"Impact of Vascular Anastomosis Time on Kidney Transplant Outcomes – A Systematic Review"
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THE JANUARY ISSUE IS ONLINE!!
"Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation under scrutiny”
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#january #issue #cover #pancreas #kidney #transplant @esottransplant.bsky.social
"Effect of Normothermic Machine Perfusion on Glycocalyx Shedding During Liver Transplantation – A Prospective Pilot Study"
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"Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Pancreas-Kidney, Heart-Kidney, and Liver-Kidney Multiorgan Transplant Recipients (MOTR)"
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"Immediate and Gradual Withdrawal of Immunosuppression After Kidney Graft Loss Lead to Similar Outcomes"
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"Use of Maribavir in Adult Patients With Post-Transplant Refractory Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Real-Life Setting"
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"Combined Creatinine and Cystatin C Equations Improve Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Kidney Transplant Recipients"
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"Association Between Three Lung Donor Scores and Lung Acceptance in DBD and DCD Donors"
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"Incidental Combined Hepatocellular-Cholangiocarcinoma in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Matched Cohort Study"
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"Combined Creatinine and Cystatin C Equations Improve Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Kidney Transplant Recipients"
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THE DECEMBER ISSUE IS ONLINE!!
"Shifting the transplant paradigm: from life-saving to life-creating”
The cover of the December issue celebrates the uterus transplant.
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"Association Between Three Lung Donor Scores and Lung Acceptance in DBD and DCD Donors"
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These insights arise from four complementary articles in Transplant International 📰 — advancing the conversation on SPKT vs KTA.
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SPKT may not extend life curves 📉… but it transforms daily life: insulin independence ✨, stable glycaemia 🍬, reduced complications 🛡️, better functional living 💫.
Better data = better decisions.
Registries must integrate CGM metrics 📉, QoL 📝, metabolic endpoints 🧬.
Allocation strategies should evolve responsibly 🧱➡️🚪.
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SPKT should be seen as a metabolic therapy 🌟 and quality-of-life therapy 🌟 — not just a survival intervention.
Patients need individualized pathways 🧭🤝.
Survival = neutral ✔️ | Graft = neutral ✔️ |
Early morbidity = higher ⚠️ | Metabolic/QoL = better 🔥 | Best outcomes = young T1D + low BMI 🎯
Integrating TriNetX + SRTR: survival neutrality ⚖️, metabolic superiority 🔥, early complications ⏳.
Calls for better datasets: CGM metrics 📱, QoL surveys 😀, metabolic outcomes 🧪.
Only SPKT eliminates diabetes 🚫🍬, halts microvascular decline 👁️🦶❤️, simplifies metabolic life 🎯, and improves QoL 🌈. Neutral survival ≠ neutral benefit 🙅.
Expert commentary challenges methodological limitations: residual confounders, missing metabolic endpoints, center variation 🏥 — all clouding interpretation of survival neutrality.
In T1D + BMI <30, SPKT shows survival advantage 💥 — highlighting the importance of patient selection 🧩🤝.
22,545 diabetic recipients included.
After overlap weighting: no survival difference, no kidney graft difference, but early morbidity is higher
(rejection OR 2.8 🚨; readmission OR 2.05 🏥).
SPKT maintains superior glycaemic control despite survival neutrality.
Early risks up (infections 🤒, rejection ⚠️) but long-term outcomes remain stable 🌱.
3,679 SPKT vs 27,062 KTA!
🔥 After matching: no survival difference, no graft difference, but persistent metabolic benefit
(HbA1c ~6.2% vs 6.6%). 💪🍭
SPKT ➜ insulin independence 🙌, metabolic stability 🍬, renal restoration 💧.
KTA ➜ simpler surgery 🛠️, lower early risk ⚖️.
But what about survival, graft outcomes, CV risk, QoL? 🧠✨
New evidence is reshaping the conversation on Simultaneous Pancreas–Kidney Transplantation (SPKT) vs Kidney Transplant Alone (KTA) for diabetic ESRD patients.
Four new articles bring powerful real-world data & expert interpretation! 🔍📊
THE NOVEMBER ISSUE IS ONLINE!!
"Robotic kidney transplantation”
and a celebration of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine
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"Past, Present, and Future: A Review of Uterus Transplant"
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#uterus #transplant #review @esottransplant.bsky.social @baylor.bsky.social
THE OCTOBER ISSUE IS ONLINE!!
"Tolerance Induction Strategies in Organ Transplantation: Current Status and Future Perspectives”
Is tolerance the holy grail for transplantation?
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#october #issue #cover #tolerance #holygrail @esottransplant.bsky.social
"The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Honors the Immune Peacekeepers"
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