... —poses an increased risk of death for patients on kidney transplant waiting lists, according to a study appearing ... playing a role in the deaths of patients with chronic kidney disease, Dr. Angelo M. de ...
... analyzed US Renal Data System data on approximately 20,000 Medicare beneficiaries undergoing kidney transplantation between 1995 and 2003. None of the patients had diabetes ...
For patients undergoing kidney transplantation, treatment with the anti-rejection drug sirolimus may lead to an increased risk of diabetes, reports a new study. The results suggested a higher rate of ...
... of immunosuppression, or not taking full doses each day, will bring about gradual rejection of kidney transplants that is almost impossible to detect in its early stages. Long acting drugs like ...
... potentially outweigh their benefits. Immunosuppressive drugs such as calcineurin inhibitors are critical after kidney transplantation to prevent organ rejection, particularly during the first year. ...
Withdrawing certain immunosuppressive drugs following kidney transplantation prolongs survival and saves money compared with keeping patients on these medications for life, according to a new study.
... not only to reduce the organ shortage but also to mitigate the existing disparities for black kidney transplant recipients. They add that the racial disparities in organ and patient survival after ...
... the authors, this study's findings indicate that "transplant tourism is a risky option for patients awaiting kidney transplantation and its implications on public health warrant further evaluation."
... and can keep patients from being referred for a transplant evaluation. "Strategies to reduce the impact of health literacy on the kidney transplant process should be explored," they recommended.
Researchers have found an association between the genetics of donor-recipient matches in kidney transplants and complications during the first week after transplantation. The team has shown that small ...
... ., had no earth-shaking plans for the future as he began his recovery from the rare double-lung and kidney transplant surgery he had at Loyola University Medical Centre in Maywood, ...
... 45 are significantly less likely to be placed on a kidney transplant list than their equivalent male counterparts, ... list," says lead researcher and Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon Dorry Segev, M.D. ...
... polyomavirus nephropathy, a relatively new and serious complication that affects up to 9% of kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of ...
A new study describes the psychological profile of adolescents who have received kidney transplants and compares them to those of healthy peers. The findings reveal a significantly higher prevalence ...
... Saturday the first six-way, multihospital, domino kidney transplant. All six donors — one man and five women, ... , according to Robert Montgomery, M.D., Ph.D., chief transplant surgeon at Johns Hopkins.
