Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Journal Articles

• Post-transplant HBV Reactivation With Kidneys With Resolved HBV Is it safe to transplant kidneys from persons with resolved HBV into HBV naive recipients with end-stage renal disease?
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, November 16, 2022
• Pregnancy After Living Kidney Donation Pregnancy after living kidney donation could lead to an increased risk of complications. What do current guidelines suggest?
  American Journal of Transplantation, November 07, 2022
• The Race Coefficient in GFR-Estimating Equations This review provides a summary of recently published work regarding the use of the race coefficient in GFR-estimating equations.
  Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, October 19, 2022
• Issues Regarding COVID-19 in Kidney Transplantation The emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron variant has raised questions regarding the management of kidney transplant recipients.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, October 13, 2022
• Investigation of Deteriorating Kidney Transplant Function This author discusses the important role of kidney biopsies in the diagnosis and work-up of deteriorating transplants.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, October 04, 2022
• Utilization and Transplant Outcomes With SARS-CoV-2 Organs How often are organs from SARS-CoV-2-positive donors used in transplantation? Are the outcomes of the recipients affected?
  American Journal of Transplantation, September 28, 2022
• SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Patients With Solid Organ Transplant How robust is the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients who have a history of solid organ or stem cell transplant?
  Laboratory Medicine, September 21, 2022
• SGLT2 Inhibitors in Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis This editorial explores the question of whether SGLT2 inhibitors could offer a potential treatment option for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, September 20, 2022
• Hypogonadism and Urologic Surgeries: A Narrative Review A new study examines the potential impacts of male hypogonadism on urologic surgery outcomes. Are there benefits to preoperative testosterone assessment and therapy administration?
  Translational Andrology and Urology, September 15, 2022
• Organ Transplantation With COVID-19-Positive Deceased Donors Is there enough data to support the use of organs from COVID-19 positive deceased donors for transplantation?
  American Journal of Transplantation, September 14, 2022
• Verinurad and Allopurinol in CKD Patients With Hyperuricemia Learn more about the treatment effects of this combination therapy in patients with CKD and hyperuricemia.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, September 05, 2022
• Cancer Risk in Living Kidney Donors Do live kidney donors have a greater risk for developing cancer? A new study looks at the rates of incident cancers among these donors.
  American Journal of Transplantation, August 23, 2022
• Survival of Dialysis vs Conservative Care Patients A new study compares survival outcomes among patients with kidney failure who underwent dialysis or conservative care. Does treatment choice make a difference?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, August 22, 2022
• Pruritus in Chronic Kidney Disease Pruritis is commonly experienced by chronic kidney disease patients. How is this condition best treated?
  Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, August 17, 2022
• Listing at Non-Local Transplant Centers Increases Access Allowing waitlisted kidney transplant candidates to travel beyond their assigned transplant center can help increase access to transplantation.
  American Journal of Transplantation, August 17, 2022
• Liver Allocation Policy Change Impact on Donor Utilization How have the recent changes to the U.S. liver allocation policy impacted donor utilization?
  American Journal of Transplantation, August 03, 2022
• Patient, Caregiver Perspectives on BP in Children With CKD A survey of children with CKD and their caregivers provides insights into their perspectives regarding blood pressure management.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, July 29, 2022
• Remdesivir and Acute Kidney or Liver Injury Risk in COVID-19 Remdesivir has emerged as a treatment option for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, but what do we currently know about the potential risks for acute kidney or liver injury?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, July 18, 2022
• Impact of CDC's Opioid Guideline at Surgical Discharge Did the 2016 CDC opioid guideline reduce discharge opioid prescriptions for surgical patients? This study investigated the guideline's impact on provider-level opioid prescribing practice.
  BMC Anesthesiology, July 07, 2022
• Cystatin C Kidney Functional Reserve Predicts CKD Outcomes What could cystatin c kidney functional reserve measurements tell us about patient outcomes in CKD?
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, July 04, 2022