Researchers say that pre-dialysis transplant patients with high level of kidney function are unlikely to benefit from the transplantation as compared to those with low-level kidney function.
Kidney disease patients with pre-dialysis transplants ("preemptive" transplantation) tend to live longer and have higher functioning transplants than post-dialysis transplant recipients.
Many Patients Find It Difficult to Understand Kidney Transplant Consent Forms
Report says kidney transplant consent forms are often written at a level that makes it difficult for many kidney patients to fully understand them
Report says kidney transplant consent forms are often written at a level that makes it difficult for many kidney patients to fully understand them
During the study, lead researcher Dr Basit Javaid from Stanford University School of Medicine analyzed data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and looked at all preemptive kidney transplant recipients who received their first kidney transplant between October 1987 and February 2009.
These preemptive kidney transplant recipients were divided into two groups: patients with higher kidney function and patients with lower kidney function at the time of transplant.
Women With Kidney Transplants can Safely Conceive and Give Birth
The presence of good kidney function allows women who have received kidney transplant to get pregnant and give birth without jeopardizing their health or the health of their transplant.
The presence of good kidney function allows women who have received kidney transplant to get pregnant and give birth without jeopardizing their health or the health of their transplant.
"Based on these findings, we feel that patients and transplant experts anticipating a preemptive kidney transplant can wait for clinical indications to emerge without any significant loss of survival advantage associated with a preemptive transplant," said Javaid.
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Kidney Transplant Patients Benefit from Extended Antiviral Therapy
For kidney transplant recipients, infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) may lead to devastating complications.
For kidney transplant recipients, infection with a virus called cytomegalovirus (CMV) may lead to devastating complications.
The study was presented at American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA.
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Natalie Cole Makes Comeback After Kidney Transplant
R andB singer Natalie Cole made a comeback to the stage and performed at a concert in Hollywood after fighting severe health conditions for almost a year.
R andB singer Natalie Cole made a comeback to the stage and performed at a concert in Hollywood after fighting severe health conditions for almost a year.
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