Transplant
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VIDEO: Rapid influenza test obviates empiric antivirals
Lung transplant patients with signs of an upper respiratory infection may need to wait only 2 hours to find out if they have a respiratory virus,...
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VIDEO: Liver transplant center competition tied to delisting patients
See how competition among transplant centers can help listed patients.
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Nutrition status predicts outcomes in liver transplant
Liver transplant patients with poor nutritional status spent more time in ICU and the hospital.
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Post–liver transplant results similar in acute alcoholic hepatitis, stage 1a
AAH patients may be similar to stage 1a transplant patients in success and need.
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Early liver transplant good for patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis
Return to alcohol consumption is one possible hazard.
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Asians have highest rate of herbal dietary supplement DILI liver transplantations
Are herbal supplements more popular with Asian patients?
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Hepatitis C falls as barrier to heart transplantation
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS – Transplant recipients, whether naive or previously exposed to HCV, eradicated the virus with direct-acting antiviral therapy....
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Study findings support uncapping MELD score
Uncapping the current Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score may provide a better path toward making sure that patients most in need of a...
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NASH did not increase risk of poor liver transplantation outcomes
Liver transplants were as successful in NASH patients as in other liver transplant recipients, despite having more comorbidities.
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Solid organ transplantation contributes significantly to incidence of NHL among children and adolescents
The incidence of NHL for the pediatric transplant population was 257 times higher than that found in the general pediatric population.
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Distance from transplant center predicted mortality in chronic liver disease
The findings underscore the need for accessible, specialized liver care irrespective of whether patients with chronic liver failure are destined...