Sex-Adjusted Liver Allocation Scoring Tool Would Improve Transplant Equity Sex-Adjusted Liver Allocation Scoring Tool Would Improve Transplant Equity
Females on the liver transplant waiting list are disadvantaged by the sodium-adjusted Model for End-stage Liver Disease score (MELDNa) currently employed to guide allocation decisions, but a sex-adjusted MELDNa score would help address the inequity and decrease mortality for both sexes, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - June 1, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Transplantation News Source Type: news
Liver Preserved for 3 Days With Machine Perfusion Successfully Transplanted
(MedPage Today) -- A patient who underwent transplant with a liver that was preserved for 3 days outside of the body using warm machine perfusion was healthy and leading a normal life at 1 year, according to researchers from Switzerland.
The recipient... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - June 1, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Transplant success: Liver survives out of body for days
Surgeons successfully transplanted the donated organ into a patient who, a year on, is doing well. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Early Liver Transplant Outcomes Not Impacted by New US Allocation System Early Liver Transplant Outcomes Not Impacted by New US Allocation System
A new system for allocating liver allografts in the United States, implemented in 2020, has been associated with procurement-related delays but has had no adverse impact on early transplant outcomes, a new study shows.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - May 27, 2022 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Liver transplants from overdose victims surged a fifth in first year of Covid pandemic
Dr Peter Lymberopoulos, from St George's University in Grenada who carried out the research, said the results were 'surprising' given so many operations were canceled. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New Data From Two Large Studies Reinforce Effectiveness of Dual Pathway Inhibition (DPI) with XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) Plus Aspirin in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and/or Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
RARITAN, N.J., May 23, 2022 – Findings from the XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) Phase 3 COMPASS Long-Term Open Label Extension (LTOLE) study and the XARELTO® in Combination with Acetylsalicylic Acid (XATOA) registry have been published in the European Society of Cardiology’s (ESC) European Heart Journal, Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. Additionally, the XATOA registry was presented at the American Congress of Cardiology’s 71st Annual Scientific Session (ACC.22). These studies provide further evidence supporting the role of dual pathway inhibition (DPI) with the XARELTO® vascular dose (2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin 100 mg...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 23, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 -- Organs from donors who died of drug overdoses helped keep the number of U.S. liver transplants steady during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds. " When the pandemic began, we saw no decline in liver... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - May 23, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
US hepatitis outbreak: Sixth child dies amid 180 cases with 15 needing liver transplants
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the death just after it announced an additional 71 cases of the condition had been confirmed. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Child hepatitis cases continue to rise in UK
Officials say they have seen 197 cases, and 11 of the young children have needed a liver transplant. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
180 Unusual Hepatitis Cases in U.S. Kids; New NAFLD Recs; Celiac's Cardiac Benefits?
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC now reports 180 suspected cases of unusual hepatitis in U.S. kids, an increase of 71 since their previous update, with adenovirus detected in about half of the cases; the percentage requiring liver transplants declined... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - May 19, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
'Acuity Circles' Policy Tied to Delays in Liver Procurement for Transplant
(MedPage Today) -- Implementation of the acuity circles (AC) allocation policy led to more delays in organ procurement, a retrospective study found.
The average pre-procurement time grew from 47.6 hours prior to the AC allocation policy to 50... (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - May 19, 2022 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
MELD Scoring for Liver Transplants in Need of Sex Adjustment, Study Says
(MedPage Today) -- Laboratory traits used in the calculation of sodium-adjusted model for end-stage liver disease (MELDNa) scores placed women at a distinct disadvantage, researchers reported.
In an electronic health record (EHR)-based study of... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - May 18, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
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The CDC is investigating more than 100 cases of severe hepatitis in children in the United States. CNN's Sanjay Gupta speaks to the mother of a 2-year-old who contracted hepatitis and needed a liver transplant. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
348 Unusual Child Hepatitis Cases; Rinvoq Impresses in Crohn's; ED and Cirrhosis
(MedPage Today) -- As of Tuesday, there are 348 probable cases of child hepatitis of unknown origin in 21 countries, with 26 cases requiring liver transplants, the World Health Organization announced.
Is there a link between the Omicron variant... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - May 12, 2022 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
2 cases of hepatitis in children in Massachusetts under investigation
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated CBSN Boston Syndicated Local Hepatitis Source Type: news
