Organ transplant has been developed in animal models over the past 100 years. The major limiting factor in transplant medicine is the shortage of donor organs. This shortage creates pressure for fair and efficient allocation of organs, with expectations that those involved in transplantation will strive to achieve optimal outcomes and ensure just access. This article reviews the major types of ...

Background: The role of pre- and post-lung transplant rehabilitation is to maintain or improve exercise tolerance, lung mechanics, peripheral respiratory muscle function. Our aim was measure the effectiveness post-transplant in terms changes functional quality life markers.

BACKGROUND Patients with end-stage lung disease often progress to critical illness, which dramatically reduces their chance of survival following lung transplantation. Pre-transplant deconditioning has a significant impact on outcomes for all lung transplant patients, and is likely a major contributor to increased mortality in critically ill lung transplant recipients. The aim of this report is...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: LT: Liver Transplant; OLT: Orthotopic Liver Transplantation; RT: Renal Transplant; KT: Kidney Transplant; LTR: Liver Transplant Recipients; RTR: Renal Transplant Recipients; PSA: Prostatic Specific Antigen; PBC: Primary Biliary Cholangitis; CT: Computed Tomography; SKL: Simultaneous Liver-Kidney; SOT: Solid Organ Transplantation; NCCN...

Background Kidney allograft dysfunction is common and often reversible but can lead to allograft loss if not promptly evaluated. Transplant ureteral obstruction in an inguinal hernia is a rare cause of allograft dysfunction, but early recognition may prevent allograft loss. Case Presentation We present a case of a man with acute kidney allograft dysfunction who received a deceased donor kidne...

OBJECTIVES Neurologic complications are common after kidney and liver transplant. Neurologic complications affect mortality and morbidity in transplant recipients, and neuropathic pain is an important symptom affecting a patient's quality of life. The aim of the present study was to provide readers with our experience regarding causes and treatment of neuropathic pain in patients undergoing kid...

Background—Serum albumin concentration has been recognized as a marker of nutrition, severity of inflammation and hepatic function in patients with various chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of pre-transplant serum albumin concentration on post-transplant outcome in heart transplant (HTx) recipients. Methods and Results—Pre-operative laboratory variables i...

Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a potentially life-threatening complication of hematopoietic cell transplantation. With improvements in Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) monitoring and supportive care, PTLD incidence has decreased throughout the history bone marrow It rare to develop after first year following transplant, across all donor categories. In this case, we hope elucidate ...

Background: Anti-HLA-antibodies are known to affect the allograft survival in transplant recipient patients. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between anti-HLA antibodies and kidney allograft outcomes, particularly in recipients with concur-rent donor bone marrow cell infusion (DBMI). Methods: Between June 2006 and May 2007, forty living unrelated donor kidney tra...