Information on post-transplant malignancy and mortality risk in kidney transplant tourists remains controversial and is an important concern. The present study aimed to evaluate the incidence of post-transplant malignancy and mortality risk between tourists and domestic transplant recipients using the claims data from Taiwan's universal health insurance. A retrospective study was performed on 2...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the impact of dialysis facility treatment philosophy on access to transplant. The aim of our study was to determine the relationship between the dialysis facility transplant philosophy and facility-level access to kidney transplant waitlisting. METHODS A 25-item questionnaire administered to Southeastern dialysis facilities (n = 509) in 2012 captured the facil...

Abstract Background Post-transplant de novo thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a rare yet serious complication that generally can develop in renal transplant recipients immediately after reperfusion or several months transplantation. Here, we report case of systemic tacrolimus-associated TMA patient diagnosed 2 years Case presentation A 49-year-old woman presented with severe anemia 18 undergo...

BACKGROUND The best treatment option for end-stage renal disease is usually a transplant, preferably a live donor kidney transplant (LDKT). The most effective ways to educate kidney transplant candidates about the risks, benefits, and process of LDKT remain unknown. METHODS/DESIGN We report the protocol of the Enhancing Living Donor Kidney Transplant Education (ELITE) Study, a cluster randomi...

TOPIC: Transplantation TYPE: Fellow Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Only a few reports have detailed the discovery of non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma in explanted at time transplant (1). Herein, we present case adenocarcinoma, identified pneumonectomy specimen, determined to metastasized post-transplant period. CASE PRESENTATION: We reviewed 61-year-old Caucasian male bilateral recipient secondar...

BACKGROUND Ventricular assist devices (VAD) are valuable options for patients with heart failure awaiting cardiac transplantation. We assessed the impact of pre-transplant VAD implantation on the incidence of post-transplant infections in a nationwide cohort of heart transplant recipients. METHODS Heart transplant recipients included in the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study between May 2008 and D...

background: organ transplant recipients can experience serious diseases from infections due to emerging and reemerging parasitic infections. this study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal parasites among renal transplant re-cipients of iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted from june 2003 to august 2004 on renal transplant recipients in iran. a total of 706...

background although the immunosuppressant cyclosporine (csa) is widely used after kidney transplantation over the long term, there is still no firm consensus on the best way to monitor of csa blood levels. objectives cyclosporine (csa) assay is critical for the management of renal transplant recipients due to inter– and intra–patient variation in csa absorption and metabolism. patients and meth...

Background. Transplant tourism is a phenomenon where patients travel abroad to purchase organs for transplants. This paper presents the results of a fieldwork study by describing the experiences of Dutch transplant professionals confronted by patients who allegedly purchased kidney transplants abroad. Second, it addresses the legal definition and prohibition of transplant tourism under national...

Abstract Purpose Outcomes of renal-transplant-recipients with Class 3 obesity (severely obese) is extremely limited. An outcome-analysis severely- obese transplant recipients reported to UK-NHSBT-Transplant-Registry was performed. Methods We harmonized the NHSBT-UK-Data shortlist renal-transplants performed on 3-obese in UK from 2000-2019. The demographics-report and survival-analysis at 1,3 5 ...