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Addressing Kidney Transplant Shortage: The Potential of Kidney Paired Exchanges in Jordan

Journal of Transplantation
Jordan performed the Middle East’s first living-donor kidney transplant in 1972. In 1977, the country became one of the first Arab countries to regulate organ donation and transplantation.
Mohammad H. Al-Thnaibat, Mohammad K. Balaw, Mohammed K. Al-Aquily, Reem A. Ghannam, Omar B. Mohd, Firas Alabidi, Suzan Alabidi, Fadi Hussein, Badi Rawashdeh   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Persistent Financial Burdens and High Donor Satisfaction Among Living Liver Donors: A 24-y Single-center Study

Transplantation Direct
Background. Prior investigations on living donor hepatectomy have primarily focused on medical and psychosocial outcomes, with limited evaluation of financial implications. Financial support systems exist, but these are limited by strict income criteria,
Piper Stacey, BA, Ahmed Akoad, BA, Sarah Meade, DO, Mohamed Akoad, MD   +3 more
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Consensus Standards and Recommendations for Developmental and Cognitive Surveillance, Screening, and Evaluation in Sickle Cell Disease: Executive Summary From the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers Neurocognitive Workgroup

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive difficulties are prevalent among individuals with sickle cell disease and warrant prompt identification and support. This Special Report provides an executive summary of standards and recommendations for surveillance, screening, and evaluation for development and cognition across the lifespan developed by ...
Alyssa M. Schlenz, Donna Murdaugh, Andrew M. Heitzer, Jennifer N. Longoria, Wendy Santos‐Modesitt, Arianna Martin, Judy Cavazos, Jeff Schatz, Catherine R. Hoyt, Alison King, Eboni I. Lance, Steven Hardy, Marsha Treadwell   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization of elderly donors in living related kidney transplantation [PDF]

, 2006
Kidney transplantation has become the treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease. However, its application is limited due to inadequate organ supply, mainly because many dialysis patients do not have suitable living donors.
Sahin, GM, Sahin, S, Sever, MS, Turkmen, A   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Ovarian Sex Cord Stromal Tumors in Children and Adolescents—The European Standard Clinical Practice Recommendations

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider, Kris‐Ann Schultz, Nora Schnitzler, Michael Abele, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Ines B. Brecht, Maja Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Michaela Kuhlen, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Yves Reguerre, Calogero Virgone, Daniel Orbach   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phase Angle as an Early Functional Biomarker of Cancer‐Related Fatigue in Pediatric Oncology: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low‐and middle‐income countries. Cancer treatment may impair nutritional status, alter body composition, and exacerbate cancer‐related fatigue (CRF).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Junior, Luiz Claudio Barreto Silva Neto, Fabiano Kenji Haraguchi, Letícia Batista de Azevedo, Marcelo Brenner Nascimento Carlini, Raphael Manhães Pessanha, Mariana Rabello Laignier, Wesley Rocha Grippa, Tania Mara Lopes Bitti Bortolini, Gláucia Zouain‐Figueiredo, Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima, Liliana Vasquez   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liver retransplants using living donors: An approach for management. [PDF]

Liver Res, 2023
Al Harakeh H, Hughes C, Tevar A, Gunabushanam V, Ashwat E, Liu H, Humar A.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Natural Killer Cells in Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Paediatric soft tissue sarcomas (pSTS) are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignant tumours arising in tissues of mesenchymal origin. The role of natural killer (NK) cells in pSTS remains poorly understood, with evidence fragmented across small preclinical studies and early‐phase clinical trials.
Raya Dean, Lara V. Graham, Christina Putnam, Rosa Gomes Alves Martins, Daniel T. Harding, Tim J. Underwood, Zoë S. Walters, Matthew D. Blunt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Prescriptions in Living Kidney Donors: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Background: Current guidelines recommend that living kidney donors should avoid non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs due to their potential nephrotoxic effects. It is unclear if physicians are adhering to this recommendation.
Mikayla I. Laube, Robert R. Quinn, Pietro Ravani, Krista L. Lentine, Alix Clarke, Rachel Jeong, Jason Bau, Ngan N. Lam   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strategies to Increase Living Kidney Donation: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, 2015
Background: Living kidney transplantation (LKT) offers the best medical outcomes for organ recipients. Historically, our centre had a low rate of LKT. In 2009, in an effort to increase living organ donation (LOD), a dedicated team was created.
Héloïse Cardinal, Céline Durand, Sandra Larrivée, Jacobien Verhave, Michel R Pâquet, Marie-Chantal Fortin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source