The Potential Role for N-Acetylcysteine in Improving Procurement and Preservation Strategies in Liver Transplantation - ...
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The Problem of Subclinical Antibody-mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplantation.
Published in Transplantation
Defined as histologic evidence of rejection on a protocol biopsy in the absence of kidney dysfunction, subclinical rejection has garnered attention since the 1990s. The major focus of much of this research, however, has been subclinical T-cell mediated rejection (TCMR). Herein we review the literature on subclinical antibody mediated rejection (ABM...
Liver Transplantation for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Meta-analysis and Meta-regression of Survival Rates.
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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a contraindication to liver transplantation (LT) in most centers worldwide. Therefore, only a few such cases have been performed in each individual center and the need for a systematic review and meta-analysis to cumulatively pool these results is apparent. A systematic literature review was conducted using...
Mortality rates in transplant recipients and transplantation candidates in a high prevalence COVID-19 environment.
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The risk of COVID-19 infection in transplant recipients is unknown. Patients on dialysis may be exposed to greater risk of infection due to an inability to isolate. Consideration of these competing risks is important before restarting suspended transplant programs. This study compared outcomes in kidney and kidney/pancreas transplant recipients wit...
Identification of Patient Characteristics Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Outcome in Kidney Transplant Patients...
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From population studies, solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of mortality from RT-PCR confirmed COVID-19 infection. The risk factors associated with infection acquisition and mortality in transplant recipients using serological data has not been reported. From 1725 maintenance transplant recipients, 855 consecutive patients were...
Characteristics, trends and Outcomes of Liver Transplantation for Primary sclerosing cholangitis in female vs male patie...
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The influence of sex on primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), pre and post-liver transplantation (LT) is unclear. to assess whether there have been changes in incidence, profile and outcome in LT- PSC patients in Europe with specific emphasis on sex. Analysis of the ELTR database (PSC patients registered before 2018), including baseline demographic...
Combined Assessment of Functional and Metabolic Performance of Human Donor Hearts: Possible Application in Donation Afte...
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Donation after circulatory death (DCD) represents an increasing source of organs. However, evaluating the suitability of DCD hearts for transplantation represents a challenge. Contractile function is the ultimate determinant of recovery. We developed a novel technique in an ex vivo rig for measurement of contractility using intraventricular balloon...
Respiratory and Gastrointestinal COVID-19 Phenotypes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
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Coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed at risk the kidney transplant (KT) population. We describe clinical pictures, risk factors for death, and chances to recovery in a large cohort of KT recipients with COVID-19. Inclusion in a Spanish prospectively filled registry was allowed for KT cases with confirmed COVID-19. Outco...
Position Statement of Transplant Activity in the Middle East in Era of COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Should We Use Immunodominant DSA to Measure Response to Therapy in Antibody-mediated Rejection?
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