Renal transplantation offers the best renal replacement therapy for most children with end stage renal disease improving their potential for growth and nutrition, neurodevelopment and quality of life. Advances in organ retrieval and preservation, improved surgical techniques, newer immunosuppressive drugs and prevention and treatment of infections have
N J A, Webb +2 more
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Clinical assessment of Renal Ischaemic Injury and the Role of Cryopreservation; Peritoneal Cooling an Non-Heart-Beating Donation and Topical Cooling for Laparoscopic Surgery [PDF]
The project aims focussed on three main areas of study; ischaemic injury assessment, laparoscopic renal cryopreservation and peritoneal cooling for non-heart-beating organ donation.
Navarro, Alex
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Mechanisms of calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity in chronic allograft injury [PDF]
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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Objective: Despite conflicting evidence, it is common practice to use continuous antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP) in patients with indwelling double-J (DJ) stents. Cranberry extracts and d-mannose have been shown to prevent colonization of the urinary tract.
Kumar Madhavan +7 more
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Sociodemographic factors and patient perceptions are associated with attitudes to kidney transplantation among haemodialysis patients [PDF]
Background. Treatment decisions made by patients with chronic kidney disease are crucial in the renal transplantation process. These decisions are influenced, amongst other factors, by attitudes towards different treatment options, which are modulated by
Marton, Adrienn +9 more
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Behaviour of non-donor specific antibodies during rapid re-synthesis of donor specific HLA antibodies after antibody incompatible renal transplantation [PDF]
Background: HLA directed antibodies play an important role in acute and chronic allograft rejection. During viral infection of a patient with HLA antibodies, the HLA antibody levels may rise even though there is no new immunization with antigen ...
Rizwan Hamer +35 more
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Factors determining social participation in the first year after kidney transplantation: a prospective study [PDF]
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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Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is still characterized by a high mortality rate. While most patients with AKI are admitted in conventional medical units, current available data are still obtained from studies designed for patients admitted in ...
Jamal Bamoulid +11 more
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Intravesical BCG: Possible Protective Impact Against COVID-19 in NMIBC Patients [PDF]
Purpose: To determine the incidence of COVID 19 in a series of registered patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, treated by TUR-BT and intravesical BCG.
Gabriel GLUCK +4 more
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The incidence of incisional hernia after kidney transplantation varies between 1.1% and 3.8%. These are usually repaired electively using polypropylene mesh.
Harkiran Sran +6 more
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