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Post-COVID-19 Thromboembolic Complications in Kidney Transplant Patients

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The following is a summary of “Thromboembolic complications after COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients,” published in the September 2023 issue of Nephrology by Artan et al.

COVID-19 is associated with increased thromboembolic risk in the general population, and data is lacking on this risk in kidney transplant recipients. Researchers performed a retrospective study to assess the prevalence and risk factors for thrombotic complications in kidney transplant patients. Read more in Physician’s Weekly.

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$2.8M NIH Grant to Support Development of Kidney Transplant AI

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University of Florida Health researchers will use the funding to evaluate how artificial intelligence may help clinicians better predict kidney transplant outcomes.

By Shania Kennedy

September 29, 2023 – Researchers at University of Florida (UF) Health have been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-based clinical decision support system to help improve kidney transplant outcomes.

As part of the five-year project, the research team will examine how AI models could assist with diagnosis, prediction, and care management for kidney transplant patients. Read more in Health IT Analytics.

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VUMC performs novel reoperative lung and kidney transplant

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By Matt Batcheldor

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has performed its first combined reoperative lung and kidney transplant.

Nicole Hunter, 36, of Searcy, Arkansas, received the transplant, which took place over 17 hours and involved dozens of specialists, including transplant teams for both organs. Her lung transplant was performed by Matthew Bacchetta, MD, MBA, professor of Surgery; and Chetan Pasrija, MD, assistant professor of Cardiac Surgery. Read the full article in the VUMC Reporter.

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Studying Mismatches Between Donor and Recipient in Kidney Transplantation

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By Serena Crawford

A recent study found new ways to identify mismatches between donors and recipients in kidney transplantation.

Humans—along with all mammals—have evolved over millennia to differentiate between self and non-self cells and tissues, explains Madhav Menon, MD, associate professor of medicine (nephrology) and director of research in kidney transplantation, who is corresponding author of the study. Read the full story from Yale School of Medicine.

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Neonatal kidney transplants may be missed opportunity in organ shortage

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By Shawn M. Carter

More than 12,000 of 21,000 infants who died in 2020 could have been considered as viable organ donors, according to data from researchers at Allegheny General Hospital.

“We believe that neonatal kidney transplantation offers a ‘game-changing’ solution to the organ shortage crisis,” Dai Nghiem, MD, of the Westminster, California-based hospital, said in a press release. “This study looked at the U.S. alone, but if you replicate the findings across the globe then we have a huge untapped pool of available organs for transplants.” Read the full article in Healio.

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GUEST COLUMN: Gift of transplant brings people together

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By Dick Franklin

What a life this is. We have days filled with unimaginable bliss, enjoying each moment with enthusiasm or peaceful rest, and then in a moment we may see it all dissolve. This is what it was for me when told that I had end stage renal disease and would face a lifetime of dialysis without a kidney transplant.

I suppose it was not surprising. Read the full article in The Gazette.

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Couples exchange kidneys: Miami Transplant Institute performs 2-way paired exchange

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By Niko Clemons

Two lives were saved at once after a paired kidney exchange at the Miami Transplant Institute.

Doctors diagnosed Michael Deitado with chronic kidney disease when he was 28 years old. Fast forward 29 years, he was in desperate need of a kidney transplant. His wife, Astrid, was a perfect kidney donor match, but her kidneys were too small. Check out the full story from 6 (NBC) South Florida News.

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