Transplantation

Deceased Organ Donation Rose Among Blacks but Still Lags

Publish Date March 5, 2021

Despite gains in deceased organ donation among racial/ethnic groups in the US, substantial racial differences remain

Transitional B Cell Cytokines May Predict Kidney Transplant Rejection

Publish Date March 3, 2021

Study findings suggest that the ratio of interleukin-10 to tumor necrosis factor-alpha produced by transitional-1 B cells can predict renal allograft outcomes with a lead time of about 8 months.

Transplantation of Kidneys From HCV+ Deceased Donors Up Markedly

Publish Date February 23, 2021

A recent study examining trends in the discard of kidneys from deceased donors with hepatitis C virus (HCV) viremia showed equivalent use of kidneys from HCV aviremic seropositive and HCV aviremic seronegative donors in 2018 and 2019.

Waitlist Placement, Kidney Transplant Rates Not Improving

Publish Date February 19, 2021

Four-year waitlist placement or transplantation for adults with ESKD unchanged across 5 eras from 1997-2000 to 2013-2016

World Kidney Day 2021: Living Well With Kidney Disease

Publish Date February 17, 2021

The World Kidney Day Steering Committee has declared 2021 the year of “Living Well with Kidney Disease”.

Early Steroid Withdrawal Does Not Worsen Long-Term Kidney Graft Survival

Publish Date February 8, 2021

Kidney graft survival at 15 years after transplantation did not differ between selected patients treated with and without maintenance corticosteroids, according to recent study findings.

Social Factors in Health Tied to Odds of Kidney Transplant

Publish Date February 4, 2021

Probability of any kidney transplant lower in association with Black race, older age, lower income, more comorbidities, greater religiosity

Early Transfusion May Not Worsen Kidney Graft Outcomes in Selected Cases

Publish Date January 26, 2021

Perioperative transfusion of blood products was not associated with worse clinical outcomes or allosensitization in a study of selected kidney transplant recipients.

Virtual Kidney Transplant Evaluation Possible

Publish Date January 19, 2021

Telehealth platform enabled maintenance of wait-list evaluation volume in large kidney transplant program during COVID-19 pandemic

Race-Based Equation May Delay Kidney Transplant Eligibility for Black Patients

Publish Date January 14, 2021

Removing the race coefficient from the CKD-EPI equation could avert a potential systematic delay in kidney transplant eligibility of a median 1.9 years for Black patients, according to investigators.