Guidelines No recommendations possible based on Level I or II evidence. • Non-Heart Beating (NHB) donors should be considered as an extra source of deceased donor kidneys for transplantation, with acceptable patient and graft survival, in spite of an increased incidence of delayed graft function. • Results using kidneys from NHB donors may be improved by using 'controlled' donors younger than 6...

In the November 27, 2013 issue of Transplantation in the article by Albano and Banas et al, ‘‘OSAKATrial: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Comparing Tacrolimus QD and BD in Kidney Transplantation’’, there was an error in the reporting of the confidence intervals for the composite endpoint (the upper values are reported as negative instead of positive values). The incidence of graft loss (overall)...

Objectives: To analyze the incidence, clinical characteristics and possible causes of delayed graft function (DGF) among a large number of living kidney transplant recipients at a single center. Patients and Methods: We analyzed the medical records of 1537 patients over 18 years of age who received a kidney transplant from a living donor between January 2003 and June 2014. The demographic chara...

Polypropylene (PP) has poor adhesion to metals and other surfaces for its chemical structure. Hence, chemical modification of PP is necessary for metal surface coating application. In this research, grafting of maleic anhydride (MA) onto co(propylene-b-ethylene) in the presence of a dicumyl peroxide (DCP) was accomplished in a single screw extruder. Characteristics of the modified polymer were ...

BACKGROUND Delayed-onset heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis, albeit rare, is a severe side effect of heparin exposure. It can occur within one month after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with manifestation of different thrombotic events. CASE PRESENTATION A 59-year-old man presented with weakness, malaise, bilateral lower limb pitting edema and a suspected diagnosis of de...

PURPOSE To report the outcome of fixation for delayed union or non-union posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) avulsion fractures. METHODS Seven men and 4 women aged 24 to 35 (mean, 28) years underwent lag screw or suture fixation for non-union or delayed union of avulsion fracture of PCL tibial attachment after a mean delay of 8.6 (range, 4-14) months. Patient satisfaction was assessed using a v...

BACKGROUND The economic outcomes of clinical management strategies are important in assessing their value to patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes (BARI 2D) randomized patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and angiographically documented, stable coronary disease to strategies of (1) prompt revascularization versus medical therapy with del...

OBJECTIVE to analyze cases of degloving of the trunk and limbs, comparing outcomes of early versus delayed assessment by the plastic surgery team. METHODS we conducted a retrospective analysis of medical charts. Patients comprised two groups: Group I - early assessment, performed within 12 hours post trauma; and Group II - delayed assessment, performed more than 12 hours post trauma. We defin...

abstract background and objectives: patients are oriented towards spirituality after coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg). the aim of this study was to explore the patients’ spiritual experiences after cabg. methods: this qualitative study was conducted using hermeneutic phenomenology. 11 participants (7 males and 4 females) were interviewed in tehran heart center hospital in 2013 using maxim...