Introduction The use of outcome data for renal transplantation in the United States (US) represents one of the best available examples of medical care supported by local and national databases to allow evidence-based decisions in the field. According to requirements…
A successful long-term outcome for a new kidney transplant recipient depends on the early perioperative management and course after surgery. Important factors affecting long-term outcome include the occurrence of delayed graft function (DGF); episodes of acute rejection; early surgical complications,…
History of Living Donation and Donor-Related Ethics The first long-term successful organ transplant was a living donor kidney transplant between monozygotic twin brothers performed in 1954 at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. This procedure marked the first time…
Overview Esophageal varices develop in patients with portal hypertension, most commonly secondary to hepatic cirrhosis (see Chapters 74 , 76 , and 80 ). They occur most frequently in the distal esophagus, although they may be accompanied by gastric varices.…