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Patients with diabetes at time of kidney allograft loss may have lower survival
Patients who have diabetes at the time of kidney allograft loss may have a lower chance of survival compared without, according to .
Transplants for school-aged children increase during summer vs. non-summer break weeks
Kidney transplants in school-aged children increased during the summer break compared with non-summer break weeks, according to published data.
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Immigrant, racialized status may affect pursuit of living donor kidney transplant
Immigrant and racialized status may affect readiness to pursue living donor kidney transplant, according to results of a study.
Organ network to remove race, hepatitis C coefficients for evaluating organ function
The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network has removed two variables – whether a potential organ donor is African American or Black or has tested positive for the hepatitis C virus – from methods to evaluate deceased donor organs.
Study: Episodic, other cognitive functions normalized after kidney transplant
Episodic and verbal declarative memory normalized in adults on in-center hemodialysis after receiving a kidney transplant, according to study results. Other cognitive impairments also showed improvement.
Use of normothermic regional perfusion may not impact public perception of organ donation
PHILADELPHIA — Using normothermic regional perfusion to maintain donatable organs after circulatory death may not impact public perceptions of organ donation, data show.
Northwestern Medicine researchers perform kidney transplant on awake patient
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine have performed the first kidney transplant in the U.S. in which the patient was awake during procedure, according to a press release from the hospital.
Apolipoprotein L1 kidney risk variants linked to post-transplant collapsing glomerulopathy
PHILADELPHIA — In patients with post-transplant collapsing glomerulopathy, a similar portion of donors had one or two apolipoprotein L1 kidney risk variants, whereas few had none.
Study: eGFR decline after transplant may be worse for patients who gain weight
PHILADELPHIA — The course of eGFR decline after kidney transplant may be worse for patients who gain weight after surgery, data from the American Transplant Congress show.
Former HHS head Azar: Innovation, collaboration needed to combat organ scarcity
PHILADELPHIA — Innovation and collaboration in nephrology may help combat organ scarcity and improve care, former HHS Secretary, the Honorable Alex M. Azar II, said at the American Transplant Congress.
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