Imaging-based diagnosis of sarcopenia for transplant-free survival in primary sclerosing cholangitis
Imaging-based assessment of sarcopenia is a well-validated prognostic tool for patients with chronic liver disease. However, little is known about its value in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC... (Source: BMC Gastroenterology)
Source: BMC Gastroenterology - April 25, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Pedram Keshoofi, Philipp Schindler, Florian Rennebaum, Friederike Cordes, Haluk Morgul, Moritz Wildgruber, Hauke S. Heinzow, Andreas Pascher, Hartmut H. Schmidt, Anna H üsing-Kabar, Michael Praktiknjo, Jonel Trebicka and Leon Louis Seifert Tags: Research Source Type: research
Lung Donor Bronchoalveolar Lavage Positivity: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Lung Transplant Recipients ’ Outcome
Inconsistent data exists regarding the risk factors for bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) positivity in lung donors, the incidence of donor-derived infections (DDI), and the effect of BAL positivity on lung transplant (LuTx) recipients ’ outcome. (Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 25, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Jacopo Fumagalli, Veronica Punzi, Vittorio Scaravilli, Serena Maria Passamonti, Letizia Corinna Morlacchi, Valeria Rossetti, Anna Maraschini, Caterina Matinato, Margherita Brivio, Ilaria Righi, Francesco Blasi, Alessandra Bandera, Lorenzo Rosso, Mauro Pan Tags: Original Clinical Science Source Type: research
Iron biology
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2024 Apr 24:gfae095. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfae095. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIron is a fundamental element for biological life, starting from bacteria till humans. Iron is essential for cell function and survival, energy production and metabolism, whereas increased levels cause oxidative stress. It is also a constituent of haemoglobin and thus it is necessary for oxygen transportation through the body. Given these multiple functions, the regulation of iron metabolism is complex and tight coupled with oxygen homeostasis at tissue and cellular levels, thanks to the interaction with the hypoxia induci...
Source: Atherosclerosis - April 24, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lucia Del Vecchio Domenico Girelli Francesca Vinchi Mario Cozzolino Steve Elliott Patrick B Mark Luca Valenti Christopher Qian Qian Guo Zhong-Ming Qian Paola Ciceri Francesco Locatelli Source Type: research
Longer Term Follow-up on Acuity Circle Allocation Strategies in Liver Transplantation
AbstractPurpose of ReviewThis review summarizes longer term follow-up of acuity circle –based distribution for livers, which was implemented on February 4, 2020.Recent FindingsAfter 2 years of policy implementation, the likelihood of transplant increased, while removals for death or being too sick decreased. The median transplant score was unchanged, and the variance in the median MELD at transplant decreased for OPTN regions, DSA, and state. Concurrently, median distance from donor to transplant hospital and cold ischemia times increased. A slight increase in liver non-use rate and decrease in liver utilization rate h...
Source: Current Transplantation Reports - April 24, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Source Type: research
Psychometric Analysis for a Standardized Approach When Evaluating Liver Transplant Candidates with Acute Alcohol-Related Hepatitis
AbstractPurpose of ReviewTo summarize the role of psychometric instruments in the evaluation and management of patients with acute alcoholic hepatitis (AAH) evaluated for liver transplantation (LT).Recent FindingsPsychometrics can inform the care of patients with AAH in the transplantation setting by enhancing diagnostic accuracy and allowing a more precise understanding of the patient ’s mental health status. The predictive value of the psychometric scale in LT candidates with AAH remains low and controversial.SummaryCombining psychometrics with clinical judgment and other diagnostic tools ensures a more comprehensive a...
Source: Current Transplantation Reports - April 24, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Source Type: research
Approaches and Challenges in the Current Management of Cytomegalovirus in Transplant Recipients: Highlighting the Role of Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants)
This article also focuses on how a multidisciplinary team, orchestrated by APPs, can improve CMV-associated patient outcomes. Protocols using antiviral agents for the prevention or treatment of CMV infections require carefully designed and meticulously implemented strategies to ensure the best clinical outcomes for patients. APPs, who have increasingly become the frontline providers of outpatient care for transplant recipients, are ideally positioned to design and carry out these protocols.PMID:38650316 | PMC:PMC11055468 | DOI:10.12659/AOT.941185 (Source: Annals of Transplantation)
Source: Annals of Transplantation - April 23, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Willa V Cochran M Veronica Dioverti Julie Langlee Lindsay N Barker Audra Shedeck Lindsay P Toman Robin K Avery Source Type: research
Approaches and Challenges in the Current Management of Cytomegalovirus in Transplant Recipients: Highlighting the Role of Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants)
This article also focuses on how a multidisciplinary team, orchestrated by APPs, can improve CMV-associated patient outcomes. Protocols using antiviral agents for the prevention or treatment of CMV infections require carefully designed and meticulously implemented strategies to ensure the best clinical outcomes for patients. APPs, who have increasingly become the frontline providers of outpatient care for transplant recipients, are ideally positioned to design and carry out these protocols.PMID:38650316 | PMC:PMC11055468 | DOI:10.12659/AOT.941185 (Source: Annals of Transplantation)
Source: Annals of Transplantation - April 23, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Willa V Cochran M Veronica Dioverti Julie Langlee Lindsay N Barker Audra Shedeck Lindsay P Toman Robin K Avery Source Type: research
Approaches and Challenges in the Current Management of Cytomegalovirus in Transplant Recipients: Highlighting the Role of Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants)
This article also focuses on how a multidisciplinary team, orchestrated by APPs, can improve CMV-associated patient outcomes. Protocols using antiviral agents for the prevention or treatment of CMV infections require carefully designed and meticulously implemented strategies to ensure the best clinical outcomes for patients. APPs, who have increasingly become the frontline providers of outpatient care for transplant recipients, are ideally positioned to design and carry out these protocols.PMID:38650316 | DOI:10.12659/AOT.941185 (Source: Annals of Transplantation)
Source: Annals of Transplantation - April 23, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Willa V Cochran M Veronica Dioverti Julie Langlee Lindsay N Barker Audra Shedeck Lindsay P Toman Robin K Avery Source Type: research
National Consensus on Contraindications for Corneal Donation for Transplantation in Switzerland
CONCLUSION: Given that corneal transplantation is the most commonly performed transplantation, establishing a consensus on contraindications is crucial for recipient safety. The creation of a consensus on contraindications for corneal donation in Switzerland is an essential contribution to fulfil the legal requirements concerning quality assurance and provides sufficient high-quality donor tissue within the country. Therefore, periodic review and revision of the consensus is considered critical.PMID:38653295 | DOI:10.1055/a-2211-9614 (Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde)
Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - April 23, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Frank Blaser Franz Immer Nathalie Kruegel Nicola Franscini Christoph Tappeiner Christophe Rennesson Horace Massa Helga Reinshagen Beatrice Fr üh Claude Kaufmann Isabelle Meneau Sadiq Said Source Type: research
Approaches and Challenges in the Current Management of Cytomegalovirus in Transplant Recipients: Highlighting the Role of Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants)
This article also focuses on how a multidisciplinary team, orchestrated by APPs, can improve CMV-associated patient outcomes. Protocols using antiviral agents for the prevention or treatment of CMV infections require carefully designed and meticulously implemented strategies to ensure the best clinical outcomes for patients. APPs, who have increasingly become the frontline providers of outpatient care for transplant recipients, are ideally positioned to design and carry out these protocols.PMID:38650316 | DOI:10.12659/AOT.941185 (Source: Annals of Transplantation)
Source: Annals of Transplantation - April 23, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Willa V Cochran M Veronica Dioverti Julie Langlee Lindsay N Barker Audra Shedeck Lindsay P Toman Robin K Avery Source Type: research
National Consensus on Contraindications for Corneal Donation for Transplantation in Switzerland
CONCLUSION: Given that corneal transplantation is the most commonly performed transplantation, establishing a consensus on contraindications is crucial for recipient safety. The creation of a consensus on contraindications for corneal donation in Switzerland is an essential contribution to fulfil the legal requirements concerning quality assurance and provides sufficient high-quality donor tissue within the country. Therefore, periodic review and revision of the consensus is considered critical.PMID:38653295 | DOI:10.1055/a-2211-9614 (Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde)
Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - April 23, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Frank Blaser Franz Immer Nathalie Kruegel Nicola Franscini Christoph Tappeiner Christophe Rennesson Horace Massa Helga Reinshagen Beatrice Fr üh Claude Kaufmann Isabelle Meneau Sadiq Said Source Type: research
Primary Care Utilization, Preventative Screening, and Control of Metabolic Syndrome in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis Liver Transplant Recipients
CONCLUSION: More research is needed to investigate barriers to screening and management of MetS conditions in this high-risk patient population in the primary care setting as well as to optimize post-transplant care coordination.PMID:38650519 | PMC:PMC11036922 | DOI:10.1177/21501319241247974 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - April 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sarah J Flynn Varun Saxena Danielle Brandman Source Type: research
Improvement in right heart function following kidney transplantation in esrd patients: insights from speckle tracking echocardiography analysis
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of KTx on the right heart chambers in ESRD patients. 57 adult KTx candidates were enrolled in this prospective longitudinal study, while 49 of them were included in the final assessment. Patients underwent a comprehensive cardiac assessment, including conventional echocardiography, speckle tracking echocardiography, and three-dimensional heart modeling both before and after surgery. Echocardiographic assessments showed significant increases in right ventricular (RV) ejection fraction, RV fractional area change (RVFAC), tricuspid annular plain systolic excursion, RV fractional shorte...
Source: Atherosclerosis - April 23, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mohammad Khani Amir Moradi Erfan Ghadirzadeh Seyed Pooria Salehi Mashhad Sari Tooba Akbari Source Type: research
Approaches and Challenges in the Current Management of Cytomegalovirus in Transplant Recipients: Highlighting the Role of Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants)
This article also focuses on how a multidisciplinary team, orchestrated by APPs, can improve CMV-associated patient outcomes. Protocols using antiviral agents for the prevention or treatment of CMV infections require carefully designed and meticulously implemented strategies to ensure the best clinical outcomes for patients. APPs, who have increasingly become the frontline providers of outpatient care for transplant recipients, are ideally positioned to design and carry out these protocols.PMID:38650316 | DOI:10.12659/AOT.941185 (Source: Annals of Transplantation)
Source: Annals of Transplantation - April 23, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Willa V Cochran M Veronica Dioverti Julie Langlee Lindsay N Barker Audra Shedeck Lindsay P Toman Robin K Avery Source Type: research
National Consensus on Contraindications for Corneal Donation for Transplantation in Switzerland
CONCLUSION: Given that corneal transplantation is the most commonly performed transplantation, establishing a consensus on contraindications is crucial for recipient safety. The creation of a consensus on contraindications for corneal donation in Switzerland is an essential contribution to fulfil the legal requirements concerning quality assurance and provides sufficient high-quality donor tissue within the country. Therefore, periodic review and revision of the consensus is considered critical.PMID:38653295 | DOI:10.1055/a-2211-9614 (Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde)
Source: Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde - April 23, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Frank Blaser Franz Immer Nathalie Kruegel Nicola Franscini Christoph Tappeiner Christophe Rennesson Horace Massa Helga Reinshagen Beatrice Fr üh Claude Kaufmann Isabelle Meneau Sadiq Said Source Type: research
