22. Costa NA, Kshirsagar AV, Wang L, Detwiler RK, Brookhart MA. Pretransplantation erythropoiesis-stimulating agent hyporesponsiveness is associated with increased kidney allograft failure and mortality. Transplantation. 2013;96(9):807–13.PubMedCentralCrossRefPubMed 23. Dauru M, et…
Fig. 18.1 Vein graft for living kidney transplantation and back table of an artery graft for living kidney transplantation 18.2.2 Retroperitoneal The donor is placed in the lateral decubitus position…
History and examination Instrumental investigations Microbiological screening Laboratory investigations Immunological investigations Family history Chest radiograph HBV Blood count and coagulation Blood group Pathological history Electrocardiogram HCV Urea, creatinine, serum uric…
Fig. 15.1 Natural history of renal disease To determine the timing, i.e., when to proceed to transplantation, a distinction must be made between theory and practice. In theory, transplant should…
Fig. 12.1 Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography showing typical findings of intrahepatic biliary dilatation and stenosis, “cast syndrome,” due to posttransplant hepatic thrombosis. Early surgical revascularization was performed, but the patient required…
Hepatic Renal electrolyte glucose Cardiovascular Pulmonary Neurologic Haematologic Decreased metabolic function Acute kidney injury Vasodilated state Aspiration risk Hepatic encephalopathy Bleeding and thrombosis Decreased gluconeogenesis Hepatorenal syndrome Hyperdynamic cardiac function…
Category Description I Dead on arrival: corneas, heart valves, skin, bone, etc., can be recovered since there are no immediate time constraints to minimize tissue injury and there is no…
Greater infectious risk Critical illness entering transplantation Prior colonization with antimicrobial-resistant pathogens Induction therapy – lymphocyte depletion High-dose corticosteroids Plasmapheresis (not well studied) High rejection risk (HLA mismatch desensitization) Early…
Fig. 1.1 Structure of mTOR inhibitors, everolimus (left), and sirolimus (right). Everolimus differs from sirolimus due to the addition of a 2-hydroxyethyl group at C40 Table 1.1 mTOR inhibitors –…
Acetaminophen-induced ALF Nonacetaminophen ALF Arterial pH <7.3 irrespective of grade of encephalopathy or INR >6.5 (PT >100 s), irrespective of grade of encephalopathy PT >100 s Or any 3 of…
