Patients with moderate and severe infection experienced a 17.50% and 23.16% decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), respectively, from baseline (before testing positive for SARS-CoV-2) to 90 days after the positive test.
A study of patients who initiated dialysis in the Southeast United States found that those receiving care at for-profit facilities were 16% less likely to receive a kidney transplant referral than patients at non-profit facilities.
Analysis of United Network for Organ Sharing data reveals a declining trend in patients receiving a kidney from a living donor from 2010 to 2019.
Among patients with kidney failure, accounting for SES and comorbidity attenuates racial disparities in listing for, but not receipt of, kidney transplant.
The distance from a patient residence to transplant center seems not to impact transplant referral and evaluation initiation among those with end-stage kidney disease.
Kidney transplant graft failure is associated with additional medical costs of $78,079 for the average patient and a loss of 1.66 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs).
The second US baby born from a transplanted uterus from a deceased donor was delivered by cesarean section in November, it was announced Thursday.
Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased mortality risk after heart transplantation.
Change in the US allocation system for donor hearts has reduced waitlist mortality, but posttransplantation outcomes may have been worsened,
