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Impact of Initial Treatment Setting on Survival in Relapsed Pediatric and AYA Bone Sarcomas: A Secondary Analysis of a Prospective Clinical Trial

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outcomes in relapsed or refractory pediatric and AYA bone sarcomas remain poor, and the impact of early referral to specialized sarcoma centers on survival is unclear. Early centralization of care may improve local and systemic treatment quality, but evidence in this population is limited.
Justyna Antoniuk‐Majchrzak, Katarzyna Bilska, Tomasz Koziński, Jadwiga Węcławek‐Tompol, Dorota Sega‐Pondel, Radosław Chaber, Wanda Badowska, Katarzyna Rosłan, Hanna Koseła‐Paterczyk, Anna Raciborska   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplantation From Different Living Donors

, 2012
Objectives. To present our experience with simultaneous living donor liver and kidney (SLK) transplantation from two different living ...
Yeh, C. -C., Ho, Y. -J., Lee, C. -C., Su, W. -P., Poon, K. -S., Jeng, L. -B., Peng, C. Y., Soh, K. -S., Li, P. -C., Yang, H. -R., Chen, Y. -F., Chen, T. -H., Lai, H. -C.   +12 more
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Blood Pressure and Living Kidney Donors: A Clinical Perspective

Transplantation Direct, 2019
Elevated blood pressure (BP), or “hypertension,” has been one of the main exclusion criteria for living kidney donation, as it is a risk factor for renal and cardiovascular disease. The effect of elevated BP in living kidney donors is not well studied or
Anjay Rastogi, MD, PhD, Stanley Yuan, MD, Farid Arman, MD, Lewis Simon, MD, Kelly Shaffer, MD, Mohammad Kamgar, MD, Niloofar Nobakht, MD, Jonathan S. Bromberg, MD, PhD, Matthew R. Weir, MD   +8 more
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Neurocognitive, School‐Based, and Quality of Life Outcomes for Youth With Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: A Scoping Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The medical burdens of sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion‐dependent β‐thalassemia (TDT) are chronic and cumulative, even in children. Yet the effects expand beyond medications and healthcare visits due to their impacts on school attendance, academic performance, and peer engagement.
Mary Ann Etling, Hakim Tokhi, Alexander A. Boucher   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selection of donors for living donor liver transplantation [PDF]

Liver Transplantation, 2003
Key points 1. The donor evaluation is performed in three staged phases to disqualify inappropriate candidates as early as possible in the process. 2. Approximately half the potential transplant recipients are unable to identify a suitable donor for evaluation. 3.
openaire   +2 more sources

Representation of Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Pediatric and Adult Care: What We Discovered Using Informatics for Integrating Biology and the Bedside (i2b2) Data

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transitioning from pediatric to adult care is a high‐risk period for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). An initial observation at one academic medical center suggested a sex‐based disparity in clinic populations, prompting a national investigation.
Laurie J. Duckworth, Kholod Alhassan, Ada De La Osa, John Stephen, Yue Yao, Diana J. Wilkie   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Liver Regeneration in Living Donors After Hepatectomy

, 2021
Background: The safety of living liver donors is the paramount priority of liver transplantation surgeons. The liver has an effective regeneration capacity.
Akin, Melih, Gurtekin, Basak, Asenov, Yavor, Ibis, Cem, Sivrikoz, Nukhet, Azamat, Ibrahim F.   +5 more
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Preoperative Comorbidities and Outcomes of Medically Complex Living Kidney Donors

Kidney International Reports, 2020
Introduction: Recent reports have described an increased risk of renal disease in living kidney donors compared with the general population. However, these reports do not detail the outcomes of medically complex living donors (MCLDs) with preoperative ...
Takahisa Hiramitsu, Toshihide Tomosugi, Kenta Futamura, Manabu Okada, Makoto Tsujita, Norihiko Goto, Toshihiro Ichimori, Shunji Narumi, Asami Takeda, Yoshihiko Watarai   +9 more
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Reasons for Renal Donation among Living Unrelated Renal Donors in Khuzestan Province, Southwestern Iran

International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, 2013
Background: The shortage of living-related and cadaveric donors lead to living-unrelated kidney transplant in Iran.Objective: We conducted this study to determine the motivations for unrelated-living kidney donation in Khuzestan province, southwestern ...
SS Beladi Mousavi, MJ Alemzadeh Ansari, A Parsi, E Kiani, Marzieh Beladi Mousavi   +4 more
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Adaptive Personality Traits and Psychosocial Correlates among Living Kidney Donors

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2017
Since living kidney donors have repeatedly been shown to be mentally more healthy compared to the general population, they might also exhibit more adaptive personality characteristics.
Iris Pollmann, Faikah Gueler, Marie Mikuteit, Marie Mikuteit, Marie Mikuteit, Mariel Nöhre, Nicolas Richter, Karin Weissenborn, Martina de Zwaan   +8 more
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