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<乌鸦传媒 class='mpt-top_cat_title_description'>News, opinions and meeting coverage in transplantation.

AMA over a photo of Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii

<乌鸦传媒>COVID Vaccine Mandates in the Spotlight at the AMA's Interim Meeting

Sobriety criteria for liver transplant patients also discussed

AASLD in text over an image of the Washington Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Steroids and G-CSF Boost 90-Day Survival in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis

Plus: Normothermic machine perfusion for liver transplants and Noom Weight for NASH

AASLD in text over an image of the Washington Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>Maralixibat Takes Out the Itch of Rare Liver Disease

Ileal bile acid transporter inhibitor could become second drug for PFIC

ASN over a computer rendering of kidneys highlighted in white.

<乌鸦传媒>Saline Goes Head-to-Head With Balanced Crystalloid IV Fluids for Kidney Transplant

Researcher argued saline should be reconsidered as the standard IV fluid used

AASLD in text over an image of the Washington Convention Center.

<乌鸦传媒>BP Control Beneficial for Liver Transplant Recipients

Patients who kept their blood pressure under 140/90 mm Hg had better kidney function at 1 year

AASLD over an image of the convention center.

<乌鸦传媒>Low Carb Diet Boosts Weight Loss for Liver Transplant Recipients With Obesity

LCD also positively impacted patients' metabophenotype

ACG over a photo of the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC

<乌鸦传媒>New HRS Drug Cuts Need for Renal Replacement Tx After Liver Transplant

Follow-up data from CONFIRM trial show terlipressin benefit in key subgroup

CHEST over a photo of Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee

<乌鸦传媒>Older, Sicker Patients Benefit From ECMO Bridge to Lung Transplant

CHEST session also examined other hot topics in lung transplant

A photo of a donor kidney in a plastic bowl surrounded by surgical tools prior to transplantation.

<乌鸦传媒>The Kidney Transplant Ecosystem Is Ripe for Reform

Here are the policies and payment systems that need to change

HFSA over a photo of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒>The Search Is On for Another Xeno Heart Transplant Recipient

Transplant surgeons discuss testing the concept in more humans

HFSA over a photo of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒>UNOS to Revamp Heart Allocation Rules to Rein in Transplant Waitlist Tricks

It may be goodbye to priority tiers, hello to points-based ranking system in coming years

HFSA over a photo of the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland

<乌鸦传媒>Growing Calls to Marry HF Specialists With Cardiac Critical Care

Cardiac ICU staffing issues require a multidisciplinary team approach, some say

A close up shot of a heartbeat flat lining on a vital signs monitor.

<乌鸦传媒>No Brain Death? No Problem. New Organ Transplant Protocol Stirs Debate.

Is it ethical to pull the plug in patients who aren't brain dead, then restart their hearts?

A photo of two bottles of Ocaliva 5 mg and 10 mg over an MRCP 3D MIP image showing the biliary and pancreatic ducts

<乌鸦传媒>Obeticholic Acid Tied to Better Outcomes in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Study comparing randomized trial with two external cohorts showed fewer deaths, transplants

A photo of surgeons performing a liver transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>Low MELD Score No Barrier to Long Survival After Living-Donor Transplant

End-stage liver disease patients with scores as low as 11 achieved survival of 13 years or beyond

A photo of Aji Djamali, MD, and John Jartz

<乌鸦传媒>Doctor Donates Kidney to Patient

Transplant nephrologist was perfect match for patient-turned-friend

A photo of a young boy receiving dialysis.

<乌鸦传媒>Transplant Success Without Immune Suppressive Drugs

Did small pediatric case series achieve the "Holy Grail" of transplant medicine?

A photo of the OrganOx normothermic preservation machine.

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Preserved for 3 Days With Machine Perfusion Successfully Transplanted

Patient healthy and leading normal life at 1 year

A photo of surgeons performing a liver transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>MELD Scoring for Liver Transplants in Need of Sex Adjustment, Study Says

Researchers find "pervasive sex differences" in sodium-adjusted MELD scoring system

A photo of a blister pack and boxes of Paxlovid

<乌鸦传媒>Caution Urged With Paxlovid in Transplant Patients

Small case series emphasizes the need to discontinue tacrolimus prior to starting therapy

A computer rendering of an open cooler with a lung for transplant covered in COVID viruses on ice.

<乌鸦传媒>COVID in the Donor Organ: What's the Risk?

In small sample, donors gave infection to lung recipients, yet not to other organ recipients

TCTM over a photo of Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

<乌鸦传媒>Promising Data for Allo-Transplant After CAR T-Cell Failure in LBCL

Durable responses with no unexpected or prolonged safety issues

An illustration of a stack of human organ transport cases labeled with different organs.

<乌鸦传媒>'Shocking Mismanagement' in Our Organ Donation System Is Causing Needless Death

OPTN and OPOs are mischaracterizing organ donation data to block system reform

SCCM over a photo of the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan.

<乌鸦传媒>Donation After Circulatory Death Offers Opportunity to Boost Organ Pool

A more controversial approach to heart harvesting, meanwhile, is raising ethical qualms

AAN over a photo of the Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA.

<乌鸦传媒>Stroke While on LVAD No Barrier to Successful Heart Transplant

It doesn't help, for sure, but it doesn't seem to hurt greatly either

A photo of a surgeon holding a liver during graft preparation.

<乌鸦传媒>Living Donor Transplant Promising for CRC With Liver-Only Metastases

In small study, researchers see "encouraging" survival outcomes

A photo of a smiling mature woman outdoors checking her fitness tracker

<乌鸦传媒>In Cirrhosis, Less Activity Equals Worse Outcomes

The lower the daily step count, the higher the risk of hospitalization and death

A photo of a man with a handmade sign which reads: I NEED A KIDNEY O+, with a phone number

<乌鸦传媒>Cost-Analysis Fuels Debate on Transplant Waitlists

Without available kidneys, expense of longer lists not justified, researchers argue

A computer rendering of Clostridioides difficile bacteria.

<乌鸦传媒>EHR 'Nudge' Linked to Fewer C. Diff Tests for Organ Transplant Recipients

The program also led to fewer days of antibiotics and cost savings

ACTRIMS over a photo of Palm Beach County Convention Center

<乌鸦传媒>Stem Cell Transplantation Shows Benefits in Aggressive MS

No new relapses recorded after autologous transplant

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Some Never Get COVID; Private Equity Targets Nurse Staffing Firms; $13K Donor Bill

This past week in healthcare investigations

CROI over a computer rendering of the immune system attacking the HIV virus

<乌鸦传媒>Third Person 'Cured' of HIV via Transplant

U.S. woman with leukemia gets cord blood resistant to HIV

A photo of a man displaying the scar from his liver transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>Recurrent Autoimmune Hepatitis Post-Liver Transplant: What Are the Risks?

Probability of recurrent disease more than doubled from 5 to 20 years later

STS over a photo of a surgeon performing a thoracic operation using a fiber optic head-light.

<乌鸦传媒>Donor Hearts Can Withstand Longer Ischemic Times

Over 4 hours not inherently more dangerous, one group finds

A photo of a person holding up their COVID vaccination record card showing three doses.

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Third Dose Guarded Immunocompromised From Severe COVID

High VE for both immunocompromised and immunocompetent adults during Delta

Surgeons in the operating room prepare donor lungs for a double lung transplant.

<乌鸦传媒>'Impressive' Survival for COVID Patients Undergoing Lung Transplant

Early registry data showed COVID cases accounted for 7% of lung transplants nationwide

A medical illustration of a pig with the skeleton and internal organs visible

<乌鸦传媒>Another Xeno First: Gene-Edited Pig Kidneys Transplanted to Deceased Person

Kidneys produced urine, but creatinine clearance didn't recover

A photo of Simon Bramhall wearing a suit in an operating room

<乌鸦传媒>Doc Who Branded His Initials in Patients' Livers Banned From Practice

U.K. transplant surgeon, Simon Bramhall, had pled guilty to two counts of assault back in 2017

A photo of surgeons performing liver transplant surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Did HIV Status Affect Transplant Patients' Long-Term Outcomes?

Study argues liver, kidney transplantation is a viable option for patients with HIV

A photo of the OrganOx liver perfusion device

<乌鸦传媒>Machine Perfusion Cuts Early Graft Dysfunction in Liver Transplantation

Fewer ischemic biliary complications with portable normothermic perfusion system as well

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