In August of 2015 I had the pleasure of being a guest speaker at the 50th Anniversary of Kidney Transplantation in New South Wales, Australia. This first kidney transplant operation was performed 50 years ago at Prince Henry Hospital by a team led by Professor Joe Murnaghan (a urologist) and Dr Doug Tracy (a vascular […]
In a very interesting study with a novel observation, which is in press in the AJT, the authors present an analysis of the impact of the extraction time of kidney (the time from beginning of surgery with aortic cross clamping and perfusion/cooling of the kidneys to removal of kidneys and placing them in ice on the back table). […]
This is a fascinating study with significant implications for preservation studies. The authors show that organ donors after brain death subjected to mild cooling had significantly less DGF than donors subjected to conventional normothermia before organ retrieval. In fact the DMC stopped the study on the basis that efficacy had been demonstrated before completion of […]
The October 2015 edition of the Transplant Trial watch is now available online and via the Trial Watch app. This month, new studies include long-term outcomes of sirolimus-based immunosuppression in renal transplant recipients, remote ischaemic preconditioning and therapeutic hypothermia in organ donors.
We are pleased to announce that we have now included evidence-based guidelines relevant to solid organ transplantation in the Transplant Library. This means that you can now find all RCTs, systematic reviews and guidelines in the field in one place! For more information about the guidelines included, please visit our guidelines page. The guidelines are […]
The July edition of the transplant trial watch is now available on our website and via the app for iPhone, iPad and Android. This months trials include computer-guided tacrolimus dosing, radial versus femoral cannulation for cardiac transplantation and Sorafenib in liver transplant candidates with HCC.
This is an interesting long term report of five patients who had bilateral hand allotransplants performed in the Lyon centre some years ago with a follow up ranging from three to 13 years. There were four men and one woman and all were young and the level of amputation was distal in three cases and […]