Dienstag 17. August 2010 Donor Risk Index Does Not Impact Outcomes On a Small Scale

The Donor Risk Index, which assesses donor characteristics impacting liver transplantation outcomes, does not bear the same impact on outcomes on a small scale as is suggested from large-scale, national data.

Donnerstag 12. August 2010 Using bone marrow stem cells to treat critically ill patients on verge of respiratory failure

Researchers are reporting this week new study results they say provide further evidence of the therapeutic potential of stem cells derived from bone marrow for patients suffering from acute lung injury, one of the most common causes of respiratory failure in intensive care units.

Donnerstag 05. August 2010 UKJ-Chirurgen transplantieren Herz, Lunge und Leber gleichzeitig

Mit einer kombinierten Herz-, Lungen- und Leber-Transplantation haben die Chirurgen am Universitätsklinikum Jena erfolgreich einen extrem seltenen Eingriff durchgeführt. Eine solche Dreifach-Transplantation wurde in Deutschland bisher nur bei fünf Patienten vorgenommen, weltweit ist dies erst die 33. Transplantation dieser Art.

Dienstag 03. August 2010 500. Leber am Universitätsklinikum Jena transplantiert

Die 500. Lebertransplantation konnten in diesen Wochen die Chirurgen des Universitätsklinikums Jena vornehmen. Mit dem Jubiläums-Eingriff retteten die Transplanteure einen 70jährigen Patienten aus Weimar, der an Leberzellkrebs erkrankt war.

Dienstag 03. August 2010 Nabelschnurblutbank: Treffen der „Blutsbrüder“ aus Deutschland und Brasilien

Mit Indianerspielen hat die „Blutsbrüderschaft“ der beiden Jungen, Julian (13) aus Brüggen und Gabriel (12) aus Curitiba in Brasilien, nichts zu tun: Als beide Kinder noch im Babyalter waren, erhielt der damals elf Monate alte Gabriel Belo-Santos eine Stammzellspende aus Nabelschnurblut von der José-Carreras-Stammzellbank des Düsseldorfer Universitätsklinikums.

Sonntag 01. August 2010 Hygiene in Dialysis Units: the Best Handling of AV Fistula

"Vascular access for haemodialysis shall be handled only by trained and educated staff," the new Guidelines for Applied Hygiene in Dialysis Units demand.

Donnerstag 29. Juli 2010 New transplantation criteria for liver cancer patients

'Ablate and wait' may improve outcomes for patients within Milan criteria

Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco propose that treatments used on liver cancers beyond the established Milan criteria for liver transplantation may be appropriate for all patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are listed for transplantation. Full details appear in the August issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).

Mittwoch 28. Juli 2010 New allocation formula developed by Johns Hopkins could prevent waste and transplant delays

Only a small fraction of transplant centers nationwide are willing to accept and transplant deceased-donor kidneys that they perceive as less than perfect, leading to lengthy, organ-damaging delays as officials use a one-by-one approach to find a willing taker. Now, Johns Hopkins researchers have designed a formula they say can predict which donor kidneys are most likely to be caught in that process, a method that could potentially stop thousands of usable kidneys each year from being discarded because it took too long for them to be transplanted. Previous studies have shown such kidneys can extend the life of certain dialysis patients, if allocated and transplanted in a timely manner.