Transplantation News

An analysis by Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital researchers shows steep increases in organ donations and transplantations take place during large motorcycle rallies.

ORLANDO — Among self-identified Black and mixed-race Americans with end-stage kidney disease, 39% reported having at least one family member in prison who could have potentially donated a kidney, according to a presenter at ASN Kidney Week.

Kidney transplantation is considered the best long-term treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease, yet less than 20% of incident patients are wait-listed for transplant within 1 year of starting dialysis.

Demand for transplantation has rapidly increased around the world during the past decade due to an increase in incidence of comorbidities leading to organ failure along with a rise in longevity in patient years.

Tarek Alhamad, MD, has witnessed the grief that patients with a kidney transplant experience when they are facing loss of an allograft.

ORLANDO — In deceased donor kidney transplant recipients, IV fluid therapy with balanced crystalloid solution reduced delayed graft function compared with saline solution, according to a presenter at ASN Kidney Week.

ORLANDO — Underrepresented groups have more access to referrals and evaluations for kidney transplantation since passage of Advancing American Kidney Health; however, waitlist time remains unchanged, according to data here.

ORLANDO —Use of the 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration eGFR formula may lead to incorrect classification of Black living kidney donors as having CKD, according to data presented here.

Following the deemed consent legislation for organ donations passed in some providences of Canada, researchers explored public opinion and found a call for transparency and communication from the government.

Letermovir effectively prevented cytomegalovirus disease among kidney transplant patients with fewer side effects than valganciclovir, according to a study presented at IDWeek.