Transplantation News

For patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, differences in health-related quality of life — including depressive symptoms and physical function — were associated with variations in time to wait-list for kidney transplantation.

New equations for determining resting energy expenditure are needed to provide optimal nutrition care in patients after renal transplantation, according to a published study.

Using kidneys from older donors for dual transplantation may be a safe and effective way to reduce the organ discard rate, thereby increasing the number of transplants performed, according to a study conducted in the United Kingdom.

A study supported by the National Institutes of Health found similar outcomes for patients with HIV who underwent transplantation with an HIV+ or HIV– kidney, suggesting infected and uninfected organs have comparable safety profiles.

Study results demonstrated that, in several states across the country, neighborhoods with less “socioeconomic deprivation” and a greater concentration of white residents have higher organ donor registration rates.

A speaker at the virtual Global Innovations in Patient-Centered Kidney Care: International Summit discussed transplantation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing transplantation benefits may outweigh any potential risks.

In June, HHS and U.S. Public Health Service issued updated guidance on solid organ transplants to increase the number organs available for transplantation.

Peritoneal dialysis provides a variety of benefits over hemodialysis, making it the ‘ideal’ mode of renal replacement therapy for patients prior to kidney transplantation, according to researchers from the University of Hong Kong.

Researchers from Ohio State University have identified an immune cell that could predict risk for graft rejection following kidney transplantation.

An exercise therapy program initiated shortly after kidney transplantation led to improved measures of physical performance without adversely impacting patients’ kidney function, according to results of a study from Japan.