Improving survival rates following pediatric bone marrow transplantation (BMT) will likely result in greater numbers of children progressing to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) because of prior chemotherapy, irradiation, sepsis, and exposure to nephrotoxic agents. Renal transplantation remains the treatment of choice for ESRD; however, the safety of renal transplantation in this unique population...

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: Hyperlipidemia is common after solid organ transplantation and a risk factor for atherosclerosis. The aim of the present study was to detect prevalence of dyslipidemia and reveal lipid profile in pediatric renal transplantation. Material and Methods: This study was performed in children renal transplant recipients between the ages of 1 year to 18 years at Ege University. The follow-...

The pharmacokinetics, efficacy and safety of once-daily tacrolimus formulation (Tac-OD) were assessed in 34 stable pediatric kidney transplant recipients. Enrolled patients received their dose of twice-daily tacrolimus formulation (Tac-BID) on study Days 0 through 7. On the morning of study Day 8, the total daily doses for patients were converted to Tac-OD on a 1:1 basis and maintained on a onc...

This Fourteenth Pediatric Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation Report covers the pediatric lung transplantation and heart-lung transplantation experience from January 1986 through June 2010. During this period, 1,664 pediatric lung transplant procedures and 653 pediatric heart-lung transplant procedures were reported to the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Registr...

BACKGROUND/AIMS There have been conflicting reports showing that kidneys from small donors may be at risk for graft loss if they are transplanted into large recipients. The aim of this work was to examine the donor/recipient body weight ratio (D/RBWR) on patient and graft outcome. METHODS During the period from January 1990 to January 2002, 856 kidney transplants were performed. Of these, 776...

diet of patient who has tolerated kidney transplantation is differing from the past. knowing about this subject, help patient choose proper diet. patient may be has many questions about his/her diet that must be considered. do you need to special diet? yes, after kidney transplantation, diet playing important role. you understanding that attention to diet after transplantation are easier than d...