Reducing Infection in Solid Organ Transplantation
Review important data to facilitate decisions regarding HIV and HCV nucleic acid testing for solid organ transplant donors.
Category : Organ Transplants & Donation : Health & Medical
Hyperglycemia After Pancreas Transplantation?
Read response by Robert Stratta, MD, to question: How often is late hyperglycemia after pancreas transplantation ascribed to tacrolimus use; does it resolve with switch to cyclosporine or sirolimus?
Ask the Experts - Isolation Policies for Renal Transplantation?
I would like information on appropriate isolation policies for renal transplant patients who present with fever, pulmonary infection (of unknown origin), septicemia, and/or rejection. Do such conditions indicate isolation precautions?
Cholecystectomy Prior to Renal Transplantation?
Ask the Experts: Should patients with a history of cholecystitis have an elective cholecystectomy prior to renal transplantation?
Recalled Efalizumab Effective as Immunosuppressant for Islet Transplantation
Long-term islet allograft survival was achieved by a novel immunosuppressant regimen that included efalizumab, prompting Dr. Ron Shapiro to comment on the agent’s withdrawal from the market.
Liver Transplantation in an Era of Organ Shortage
Liver transplantation has become a victim of its own success. An increasing number of patients are referred for liver transplantation, but the number of available grafts has remained stagnant at best. The organ shortage is the only limiting factor to further application of liver transplantation.
Liver Transplantation in Patients With Chagas Disease?
Is evidence of Chagas exposure an absolute contraindication for liver transplantation?
Donor-Derived Fungal Infections in Organ Transplant
Donor-derived fungal infections can be associated with serious complications in transplant recipients. How can they be curtailed?
Ask the Experts - Living-related Kidney Donation?
A patient is considering donating a kidney to her brother. What will be the long-term morbidity for her as the donor?
Management of Weight Loss After Kidney Transplantation?
Is there a safe drug for managing overweight/obesity after kidney transplantation?
Effect of HCV, HIV and Coinfection in Kidney Transplant
Reports of kidney transplantation in recipients with hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus or coinfection often don't provide adequate adjustment for donor risk factors.
Ask the Experts - Pregnancy After Renal Transplantation
We have a patient who had amenorrhea for 8 months before a living-related renal transplant about 3 months ago.
Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma in Cirrhotic Patients
Learn about the risk factors for tumor recurrence after liver transplantation -- in cirrhotic patients found to have an intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
Transplanting Kidneys From Deceased Donors With Severe AKI
What factors influence success with kidneys transplanted from deceased donors with AKI?
Pancreas Transplantation for Pancreatic Sufficiency
A 47-year-old man presented with pancreatic insufficiency after several episodes of ethyl alcohol pancreatitis. Is he a candidate for pancreas transplantation alone?
Effect of HCV, HIV and Coinfection in Kidney Transplant
Reports of kidney transplantation in recipients with hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus or coinfection often don't provide adequate adjustment for donor risk factors.
Embryo Stem Cells
Embryo stem cell research has been hailed as the most significant scientific breakthrough of 1999.
Use of Octogenarian Donors for Liver Transplantation
Use of very old donors in liver transplantation is controversial, but should some older livers be considered?
Hypotension During Kidney Transplantation?
How significant is hypotension after revascularization of a live donor kidney?