Monitoring changes in cyclosporine dosage by trough level testing.

abstract：:Tacrolimus is the cornerstone of immunosuppressive therapy after kidney transplantation. Its narrow therapeutic window mandates serum level strict monitoring and dose adjustments to ensure the optimal risk-benefit balance. This observational retrospective study analyzed the effectiveness and safety of conversion from ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Sánchez Fructuoso A,Ruiz JC,Franco A,Diekmann F,Redondo D,Calviño J,Serra N,Aladrén MJ,Cigarrán S,Manonelles A,Ramos A,Gómez G,González Posada JM,Andrés A,Beneyto I,Muñiz AL,Perelló M,Lauzurica R

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:This paper describes 108 consecutively treated patients receiving 109 cadaveric (CD) and living donor (LD) renal allografts using a protocol of quadruple sequential immunosuppression with a rabbit anti-human thymocyte IgG (Thymoglobuline), azathioprine, tapering corticosteroids, and delayed introduction of cyclosporin...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Guttmann RD,Flemming C

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver ischaemia-reperfusion (I/R) occurs during resuscitation from haemorrhagic shock, hepatic transplantation and anatomic resection of the liver. This injury is associated with hepatocellular enzyme release and hepatocyte necrosis. The impact of chronic illnesses such as diabetes mellitus (DM) on hepatic I...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Rogers H 3rd,Zibari GB,Roberts J,Turnage R,Lefer DJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether sirolimus, a newer immunosuppressive agent, widely used in renal transplantation, affects male sex hormone levels or sexual function. METHODS:Sex hormone profiles in male renal transplant recipients were obtained and compared between a sirolimus-treated group and a group not on sirolim...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Lee S,Coco M,Greenstein SM,Schechner RS,Tellis VA,Glicklich DG

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic transplant recipients are at a high risk for foot pathology leading to amputation. This retrospective study from 1/85 to 2/95 examines the risk of foot complications in a population (n = 340) of diabetic renal and combined renal/pancreas transplant recipients. All groups suffered high lower extremity amputati...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kalker AJ,Pirsch JD,Heisey D,Sollinger HW,Belzer FO,Knechtle SJ,D'Alessandro AM

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unresponsive pulmonary hypertension (PH) implies poor posttransplant outcomes. Data on late adaptation of the right ventricle (RV) are still few. This study evaluated three-yr RV function and remodeling, exercise capacity, and hemodynamic data in a selected group of patients initially disqualified because of PH. Betwe...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： De Santo LS,Buonocore M,Agrusta F,Bancone C,Galdieri N,Romano G,Maiello C,Amarelli C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In German legislation and in Eurotransplant's practice of liver allocation, urgency of need is considered as the primary distribution criterion. However, at a certain stage, the "sickest-first" principle is regarded as counterproductive as the performance status of these patients receiving an organ is on average criti...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Bobbert M,Ganten TM

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin cancer is common after solid organ transplantation, but few have investigated it after lung transplant (LTx). OBJECTIVE:We assessed incidence and predictors of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) post-LTx. METHODS:We studied patients who underwent LTx at our center from 2012 to 2015. RESULTS:Of 287 patie...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Elnahas S,Olson MT,Kang P,Panchanathan R,Masuda T,Walia R,Zeitouni NC,Smith MA,Bremner RM

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes to the United States kidney allocation system targeted at reducing organ discard have failed to improve organ utilization. High Kidney Donor Profile Index kidneys continue to be discarded at high rates as a result of the regulatory and financial barriers to widespread utilization of these organs. However, ther...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Stewart ZA,Shah SA,Formica RN,Kandaswamy R,Paramesh AS,Friedman J,Squires R,Cooper M,Axelrod DA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an adult liver transplant recipient with parvovirus B19 infection, presenting as chronic transfusion-dependent anemia ensuing 1 month post-transplantation. Both serum and bone marrow cells were positive for parvovirus B19 DNA detected by polymerase chain reaction. The bone marrow biopsy revealed erythroid hy...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Chang FY,Singh N,Gayowski T,Marino IR

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium (MPS) has been developed to help circumvent the upper gastrointestinal side-effects of mycophenolic acid by facilitating drug release in the small intestine. Many questions regarding the side-effect profile of MPS remain. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to review a...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Hardinger KL,Hebbar S,Bloomer T,Murillo D

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：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：:We performed a systematic search of the literature using the MEDLINE (through 2006) database to identify the patient-reported outcome measures of quality of life (QOL) used most often in the renal transplant literature. After applying limits and reviewing references, we identified 338 renal transplant articles with a ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Butt Z,Yount SE,Caicedo JC,Abecassis MM,Cella D

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this meta-analysis was to review the evidence for the use of immune globulin in the prevention of symptomatic cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease in transplant recipients. A computerized search of Medline from 1980 to October 1991 was conducted using the textword "cytomegalo:" and the subheading "prevention...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Glowacki LS,Smaill FM

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Everolimus (EVL) and sirolimus (SRL) were introduced into immunosuppressive regimens, in an attempt to replace or reduce the dose of the nephrotoxic calcineurin inhibitors (CNI). In our institution, due to an administrative decision, conversion from SRL to EVL, was carried out, providing us the opportunity t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Carvalho C,Coentrão L,Bustorff M,Patrício E,Sampaio S,Santos J,Oliveira G,Pestana M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In live related renal transplant program, management of multiple renal arteries (MRA) is technically demanding and used to be considered a relative contraindication because of increased risk of vascular and urologic complications. We present a retrospective analysis of the outcome of grafts with MRA and suggest certai...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kumar A,Gupta RS,Srivastava A,Bansal P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal transplantation is an excellent therapeutic alternative for end-stage renal diseases. Nevertheless, the cardiac function is often impaired in renal-transplant patients (RTR) and importantly determines their prognosis. Adrenomedullin (ADM), a peptide involved in cardiovascular homeostasis, is believed t...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Geny B,Ellero B,Chakfé N,Kretz JG,Brandenberger G,Piquard F

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 1463 liver allograft recipients receiving the combination of FK506 and steroids as their primary immunosuppressive regimen, 2 patients developed Kaposi's sarcoma. Although previously described as a complication of organ transplantation, this is the first case report of Kaposi's sarcoma occurring in association with...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Kadry Z,Bronsther O,Van Thiel DH,Randhawa P,Fung JJ,Starzl TE

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Donor lung allocation in the United States focuses on decreasing waitlist mortality and improving recipient outcomes. The implementation of allocation policy to match deceased donor lungs to waitlisted patients occurs through a unique partnership between government and private organizations, namely the Organ Procureme...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Tsuang WM,Snyder LD,Budev MM

更新日期：2020-07-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The aim of this paper was to review the outcomes of cardiac transplantation with regards to short- and long-term survival, focusing particularly on patients who receive organs with long ischemic times and the resource utilization necessary to support such patients through their postoperative period. METHO...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Marasco SF,Esmore DS,Richardson M,Bailey M,Negri J,Rowland M,Kaye D,Bergin PJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Since the first description by Ratner and collegues in 1996, laparoscopic live-donor nephrectomy is gaining wide acceptance in an attempt to minimize the donor morbidity, length of hospital stay and length of time to return to work. It is unknown whether multiple renal arteries pose additional problems with ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Johnston T,Reddy K,Mastrangelo M,Lucas B,Ranjan D

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Using lacerated livers for liver transplantation (LTx) can add an option to the extended donor criteria. We present an LTx case using a severely lacerated liver and review of the literature for reported cases. We used a high-grade lacerated liver from a 19-yr-old brain-dead patient caused by traffic accident. The live...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Mehrabi A,Fonouni H,Ahmadi R,Schmied BM,Müller SA,Welsch T,Hallscheidt P,Zeier M,Weitz J,Schmidt J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior liver transplantation and immunosuppression potentially translate into significant morbidity and poor outcomes after any type of pancreatic surgery. Little is known about the outcomes of pancreatic surgery after liver transplantation. This study was designed to review our experience regarding the indic...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Mejia J,Sucandy I,Steel J,Golas B,Humar A,Lee K,Zeh H,Marsh J,Tsung A

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular complications remain a significant source of morbidity after pancreatic transplantation. We describe a pseudoaneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) with an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) involving the SMA and the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) discovered and treated surgically in the second week after ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Khan TF,Ciancio G,Burke GW 3rd,Sfakianakis GN,Miller J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The shortage of grafts for kidney transplantation (Tx) has resulted in an expansion of criteria for pediatric donors. However, the limitations of pediatric donors for kidney Tx are not yet clearly established. We investigated the outcomes of recipients with pediatric kidney grafts from Colorado to elucidate ...

journal_title：Clinical transplantation

authors： Yagisawa T,Kam I,Chan L,Springer JW,Dunn S

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00