Tag: transplant
Inhaled Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy in Adult Lung Transplant
Among patients undergoing LT, use of iEPO was associated with similar risks for PGD-3 development and other postoperative outcomes compared with the use of iNO. A total of 201 randomized patients met eligibility criteria... read more
Oxygen Use, Lower Lung Function Seen as Predictors of Death or Transplant in IPF
The use of oxygen at rest is associated with a greater likelihood of death or lung transplant in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a study shows. The results also showed that lower lung function at the start... read more
Six Kidney Transplants in 30 Hours at University Hospital of Wales
Any transplant begins with a phone call but on Sunday, the phone in the Cardiff Transplant Unit kept ringing. It was to prove the start of a remarkable few days as specialists at University Hospital of Wales completed six... read more
The Encore: A Memoir in Three Acts
The remarkable true story of acclaimed opera singer Charity Tillemann-Dick, who received not one but two double lung transplants and went from struggling to draw a single breath to singing at the most prestigious venues in... read more
A Cool Way to Save Trauma Patients
Laboratory research like Dr. Alam's has helped to provide answers to some of these questions and demonstrated the feasibility of rapidly inducing hypothermia for exsanguinating trauma. Assuming that the pilot trial and... read more
Stem cell transplant in primates treats injured hearts
After undergoing a transient myocardial infarction (MI), primates injected with stem cells showed improved heart function.... read more
Cartilage From Nose Used to Repair Bum Knees
Using cells from the cartilage in patients' noses, Swiss doctors have successfully made patches to treat 10 adults whose knee cartilage was damaged by injury.... read more
Nearly half of patients readmitted after liver transplant
Nearly half of patients were readmitted to the hospital within 90 days of liver transplantation, according to a single-center retrospective study.... read more
