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    Upper Extremity Infections in the Transplant Population - 7 month(s) ago

    As the duration of lifetime survival after organ transplantation continues to increase, the consequences of long-term immunosuppression, such as opportunistic and rare infections, are a high-risk reality. This study examined upper extremity infections in the transplant population to determine the current clinical risk profile, management, and outcomes.

    Source: www.jhandsurg.org
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Rheumatology
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      #UpperExtremityInfections in the #Transplant Population @ClevelandClinic #HandInfection #Immunosuppression #OrganTransplantation #Outcomes #HandSurgery https://t.co/A1u3a3SkQD

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    UM Medicine Faculty-Scientists and Clinicians Perform Second Historic Transplant of Pig Heart into Patient with End-Stage Cardiovascular Disease - 7 month(s) ago

    September 25, 2023 —  After world’s first successful transplant in 2022, also performed at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), this groundbreaking transplant team performed second pig heart transplant on patient deemed ineligible for traditional heart transplant.  A 58-year-old patient with terminal heart disease became the second patient in the world to receive a historic transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart on September 20. He is recovering and communicating with his loved ones. This is only the second time in the world that a genetically modified pig heart has been transplanted into a living patient.  Both historic surgeries were performed by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) faculty at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).  The first historic surgery, performed in January, 2022, was conducted on David Bennett by University of Maryland Medicine surgeons (comprising UMSOM and UMMC), who are recognized as the leaders in cardiac xenot

    Source: www.dicardiology.com
    Categories: Cardiologists, Latest Headlines
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      @DAICeditor @UMmedschool Landmark #cardiac #xenotransplantation procedure conducted at University of Maryland Medical Center: https://t.co/cXPNjKy2Cp #pigheart @artificialheart #transplant

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    The AI Productivity Triad - 7 month(s) ago

    How large language models (LLMs) can revolutionize professional writing tasks.

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    Categories: Future of Medicine, Latest Headlines
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      Transformation in Transplant! @ESOTtransplant AI improves… 👉Efficiency 👉Accuracy 👉Professional Satisfaction The AI Productivity Triad | Psychology Today https://t.co/5rbVeFsZoI #medicine #Transplant #AI

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    Transplantation and Surgery | AASLD - 8 month(s) ago

    Filter by Core Series: Search Evidence Corner Effect of hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion on symptomatic nonanastomotic biliary strictures in DCD livers Can machine perfusion of liver grafts improve outcomes compared to static cold storage?  …

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    Categories: Gastroenterology, Latest Headlines
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      Excited for this great new partnership between @ASTSChimera & @LiverFellow Network! 🔥 Looking forward to all the upcoming surgery & #transplantation educational content on LFN! https://t.co/bJiuEkLbbp #livertwitter #GITwitter #transplant #livertransplant https://t.co/MmfSJuPAt7

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    Socioeconomic status does not explain racial disparities in survival after transplant - 10 month(s) ago

    Increased mortality following lung transplantation was found among both Black recipients and those who received a lung from a Black donor, and this disparity could not be explained by socioeconomic status, according to study results.“The finding of increased post-transplant risk for recipients of donors of non-Hispanic Black race/ethnicity and those of the lowest area deprivation index

    Source: www.healio.com
    Categories: Latest Headlines, Pulmonology
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      " ... racial differences in post-transplant outcomes still exist and must be studied further to achieve improved #equity in the U.S. #transplant system," @CarliLehrMDPhD, at @ClevelandClinic, told Healio. https://t.co/JpeU4IQFI0

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    Only 25% of patients with cirrhosis receive transplant referrals at safety-net hospitals - 10 month(s) ago

    Nearly 75% of patients with end-stage liver disease in safety-net hospitals were not referred for liver transplant evaluation, mostly due to active alcohol use or insurance issues, according to data published in JAMA Network Open. “Patients with cirrhosis treated at safety-net hospitals have high mortality,” Mignote Yilma, MD, of the department of general surgery at the

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    Categories: Gastroenterology, Latest Headlines
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      #ICYMI from @JAMANetworkOpen: Only 25% of #patients with #cirrhosis receive #transplant referrals at safety-net hospitals #LiverTwitter #MedTwitter https://t.co/M8JhKD7JD2

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