Lung transplantation may be safely undertaken with acceptable clinical outcomes in patients over 65 years of age, according to a report in the February issue of The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Reuters Health Information
Patients with end-stage COPD, primarily those younger than 60 years, can expect to live longer if they undergo bilateral rather than single lung transplantation, the results of a retrospective analysis indicate. Reuters Health Information
For most new licensed vaccines, preliminary recommendations for transplant recipients can be formulated based on current data and guidelines. American Journal of Transplantation
The outcome of cardiac transplantation in patients with end-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is favorable over the long term, and is as effective in this setting as heart transplantation for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, according to Italian investigators. Reuters Health Information
The frequent morbidity noted in LT recipients undergoing TIPS, coupled with the low 1-year patient survival, demonstrates that portal decompression provides only marginal short-term benefit. Liver International
Frequency and nocturia are common after renal transplantation, and the causes can usually be determined with follow-up using frequency/volume charts, according to a report from the Netherlands in the April issue of BJU International. Reuters Health Information
The Philippines has banned the sale of organs to foreigners because of a surge in the illegal trade of kidneys and other organs taken from the poor, the health secretary said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information
