OBJECTIVE To propose a grading system for early hepatic graft dysfunction. METHODS A retrospective study from a single transplant center. Recipients of liver transplants from deceased donors, transplanted under the MELD system were included. Early graft dysfunction was defined by Olthoff criteria. Multiple cut-off points of post-transplant laboratory tests were used to create a grading system...

BACKGROUND Primary graft dysfunction is the main cause of early mortality after heart transplantation. Mechanical circulatory support has been used to treat this syndrome. OBJECTIVE Describe the experience with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to treat post-transplant primary cardiac graft dysfunction. METHODS Between January 2007 and December 2013, a total of 71 orthotopic heart transpl...

Lung transplantation is a therapeutic option for pulmonary diseases in which the other treatment options have failed or in cases of rapid disease progression. However, trans-plantation is not free from complications, and primary graft dysfunction is one of them. Primary graft dysfunction is a form of acute lung injury. It characteristically develops during the immediate postoperative period, be...

Background: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) and acute kidney injury (AKI) are major early complications of lung transplantation associated with increased mortality. Lung after PGD can contribute to renal dysfunction; however, the association between AKI severity has not been thoroughly investigated. We analyzed grading staging, impact on subsequent changes chronic disease (CKD), including glome...

Donor liver shortage is a persistent problem in liver transplantation. A more liberal donor acceptance policy may be a possible solution. However, this might put recipients at risk for initial poor function or even non-function of the graft. Therefore risk factors for initial graft dysfunction should be identified, preferably by using an uniform definition of primary graft dysfunction or non-fu...

Histoplasmosis is caused by the dimorphic fungus - Histoplasma capsulatum. The presentation of histoplasmosis often disseminated, though primary intestinal involvement can rarely be seen in patients with cell mediated immune dysfunction like AIDS. We report a case renal allograft recipient, who had history COVID 19 infection and also underwent anti-rejection treatment for graft dysfunction, pre...

BACKGROUND Early graft dysfunction is a significant complication after renal transplantation and is a marker of adverse outcomes. Although multiple predictors of graft dysfunction have been previously described, the reported prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary HTN) in the dialysis population (40-50%), along with biologic and physiologic principles, led us to hypothesize that pulmona...