Publications by authors named "Chakko Korula Jacob"
Post-transplant complications, patient, and graft survival in pediatric and adolescent kidney transplant recipients at a tropical tertiary care center across two immunosuppression eras.
Pediatr Transplant
September 2021
Background: We report pediatric PAKT patient and graft outcomes at a large tropical tertiary center spanning two transplant eras.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, all children ≤18 years who underwent kidney transplantation at our center between 1991 and 2016 were included. Data pertaining to their baseline characteristics, post-transplant events, and outcome were retrieved from transplant records and compared between transplant eras (1991-2005 and 2006-2016).
Article Synopsis
- * Cryptococcal infections are frequently seen in SLE patients undergoing immunosuppressive treatment, but it's uncommon in untreated cases.
- * The case presented involves a patient with untreated SLE who developed cryptococcal granulomatous interstitial nephritis and dissemination, along with low CD4 lymphocyte levels.
Background: Systemic mycoses have a high impact on tropical renal-transplant recipients.
Methods: Data from 1,476 primary renal-transplant recipients was prospectively recorded from 1986 to 2000 at a single center. Cumulative incidence of systemic mycoses, its time of occurrence, risk factors, outcome, and postmortem findings in 30 patients with systemic mycoses were analyzed.
Objective: This controlled trial was undertaken to evaluate the benefits of short-term enteral nutrient supplementation in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients using a high-calorie and high-protein blend formula (low-cost home-prepared [HP] blend or a commercially available supplement) and to study its effect on selected parameters of nutritional status. The acceptability and palatability of the HP blend formula, ease of use, and cost were also assessed in comparison with the commercial nutritional supplement (CNS).
Design: Randomized controlled trial.