The national demand for kidney transplantation far outweighs the supply of kidney organs. Currently, a patient's ability to receive a kidney transplant varies depending on where he or she seeks transplantation. This reality is in direct conflict with a federal mandate from the Department of Health and Human Services. We analyze current kidney allocation and develop an alternative kidney sharing...

The first kidney transplant in Iran was performed in 1967, and this was the first organ transplant in countries that are current members of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation. In 1988, in response to the long waiting list at the Iranian Ministry of Health for kidney transplant, a state-regulated living-unrelated donor kidney transplant program was adopted. By 1999, the kidney tra...

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8) is a herpesvirus that is always associated with Kaposi sarcoma. An enzyme-linked immunoenzymatic assay was used to detect antibodies to the latent nuclear antigen of HHV8 in kidney transplant patients and kidney transplant candidates from Tunisia. A significantly high HHV8 seroprevalence was documented; 17% of kidney transplant patients and 23% in kidney transplant ca...

Ongoing monitoring of kidney transplants is a widely accepted and practiced part of posttransplantation management. One reason to monitor is to evaluate whether the transplant is stable. The transplant community evaluates stability by checking kidney function. Despite problems with sensitivity and specificity, obtaining serial serum creatinine levels is the most common approach to assessing kid...

AIM To reduce hepatic and extrahepatic complications of chronic hepatitis C in kidney transplant recipients. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of kidney only transplant in patients with hepatitis C and advanced fibrosis. RESULTS The 5 year patient survival of kidney transplant recipients with and without hepatitis C cirrhosis ranged from 31% to 90% and 85% to 92%, respectively. Hepat...

BACKGROUND Kidney transplant needs long term treatment, care and a follow up. Patients with kidney transplant need support in fields of knowledge, skills and motivations. Several researches showed existing challenges regarding education of these patients. A qualitative study was conducted to define patients' experiences from their received education about the process of kidney transplant. MAT...

OBJECTIVES To measure the association of transplant patients' personality, depression, and quality of life with medication adherence in kidney and liver transplant recipients. METHODS A cross-sectional study of liver and kidney transplant recipients greater than 1 year post-transplant was conducted. Patients' adherence with medications was assessed using the Immunosuppressive Therapy Adherenc...

Background: Although there are different tools in a coping context, lots of them are general and not applicable in every stressful situation such as transplant. Aim: The aim of this study is to develop and psychometrically evaluate a coping tool with kidney transplant in the Iranian context and culture. Method: In this sequential exploratory study, based on theoretical and practical definitions...

       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 p...