Drs. Andrea Arrossi and Carol Farver discuss the pulmonary pathology of transplantation in highlights from the USCAP 2007 Annual Meeting. Medscape Pathology
Papworth hospital said on Friday it had suspended routine heart transplants after an increase in the number of early deaths among patients. Reuters Health Information
A substantial fraction of these patients does not wean from mechanical ventilation and dies from consensual withdrawal of life support after a prolonged and costly hospital stay. Critical Care Medicine
Although patients undergoing liver transplantation in the US have better 90-day survival, many of those who undergo the procedure in the UK and Ireland seem to do better after the first year, UK researchers report in the November issue of Gut. Reuters Health Information
Aggressive chemotherapy and radiotherapy caused ovarian failure in a young woman. Was orthotopic allotransplantation of fresh ovarian tissue from her genetically non-identical sister effective? Human Reproduction
Post-transplant TB often occurs within the first few years of receipt of a renal allograft but a 27-year-old man presents with isolated skin ulcers from Mycobacterium TB 12 years post-transplantation. Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology
Dr. Robert Fisher presents a challenging case of a 56-year-old woman with cirrhosis secondary to chronic active hepatitis C virus infection who underwent liver transplantation. Medscape Transplantation
What accounts for the unexpected finding that alemtuzumab is not associated with an increased risk for PTLD, in spite of its mechanism of action? Medscape Transplantation
The measurement of pain needs simple tools, especially in patients with low education. What is the most effective way to help assess these patients? International Journal of Clinical Practice
