by Tatsuya Kin  , Doug O'Gorman  , Wendy Zhai  , Jennifer Moriarty  , Kyle Park  , Advaita Ganguly  , Shawn Rosichuk  and AM James Shapiro

Received: 23 February 2024;  Published: 23 April 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2402212

by Sravanthi Nandavaram  , Hannah Twist  , Rickey Evans  , Sravanthi Paluri  , Ana Castellanos  and Andres Pelaez

Received: 31 January 2024;  Published: 10 April 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2402211

Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) is a syndrome characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) and thrombocytopenia. The presence of schistocytes on peripheral smear, a negative Coombs test, elevated lactate dehydrogenase, increased reticulocyte count and low haptoglobin are often the clue [...]

by Abhideep Chaudhary  , Anish Gupta  , Imtiakum Jamir  , Niteen Kumar  and Gaurav Sood

Received: 23 October 2023;  Published: 01 April 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2402210

With the progressive rise in rates of liver transplantation, stagnant donor pool, and social factors, living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) forms the majority of liver transplantations performed in Asian countries. As the global prevalence of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is i [...]

by Syed Nazeer Mahmood  and Amit Mahajan

Received: 12 September 2023;  Published: 27 March 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2401209

Lung transplantation in patients with end stage lung disease can improve survival and quality of life. Airway complication incidence varies between 2-33%, but the true incidence is difficult to determine due to a lack of validated classification systems. There are many risk factors for post lung tra [...]

by Bruno A Lima

Received: 15 December 2023;  Published: 11 March 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2401208

Human Leucocyte Antigens (HLA) constitute a highly polymorphic set of genes pivotal to the immune response. The HLA heterozygous advantage hypothesis assumes that heterozygous individuals at the HLA level have a wider range of peptides for T cell recognition than homozygous individuals. Consequently [...]

by Onix Cantres Fonseca  , Shambhu Aryal  , Christopher King  and Steven Nathan

Received: 25 May 2023;  Published: 20 February 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2401207

by Sarah Willi  , Ulrike Bacher  , Marie Noelle Kronig  , Michael Daskalakis  , Lia Bally  and Thomas Pabst

Received: 29 July 2023;  Published: 04 February 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2401206

Malnutrition remains a clinical challenge in AML patients undergoing autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT), leading to physical deconditioning and prolonged hospitalization. Prospective data are mainly lacking to identify those patients who may particularly benefit from parentera [...]

by OBM Transplantation

Received: 03 January 2024;  Published: 04 January 2024;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2401205

by Francesco Peracchi  , Giovanna Travi  , Marco Merli  , Roberto Rossotti  , Fulvio Crippa  and Massimo Puoti

Received: 14 June 2023;  Published: 01 December 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2304204

by Shefali Mody  , Soham Nadkarni  , Shreyash Vats  , Akshay Kumar  , Sravanthi Nandavaram  and Suresh Keshavamurthy

Received: 09 July 2023;  Published: 23 November 2023;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.2304203

The shortage of donor lungs for transplantation is a major challenge, resulting in longer waitlist times for patients with a higher risk of waitlist mortality. It is crucial to continue promoting awareness about organ donation through legislation, public campaigns, and health care provider education [...]