Andalucía vuelve a batir su récord de donaciones de órganos en 2018
Con 440 donantes que han permitido la realización de 931 trasplantes de órganos
España alcanza la mayor cifra de donantes y trasplantes en 2018
Tal y como ha informado la ministra de sanidad, se ha llegado a los 48 donantes por millón de población (p.m.p.), con un total de 2.243 donantes, lo que ha permitido realizar 5.314 trasplantes de órganos, elevando la tasa de trasplantes a 114 p.m.p., la más alta del mundo.
EBSQ Examination
The Exam for awarding the European Diploma in Transplant Medicine is organised by the European Board of Transplant Medicine of the Division of Transplantation of the UEMS in collaboration with the European Society of Organ Transplantation (ESOT).
Consistent success in life-supporting porcine cardiac xenotransplantation
Heart transplantation is the only cure for patients with terminal cardiac failure, but the supply of allogeneic donor organs falls far short of the clinical need1,2,3. Xenotransplantation of genetically modified pig hearts has been discussed as a potential alternative4. Genetically multi-modified pig hearts that lack galactose-α1,3-galactose epitopes (α1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout) and express a human membrane cofactor […]
Portable and Implantable Artificial Kidneys: AWAK, WAK, and IAK, oh my!
Kidney disease carries a high burden for individual patients and for the medical system as a whole. End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is associated with high mortality and decreased quality of life for many reasons including residual symptoms, pill burden, dietary restrictions, and decreased fertility. Kidney transplantation has benefits but is a limited resource, and the […]
Livebirth after uterus transplantation from a deceased donor in a recipient with uterine infertility
Background Uterus transplantation from live donors became a reality to treat infertility following a successful Swedish 2014 series, inspiring uterus transplantation centres and programmes worldwide. However, no case of livebirth via deceased donor uterus has, to our knowledge, been successfully achieved, raising doubts about its feasibility and viability, including whether the womb remains viable after […]
New Answers to Old Conundrums: What Antibodies, Exosomes and Inflammasomes Bring to the Conversation. Canadian National Transplant Research Program International Summit Report
Nabs and Autoantibodies Antibody-Mediated Rejection of Organ Transplants: Lessons From Animal Models
La ONT fomentará la formación de nefrólogos en el campo de la donación
La Organización Nacional de Trasplantes (ONT) y la Sociedad Española de Nefrología (SEN) han firmado un convenio de colaboración
Efficacy and safety of everolimus with reduced tacrolimus in living-donor liver transplant recipients: 12-month results of a randomized multicenter study
Abstract In a multicenter, open-label, study, 284 living-donor liver transplant patients were randomized at 30+/-5 days post-transplant to start everolimus+reduced tacrolimus (EVR+rTAC)
Efficacy and Safety Outcomes of Extended Criteria Donor Kidneys by Subtype: Subgroup Analysis of BENEFIT-EXT at 7 Years After Transplant
Abstract The phase III Belatacept Evaluation of Nephroprotection and Efficacy as First-Line Immunosuppression Trial-Extended Criteria Donors Trial