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Kidney Transplants

Research on kidney transplants discussed by H.A. Chakkera and co-researchers

Published in Blood Weekly, March 12th, 2009

According to recent research from the United States, "Clinical outcomes after kidney transplant have improved considerably in the United States over the past several decades. However, the degree to which this has occurred uniformly across the country is unknown."

"& measurements: Regional variations in graft failure after kidney transplant during three different time periods were examined. These time periods were chosen to coincide with major shifts in immunosuppressant usage: Era 1, cyclosporine usage, 3.988 through 1989; Era 2, introduction of tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil, 1994 through 1995; and Era 3, widespread use of tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil,...

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