Delayed graft function (DGF) is the need for dialysis in the first 7 days after kidney transplant, and is a form of acute kidney injury. DGF is a consequence of ischemia/reperfusion injury, and is most common in deceased donor kidney transplant recipients with an incidence of 25% in brain...
Post-Transplantation Infectious Complications in Iranian Kidney Recipients: A Prospective Study of 142 PatientsInfectious ComplicationsPost-Transplant ComplicationsBackground and Aim: Infectious complications after renal transplantation are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We evaluated post-...
Post-transplant inflammatory milieu, immunosuppressive agents, episodes of graft rejection, post-graft failure renal replacement therapy, as well as traditional cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, obesity, chronic kidney disease, proteinuria, and diabetes mellitus, add...
Fox H, Büttner S, Hemmann K, Asbe-Vollkopf A, Doss M, Beiras-Fernandez A, Moritz A, Zeiher AM, Scheuermann E, Geiger H, Fichtlscherer S, Hauser IA, Lehmann R (2013) Transcatheter aortic valve implantation improves outcome compared to open-heart surgery in kidney transplant recipients req...
Although kidney transplantation is a successfultreatment for end stage kidney disease, complications can occurthat include bleeding, vascular thrombosis, renal arterystenosis, ureteral stenosis, lymhocele, fever, rejection, etc. Posttransplant monitoring and prompt medical attention and earlytreatment will ...
Complications of chronic kidney disease-associated mineral and bone disorders (CKD-MBD) are frequently observed in pediatric kidney transplant recipients and are associated with high morbidity, including growth failure, leg deformities, bone pain, fractures, osteonecrosis, and vascular calcification. Post-...
Little, however, is known about its role in infectious and immunological complications and in metabolism of immnosuppressive medications in kidney transplantation. In this pilot study, we prospectively collected fecal specimens in 26 kidney transplant recipients and characterized the changes in the gut ...
Kidney function returned to baseline by posttransplant day 5 and renal replacement therapy was discontinued. Tacrolimus-Induced Type IV Renal Tubular Acidosis following Liver Transplantation Posttransplant monitoring in that recipient revealed no evidence of T cruzi transmission [6]. Transmission of Donor-...
For kidney transplant recipients, infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) may lead to devastating complications. New research suggests that extending the period of preventive treatment after kidney transplantation can reduce the risk of CMV disease, according to an upcoming report in theJourn...
The definition of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) post-transplant complications risk is part of pretransplant compatibility tests. Objective: To assess post-transplant complication risk with these viruses in Cuban candidates to living donor kidney transplant. Methods: Detection of ...