ITS 2012 Report – Difficult donor issues in the time of donor shortages
by Maria Dalby – Introduction – In many ways waiting lists to receive an organ transplantation look very much the same today as they did a decade ago… read more.
by Maria Dalby – Introduction – In many ways waiting lists to receive an organ transplantation look very much the same today as they did a decade ago… read more.
by Maria Dalby – Patients receiving kidney transplants from human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched donors can be induced to develop tolerance to the graft and thereby avoid lifelong immunosuppressive… read more.
by Maria Dalby – Bowel transplantation poses a dilemma to transplant teams throughout the UK. Consent rates for intestinal donation are lower than for any other solid organ… read more.
by Professor Stephen J Wigmore – Ischaemia reperfusion injury is an inevitable consequence of the process of clinical transplantation. Organ injury and delayed function are common events after… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – Using everolimus for immunosuppression in heart transplant recipients, along with a reduced amount of cyclosporine, produces results comparable to mycophenolate mofetil,
by Thomas R. Collins – Candidates for a heart transplant who use a ventricular assist device on a long-term basis have survival rates on the wait list that… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – TOL101, a new murine monoclonal antibody that targets the alpha-beta T-cell receptor, showed a good safety profile despite a problem with hives that… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – Using a high dose of insulin is associated with a high risk of pancreas loss after a simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant, researchers said… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – Total pancreatectomy and auto islet transplantation among children can bring about good results, with many able to stay insulin-free and almost all of… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – The blood pressure of the kidney transplant recipient at the University of Glasgow kept climbing. But it wasn’t without effort from physicians.
by Thomas R. Collins – The functional status of transplant recipients is a factor that is often overlooked as kidneys are allocated,
by Thomas R. Collins – The BK virus, and damage to the kidney that is caused by it, poses a continuing challenge to kidney transplant specialists.
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