Transplantation News

The HHS and the U.S. Public Health Service updated the solid organ transplant guidance to evaluate donors and monitor recipients for HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus infections, according to a release.

Study results indicated that surveillance biopsies offer a safe way for health care providers to monitor pediatric kidney transplant recipients, allowing for the identification of modifiable pathologies such as subclinical rejection.

Researchers successfully integrated a physical frailty assessment into routine screening for kidney transplant candidates, which may allow for a better understanding of potential risks and complications.

A survey of transplant surgeons and nephrologists practicing in the United States revealed discrepancies in the way coronary artery disease screening is carried out for asymptomatic kidney transplant candidates.

Delayed graft function increased hospitalization costs significantly compared with patients who have a functioning graft post-transplant, according to new research.

A study of graft loss in black and white kidney transplant recipients in the U.S. Military Health System suggested broader implementation of a universal health care model could lessen racial disparities in outcomes after transplant.

Data collected by the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association since March show 25% of kidney transplant patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in European countries have died.

The prevalence of diabetes was not significantly increased in kidney donors long after donation when compared to healthy patients, according to study findings presented at the American Transplant Congress.

Pre-donation hypertension was associated with a higher risk of uncontrolled post-donation systolic blood pressure among older kidney donors, according to findings presented at the American Transplant Congress.

Spain has had a significant increase in organ transplants since adopting a presumed consent policy 40 years ago, but policy changes have been required to sustain deceased donor levels, according to a speaker.