Caring for patients with solid organ transplants
Donald Brooks, age 57, comes to the emergency department after fracturing his right hip in a skiing accident. He is…
Transplantation
FDA approves DNA test to help manage CMV infection in organ transplant patients
On July 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan CMV Test, a DNA viral load test…
FDA approves Liposorber Apheresis System for pediatric use
On Oct. 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Liposorber LA-15 System to treat pediatric patients with primary…
FDA approves Nulojix for prevention of acute rejection in kidney transplant patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Nulojix (belatacept) for prevention of acute rejection in adult patients who…
Fecal microbiota transplantation: Breaking the chain of recurrent C. difficile infection
The author describes an innovative technique that is helping patients with C. difficile infection, including patient selection; care before, during, and after the procedure; and patient education.
MARS®: The new frontier in treating acute liver failure
A type of dialysis, MARS removes toxins and replaces
lost liver functions.
Maximizing organ donation through aggressive donor management
Currently, more than 110,000 Americans are on the waiting list for a life-saving organ transplant. Each year, more than 5,000…
More than half of liver transplant recipients develop metabolic syndrome
According to a study in January’s Liver Transplantation, more than half (52%) of liver transplant recipients develop metabolic syndrome. Read…
New policies for evaluating living kidney donors approved by OPTN/UNOS
The OPTN/UNOS Board of Directors has approved policies aimed at creating greater consistency in the medical and psychosocial evaluation and…
Nurturing the tree of life
In the United States, more than 15,000 families a year make the difficult decision to donate their loved ones’ organs.…
Study: Fecal microbiota transplant effective in immunocompromised patients
Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT) for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infection in immunocompromised patients is safe and effective, according to…
Study: Kidney transplant patients prone to early readmission
According to a study in the American Journal of Transplantation, 31% of kidney transplant patients are readmitted to the hospital…
Through the kindness of strangers
Our editor-in-chief shares her the impact of a tendon transplant on her life and discusses the importance of organ and tissue donation.
