Transplantation

Selection and Short-Term Outcomes of Living Kidney Donors in Singapore - An Analysis of the Donor Care Registry.

INTRODUCTION: Transplant rates in Singapore have been falling and there is limited information on baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of living kidney donors nationally. This study aimed to determine the safety of living kidney donor transplant in Singapore by exploring the proportion of donors that meets international selection guidelines and describing short-term clinical outcomes.

[The autologous bundled multi-segment rib graft reconstruction for bone defects after thoracic spinal tuberculosis debridement].

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of bundled multi-segment autologous rib graft reconstruction for bone defects after thoracic spinal tuberculosis debridement.

Machine Learning Interface for Medical Image Analysis.

TensorFlow is a second-generation open-source machine learning software library with a built-in framework for implementing neural networks in wide var...

HLA class I binding prediction via convolutional neural networks.

MOTIVATION: Many biological processes are governed by protein-ligand interactions. One such example is the recognition of self and non-self cells by t...

Performance of an Artificial Multi-observer Deep Neural Network for Fully Automated Segmentation of Polycystic Kidneys.

Deep learning techniques are being rapidly applied to medical imaging tasks-from organ and lesion segmentation to tissue and tumor classification. The...

Robotic Renal Autotransplantation: First Case Outside of North America.

A 38-year-old woman with a 2.7-cm left ureteral stenosis requiring chronic ureteral stent exchange elected to undergo robotic renal autotransplantatio...

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Treatment Regimes on Medical Registry Data.

In this paper, we propose the first deep reinforcement learning framework to estimate the optimal Dynamic Treatment Regimes from observational medical...

Self-aligning exoskeleton hip joint: Kinematic design with five revolute, three prismatic and one ball joint.

Kinematic compatibility is of paramount importance in wearable robotic and exoskeleton design. Misalignments between exoskeletons and anatomical joint...

Robot-Assisted Harvesting of Kidneys for Transplantation and Global Complications for the Donor.

INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted kidney harvesting from living donors is feasible and safe. We report the results of a mono-centric experience relative to...

Robot-assisted Living-donor Left Lateral Sectionectomy.

Machine-Learning Algorithms Predict Graft Failure After Liver Transplantation.

BACKGROUND: The ability to predict graft failure or primary nonfunction at liver transplant decision time assists utilization of scarce resource of do...

Robotic pancreas transplantation in a type 1 diabetic patient with morbid obesity: A case report.

RATIONALE: Obesity is considered a relative contraindication to pancreas transplantation due to increased risks of wound-related complications. Roboti...

Soft robotic sleeve supports heart function.

There is much interest in form-fitting, low-modulus, implantable devices or soft robots that can mimic or assist in complex biological functions such ...

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide as a Predictor of Short-Term Mortality in On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

OBJECTIVE: The present study refers to a determination of the preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide is a predictor of short-term all-cause mortality...

Hypercalcemia and acute renal insufficiency following use of a veterinary supplement.

A previously healthy 24 yo male presented with a two-month history of epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and malaise. He reported abuse of dif...

Prevalence of cytomegalovirus disease in kidney transplant patients in an intensive care unit.

OBJECTIVES: To define the frequency of cytomegalovirus disease among kidney transplant patients in an intensive care unit in which this complication w...

Pre-transplant cytomegalovirus immunoglobulin G antibody levels could prevent severe cytomegalovirus infections post-transplant in liver transplant recipients: Experience from a tertiary care liver centre.

BACKGROUND: Humoral immune responses in cytomegalovirus (CMV) are not studied well. Pre-transplant CMV immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody levels (Pre-Tx ...

Preclinical Evaluation of Ga-MAA from Commercial Available Tc-MAA Kit.

Tc-Macroaggregated Albumin (Tc-MAA) has been used as a perfusion agent. This study described development of the Ga-MAA via commercially available kits...

Effect of Hypertonic Saline 5% on Early Graft Function and Urinary Interleukin 18 and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation.

Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is one of the main causes of delayed graft function (DGF) in deceased-donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). Evidences...

Study of The Effects of N-Acetylcysteine on Oxidative Stress Status of Patients on Maintenance-Hemodialysis Undergoing Cadaveric Kidney Transplantation.

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a potent antioxidant that acts through regenerating glutathione stores and scavenging oxygen-free radicals. This study asses...