ESOT 2011 Report – Liver transplantation: a question of MELD
The model for end stage liver disease (MELD score) is used in many countries to allocate liver grafts to the sickest patients on the waiting list. Several authors… read more.
The model for end stage liver disease (MELD score) is used in many countries to allocate liver grafts to the sickest patients on the waiting list. Several authors… read more.
Nephrotoxicity as the Primary Driver of Failure – Fact or Fiction? – Dr Philip Halloran, Alberta Applied Genomics Center, Alberta, Canada. The calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs), ciclosporin and tacrolimus,… read more.
Donor variables have a significant impact on the outcome of islet isolation. Importantly, young donor age has in the past been negatively associated with islet isolation yield. The… read more.
The success of organ donation after cardiac death (DCD) has yet to extend into cardiac transplantation although it is felt that rescuing hearts from donors after cardiac death… read more.
by Mr Nizam Mamode, Consultant Transplant Surgeon (pictured) – Children are not just small adults; an aphorism which paediatricians are fond of quoting, but one which perhaps has… read more.
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