background: this cross-sectional study was conducted to compare the cost-effectiveness of three therapeutic methods of long-term hemodialysis, kidney transplant from a living person and kidney transplant from a cadaver utilizing disability adjusted life years (daly) using data from the records of patients referred to afzalipour hospital of kerman in 2012.   methods: this cross-sectional study u...

abstract in order to investigate the effect of different ratios of cocopeat and vermicompost as a cultural media on seed emergence and some qualitative and quantitative characteristics of sweet pepper transplant (cv. colifornia wonder). the treatments include: vermicompost + cocopeat (3:1), vermicompost + cocopeat (1:3), vermicompost + cocopeat (1:1) (v/v) and normal soil of transplant. the tre...

â  ba ckground the only curative therapy for end-stage liver disease is transplantation but due to a shortage of available donor livers the waiting list mortality is high. this study aimed to evaluate the outcome and characteristics of patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation in shiraz, southern iran during the period from april 2004 to march 2007. methods medical records of all c...

cyclosporine (csa) is a drug that has been used for prevention of kidney transplant rejection for many years. diltiazem with the inhibition of cyclosporine metabolism and clearance will increase csa concentration and csa dose can be decreased. the aim of this study was the evaluation of diltiazem effect on csa dose adjustment with respect to c2. forty stable renal transplant patients who were r...

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...

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 Renal transplant is the best treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease (1). Annually, about 17000 patients receive deceased or living donor transplants, which help them promote health and self-efficacy (1-2). However, despite advances in transplant technology, patients face a number of post-operative challenges, which might lead to stress in patients, includin...