillingham K,Najarian JS,Matas AJ

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrograde arterial flush (RGAF) of liver grafts, which prevents arterial intima injuries in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), seemed to reduce post-transplantational cholestasis by our preliminary study. The aim of this study was to further confirm this effect of RGAF of grafts in LDLT by a prospective rando...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Liu C,Loong CC,Hsia CY,Wang SC,Yeh YC,Lin NC,Tsai HL,Tsou MY

更新日期：2012-03-01 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：:Acute allograft rejection in patients after cardiac transplantation is associated with intense infiltration of inflammatory cells. It has been shown in animal studies that this inflammatory process is accompanied by an induction of nitric oxide syndrome (NOS) enzyme within the grafted organ. We sought to test the hypo...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Mügge A,Kurucay S,Böger RH,Bode-Böger SM,Schäfers HJ,Wahlers T,Frölich JC,Lichtlen PR

更新日期：1996-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:The burden of mast cell (MC) infiltration and their phenotypes, MC-tryptase (MCT ) and MC-tryptase/chymase (MCTC ), after lung transplantation (LT) has not been evaluated in human studies. METHODS:We reviewed 20 transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) specimen from patients with early normal allograft (<6 months ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Banga A,Han Y,Wang X,Hsieh FH

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed graft function (DGF) remains a major barrier to improved outcomes after kidney transplantation. High-risk transplant recipients can be identified, but no definitive prediction model exists. Novel biomarkers to predict DGF in the first hours post-transplant, such as neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (N...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Nashan B,Abbud-Filho M,Citterio F

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value of importing expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys is uncertain. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed our single-center experience with ECD kidney transplants (KT). RESULTS:Over 12.8 years, we performed 497 ECD KTs including 247 local and 250 imported from other donor service areas. The import ECD...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Khan MA,El-Hennawy H,Farney AC,Rogers J,Orlando G,Reeves-Daniel A,Palanisamy A,Gautreaux M,Iskandar S,Doares W,Kaczmorski S,Stratta RJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) leads to the majority of late graft loss following renal transplantation. Detection of CAN is often too late to permit early intervention and successful management. Most current strategies for managing CAN rely on minimizing or eliminating calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) once CAN has ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Campistol JM,Boletis IN,Dantal J,de Fijter JW,Hertig A,Neumayer HH,Oyen O,Pascual J,Pohanka E,Ruiz JC,Scolari MP,Stefoni S,Serón D,Sparacino V,Arns W,Chapman JR

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African American and non-African American pre-transplant patients' and their families' concerns about the financial costs of kidney transplantation have not been well studied. METHODS:We conducted structured group interviews among pre-transplant patients (seven African American, five non-African American) a...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Ganji S,Ephraim PL,Ameling JM,Purnell TS,Lewis-Boyer LL,Boulware LE

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this retrospective study was to characterize the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) on the waitlist and determine its prognostic utility in liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with special focus on longitudinal data. Biomarkers such as pre-operative NLR have been s...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： McVey JC,Sasaki K,Firl DJ,Fujiki M,Diago-Uso T,Quintini C,Eghtesad B,Miller CC,Hashimoto K,Aucejo FN

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether a concomitant kidney transplant grants survival benefit to liver transplant (LT) candidates with renal dysfunction (RD). We retrospectively studied LT candidates without RD (n = 714) and LT candidates with RD who underwent either liver transplant alone (RD-LTA; n = 103) or simultaneous liver-kidn...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Brennan TV,Lunsford KE,Vagefi PA,Bostrom A,Ma M,Feng S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early measures of graft function are increasingly used to assess efficacy in clinical trials of kidney transplant immunosuppression. This study aimed to assess the variability and quality of reporting of these endpoints in contemporary trials. Data regarding renal function endpoints were extracted from 213 reports fro...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Knight SR,Hussain S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00