Latest Transplantation News
Good Outcomes for HCV-Negative Recipients of HCV Kidneys
All 20 recipients experienced HCV cure, good quality of life, excellent renal function.
Progress in Graft Survival Has Slowed
After 2000, investigators observed a deceleration in short-term improvements in graft survival.
Patient Social Support Influential Factor for Transplant Providers
Recipient social support most influential factor for providers concerned with avoiding organ wastage.
HCV-Infected Kidney Transplant More Efficient in HCV-Infected
Increases quality-adjusted life expectancy, reduces costs versus transplant of HCV-uninfected kidney.
Medicaid Expansion Ups Preemptive Listing for Kidney Transplant
From pre- to post-expansion period, 59% relative increase in Medicaid-covered preemptive listings.
Pediatric Kidney Recipients Often Have Subclinical Inflammation
Associated with increased risk of composite end point of acute rejection, allograft failure.
Sun Defenses Up in Transplant Patients After Skin Cancer Study
Increased odds of using multiple sun protection measures among organ transplant recipients.
Post-Transplant Tx Reduces Wait for Kidney in Hep C+ Patients
Delaying treatment until after transplant doesn't adversely impact kidney allograft or survival.
Remaining Kidney Health Most Important Concern for Donors
Other concerns expressed by living donors include surgical, lifestyle, psychosocial impact of donation.
Proportion of Drug-Intoxicated Organ Donors on the Rise in US
No difference in survival between recipients of organs from drug-intoxicated donors, other donors.
Bladder Cancer, UTUC More Common in Kidney Transplant Recipients
A study found that bladder cancer and UTUC occurred in 122.22 and 113.97 per 100,000 persons per year, respectively, among kidney transplant recipients.
Liver-Kidney Recipients Have Donor-Specific Hypo-Responses
Unique characteristics ID'd in peripheral blood cells of simultaneous liver-kidney transplant recipients.
Organ Transplants Involving Overdose-Death Donors Increasing
The number of transplants in the United States involving organs from individuals who died from a drug overdose rose from 149 in 2000 to 3533 in 2016.
Many Providers Unaware of Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplants
Nurse managers, white providers more likely to be unaware of national racial disparity in waitlisting
Renal Allograft Failure Linked to Low Uromodulin Levels
Kidney transplant recipients in the highest tertile of serum uromodulin concentration had a 2-fold increased risk of allograft failure compared with those in the lowest tertile.
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NEPHROLOGY & UROLOGY NEWS
- Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
- Anemia
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
- Contrast Nephropathy
- Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)
- Diabetes
- Diabetic Nephropathy
- End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Hemodialysis
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Hypertension
- Hyperuricemia
- Lupus Nephritis
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism (SHPT)
- Transplantation
Renal and Urology News Articles
- FDA Recalls Drugs Containing Active Ingredient Valsartan
- Correcting Metabolic Acidosis May Preserve Muscle Mass
- Infection Risk Lower in Dialysis Patients With High, Normal Vitamin D
- Urine Cytology May Not Improve Hematuria Evaluation for Bladder Cancer
- Aggressive Therapy Warranted for Gleason 10 Prostate Cancer