Induction immunosuppression and outcome in kidney transplant recipients with early COVID-19 after transplantation [PDF]
, 2022 COVID-19 in kidney transplants has a high risk of complications and mortality, especially in older recipients diagnosed during the early period after transplantation. Management of immunosuppression has been challenging during the pandemic.
Llinàs-Mallol, Laura +24 more
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Mechanisms of calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity in chronic allograft injury [PDF]
, 2012 The first successful transplantation of a human kidney was performed more than 50 years ago by Murray and colleagues in 1954 between identical twins. The success of this transplantation was due to the fact that no significant rejection occurs between ...
Ryan, Michael P. +4 more
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Patient self-management in kidney transplantation. definition, measurement, and intervention [PDF]
, 2009 While one-year graft survival rates for deceased donor transplants have soared from about 40% in 1975 to more than 90% in 2005 [1], the long-term perspective has changed very little.
Schäfer-Keller, Petra
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Paired and altruistic kidney donation in the UK: algorithms and experimentation [PDF]
, 2012 We study the computational problem of identifying optimal sets of kidney exchanges in the UK. We show how to expand an integer programming-based formulation [1, 19] in order to model the criteria that constitute the UK definition of optimality.
David F. Manlove +3 more
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Risk factors associated with hospitalization and evolution in kidney transplant patients with COVID-19: A single-center retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Revista Portuguesa de Nefrologia e Hipertensão, 2021 Background: The SARS‑CoV‑2 infection has had a major impact on kidney transplant patients. Our single‑center experience aims to analyze the risk factors for affected patient hospitalization and predictors of worse clinical outcome on admission. Material
Isabel Beneyto Castelló +8 more
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Transplantation Direct, 2023 Background. Kidney transplants from small pediatric donors are considered marginal and often transplanted as dual grafts. This study aimed to compare long-term outcomes between recipients of single kidney transplants (SKTs) and dual en bloc kidney ...
Jacques G. Eastment, BSc, MBBS (Hons) +10 more
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Obesity in Kidney Transplantation [PDF]
Journal of Renal Nutrition, 2014 Kidney transplantation is the preferred modality of renal replacement therapy. Long-term patient and graft survival have only improved marginally over the recent decade, mainly because of the development of cardiovascular disease after transplantation.
Chan, Winnie +5 more
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Factors determining social participation in the first year after kidney transplantation: a prospective study [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: This study describes changes in social participation in the first year after kidney transplantation and examines the influence of clinical factors, health status, transplantation-related symptoms, and psychological characteristics on change ...
van der Mei, Siirike F.; id_orcid +12 more
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Individualized immunosuppression in transplant patients: potential role of pharmacogenetics. [PDF]
, 2012 The immunosuppressive drugs used to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs have a narrow therapeutic index. Under treatment results in episodes of rejection leading to either damage or loss of the organ. Over immunosuppression increases the risk of
MacPhee IA +3 more
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Reduced functional measure of cardiovascular reserve predicts admission to critical care unit following kidney transplantation [PDF]
, 2013 Background: There is currently no effective preoperative assessment for patients undergoing kidney transplantation that is able to identify those at high perioperative risk requiring admission to critical care unit (CCU).
Susan Hewins +26 more
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