Publications by authors named "Daniela Astudillo-Jarrin"
Background: The appearance of edema limits the use of everolimus de novo together with tacrolimus and steroids in kidney transplantation. We aimed to investigate the frequency and characteristics of patients with edema and compare them according to the type of immunosuppression.
Methods: We studied 150 kidney transplant recipients between 2015 and 2017 based on receiving everolimus de novo (group A) or mycophenolic acid derivatives (group B).
Background: A decrease in the isoagglutinin titer <1:8 is usually required for ABO-incompatible (ABOi) transplantation and the presence of high predesensitization titers may condition future transplantation. The aim of the study was to analyze the prognosis of ABOi patients undergoing desensitization and to compare the results according to the baseline isoagglutinin titer.
Methods: ABOi patients transplanted in our center after desensitization with rituximab, apheresis (plasmapheresis, immunoadsorption with Glycosorb, or both) and immunoglobulins were studied.
Background: The selective impact of strategies for prevention of PD-related peritonitis (PDrP) may have modified, in the long term, the causal spectrum, clinical presentation and outcomes of these infections.
Objectives: To compare trends in the incidence of PDrP by different microorganisms during a 30-year period, with a particular focus on streptococcal infections. To analyze the clinical presentation and outcomes of these infections.
Introduction: Prior abdominal surgery may result in peritoneal membrane adhesions and fibrosis, compromising the success of peritoneal dialysis (PD). The impact of this factor on peritoneal membrane function and PD technique survival has not been adequately investigated.
Methods: Following an observational, retrospective design, we studied 171 incident PD patients, with the main objective of analyzing the influence of prior abdominal surgical procedures (main study variable) on baseline and evolutionary peritoneal transport characteristics (main outcome) and PD patient and technique survival (secondary outcomes).
Background: The evidence linking low serum sodium levels with the risk of mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is controversial. Considering the different mechanisms contributing to hyponatremia in these patients, it is conceivable that the prognostic significance of this factor may vary, according to the clinical setting.
Methods: Following a retrospective, observational design, we analyzed the association between hyponatremia and mortality in 748 patients incident on PD.