COVID-19 Positivity in Donors Not Linked to Worse 2-Year Kidney Graft Outcomes
Short-term outcomes appear acceptable for transplanting COVID-19-positive donor kidneys.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
New Risk Model Improves Predictions of Renal Graft Failure, Death
A risk prediction model used 3 simple measures of graft function for better risk assessment after transplantation.
Kidney Stones Form in Nearly 2% of Kidney Transplant Recipients
The kidney stone rate appears to have risen among kidney transplant recipients over the past 2 decades, according to investigators.
Higher Tacrolimus Trough Levels May Reduce Early Acute Rejection Risk
Monitoring and maintaining a higher tacrolimus trough level in the first month after transplantation is essential to avoid acute rejection, according to investigators.
Trial Launched to Perform First Human Bladder Transplant
Following their research using pigs and brain-dead deceased donors, investigators with Keck Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles are gearing up to transplant a bladder into a living patient for the first time in history.
Banff Automation System Improves Diagnosis of Kidney Allograft Rejection
Decision-support system improves diagnosis in adult and pediatric kidney transplant populations
Robotic-Assisted vs Open Kidney Transplantation: The Pros and Cons
The debate was highlighted at the American Urological Association’s 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting.
Symptoms in Kidney Transplant Recipients Differ by Sex, Age
Patients’ perspectives on their quality of life after kidney transplantation are important considerations in patient-centered health care.
Metformin Use Associated With Better Kidney Graft Survival
Diabetes is a common complication of kidney transplantation that may affect graft survival.
Red Blood Cell Transfusion Rate Highest With Persistent ESA Hyporesponse
Patients receiving peritoneal dialysis rather than hemodialysis or both modalities have the lowest rate of ESA hyporesponse.
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