Kidney & Pancreas Transplant

Kidney & Pancreas Transplant News

Caffeine Linked to Lower Mortality in CKD A large observational study finds a significant inverse relationship between consuming caffeine and all-cause mortality among US patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Medscape Medical News, September 26, 2018
Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys Safely Transplanted Into Uninfected Recipients
Reuters Health Information, August 9, 2018

POCUS for Catheter Placement: Relevance to Nephrology Dr Desai states why nephrologists should consider ultrasound-based catheter confirmation in lieu of chest x-rays.
Medscape Nephrology, September 14, 2018
Improving Organ Yield With Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring Transplant teams and organ procurement organizations adopt newer technologies to guide donor management, improve organ function, and increase the number of life-saving organs available for transplant.
Medscape Transplantation, August 24, 2018

Renal Replacement Modality and Stroke Risk in ESRD
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, October 5, 2018
Rethinking Performance Benchmarks in Kidney Transplantation
American Journal of Transplantation, October 4, 2018
Toxoplasmosis in Transplant Recipients
Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 26, 2018
Urinalysis for the Diagnosis of Glomerulonephritis
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, September 11, 2018
OBV/PTV/r +/- DSV in HCV GT4-infected Patients With Severe CKD
Liver International, September 7, 2018