High KDPI Kidneys Still Underused
“Pressures, such as outcomes reporting and perceived inadequate risk adjustment, disincentivize transplant programs from using high KDPI kidneys,” investigator says.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Slow Graft Function After Kidney Transplantation Portends Worse Outcomes
Although slow graft function does not necessitate dialysis, it is associated with a higher risk for graft failure and patient death, according to investigators.
Kidney Transplantation Referral May be Impeded by Dialysis Providers’ Beliefs
Providers’ response to patient non-adherence was partly informed by their experiences working with patients, the training they received, and their own implicit biases, according to investigators.
ESBL-Producing Microbes in Post-Transplant Bacteremia Do Not Up Death Risk
Kidney transplant recipients with bacteremia may be more likely to require outpatient parenteral antibiotics if the infection is caused by bacteria that produce extended-spectrum beta-lactamases.
Age Disparities Documented in Access to First and Second Kidney Transplants
Patients aged 65 years or older had significant 84% lower odds of being waitlisted for a first transplant compared with patients aged 18 to 64 years.
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.
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.
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