high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (sct) have become an effective care for many patients with hematological malignancies. harvesting the stem cells is one the most important parts of sct. the two most commonly used mobilization regimens are the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (g-csf) or g-csf plus chemotherapy. however, about 10-30% of patients are unab...

hypertension after pediatric renal transplant is a common and important risk factor for graft loss and patient survival. the mechanism of post kidney transplant hypertension is complex and multifactorial. control of blood pressure in renal transplant patients is important but often times blood pressures remain uncontrolled. the management of hypertension and obesity in pediatric kidney transpla...

Physical rehabilitation of lung transplant candidates and recipients plays an important in optimizing physical function prior to transplant and facilitating recovery of function post-transplant. As medical and surgical interventions in lung transplantation have evolved over time, there has been a demographic shift of individuals undergoing lung transplantation including older individuals, those...

results urban patients were more likely to receive supplementary information and being strongly encouraged by their nephrologists to seek transplant. all participants acknowledged “independence” as the main advantage of transplantation. increased freedom to travel and improved life expectancy were mentioned only among the urban groups. the main themes in all groups regarding perceived barriers ...

objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the possible associations between co-stimulatory molecule gene polymorphisms and viral infections in kidney transplant patients. results cmv active infection was found in 31 of 172 (18.02%) kidney transplant patients. hcv infection was only found in two of the 172 (1.16%) studied patients. significant associations were found between tt and tc ...

INTRODUCTION Patients who survive the initial post-liver transplantation period face the development of chronic diseases in the long run. We studied two important complications of liver transplantation, namely: renal impairment and diabetes mellitus. METHODS We analysed adult patients followed-up for more than one year using data from our liver transplant clinical records. Long-term post-tran...

BACKGROUND Many clinical scenarios have been encountered by patients who developed histoplasmosis after receiving a solid organ transplant at a large transplant center in an endemic area. METHODS Cases of posttransplantation histoplasmosis were identified by use of multiple methods, including reviews of microbiology test results, transplant databases, and billing codes. Data were obtained ret...

We aimed to identify recipient, donor and transplant risk factors associated with graft failure and patient mortality following donation after cardiac death (DCD) liver transplantation. These estimates were derived from Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data from all US liver-only DCD recipients between September 1, 2001 and April 30, 2009 (n = 1567) and Cox regression techniques. Th...

PurposeTransplant center volume is associated with improved survival after isolated heart transplant, but its impact on multiorgan transplant outcomes unknown. This study examines the of institutional outcomes.MethodsAdult patients undergoing first time from 2011-2021 were identified in United Network for Organ Sharing database. For each year, centers classified as low-, medium-, or high-volume...

Little is known on long-term outcomes in kidney transplantation. This study evaluated changes and predictors of generic and transplantation-specific health-related quality of life (HQoL) over six years in N = 102 kidney transplant survivors using the Short-form Health Survey-36 and the Transplant Effects questionnaire. Mixed models analysis was used to determine long-term outcomes. Emotional HQ...