Heart retrieval technique may boost organs for transplant by 20%

In a small observational study that tested normothermic regional perfusion for donation after cardiac death, posttransplant cardiac function was "excellent" in eight of eight transplant recipients, and survival after a mean of 237 days was 100 percent.

Solid organ transplantation and survival among individuals with a history of cancer

Given solid organ transplant candidates commonly have a prior cancer diagnosis, and an elevated recurrence risk may be conferred by immunosuppressive medications given to transplant recipients, researchers herein compared overall...

Novel machine-learning model predicts pneumonia after liver transplant

Researchers have developed a novel 14-variable machine-learning model that may be able to predict the risk of pneumonia following after orthotopic liver transplantation. Findings from their study were published in Respiratory Research.