Living-donor Kidney Transplantation: Predictive Factors and Impact on Post-transplant OutcomeRenal transplantation from living donors represents a valuable opportunity for patients with end-stage renal disease
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In living donor transplantation, cold ischemia time is a concern in transplants involving kidney paired donation. The impact of cold ischemia time over eight hours is unknown. Here we examined the association of cold ischemia time with delayed graft function and allograft loss among 48,498 living...
Living Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients and Clinical Trials: Participation Profiles and Impact on Post-Transplant Caredoi:10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01504.xClinicaltrialkidneytransplantlivingdonoroutcomesMany transplant physicians believe that transplant candidates who enroll in clinical trials may have better ...
Donated organs come either from a deceased donor or from a still-living donor. Living donors are capable of donating a kidney, part of the intestine, part of the liver, part of a lung, or part of the pancreas. Deceased donors are classified according to (1) donation afterbrain deathor ...
Serum cystatin C performs similarly to traditional markers of kidney function in the evaluation of donor kidney function prior to and following unilateral nephrectomy. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2008;23(9):3004-3009. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfn114 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 9. O’Keeffe LM,...
Background and objectives: Hispanic Americans face disparities in access to kidney transplantation, particularly living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). Design, setting, participants, and measurements: Northwestern Medicine's® (NM) Hispanic Kidney Transplant ...
A Payer’s Perspective: The Cost of Hemodialysis versus Living Donor Kidney Transplant for Kidney Failure Patients in Nigeria [abstract]. Am J Transplant. 2021; 21 (suppl 3). https://atcmeetingabstracts.com/abstract/a-payers-perspective-the-cost-of-hemodialysis-versus-living-donor-kidney-...
Kidney transplant dates to 1954, when it was first successfully completed by Dr. Joseph Murray, at Brigham Hospital, in Boston. The surgery was performed in identical twins, using an open technique [1,2]. Historical efforts by a myriad of specialties, including nephrology, immunology, and surge...
A 60-year-old woman with a medical history of end-stage renal disease owing to IgA nephropathy was referred to our institution for the evaluation of a living donor kidney transplant. Her son became a donor candidate; his blood type was the same as hers. The preoperative crossmatch showed pos...