The pre-transplant evaluation

the importance of occult hepatitis b infection screening in pre-transplant evaluation

Importance of Pre-Transplant Colonoscopy in Renal Transplant Recipients

BACKGROUND Current recommendations for colorectal cancer screening for kidney transplant candidates are the same as for the general population. However, few studies have established the prevalence and characteristics of colorectal polyps in this population. The aim of this study is to describe the prevalence and characteristics of colonic lesions detected by pre-transplant colonoscopies in our ...

The application of SpyScope® technology in evaluation of pre and post liver transplant biliary problems.

BACKGROUND/AIMS Peroral cholangioscopy with its limitations led to further research regarding development of SpyScope® technology. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the efficacy of a new device and the application of this device in our Liver Transplant Center. METHODS Charts of patients who had undergone evaluation with SpyScope® were retrospectively reviewed. Indications...

Pre-Transplant Therapy in Experimental Heart Transplantation

Heart transplantation is a life-saving procedure for patients with end-stage cardiac dysfunction. Currently one-year graft survival ranges between 77-88%, three-year survival between 77-79% and five-year survival between 67-73% (http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4588). Despite these encouraging results, primary graft failure accounts for about 23% of deaths in the first 90...

Associations of pre-transplant anemia management with post-transplant delayed graft function in kidney transplant recipients.

BACKGROUND Delayed graft function (DGF) complicates kidney allograft outcomes in the immediate post-transplantation period. We hypothesized that in hemodialysis patients more severe anemia, iron deficiency, the requirement for higher doses of erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESA), or blood transfusions prior to transplantation are associated with higher risk of DGF. METHODS Linking five-yr ...