Immune Response after Anti-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination in Relation to Cellular Immunity, Vitamin D and Comorbidities in Hemodialysis Patients.

In the global threat of SARS-CoV-2, individuals undergoing maintenance dialysis represent a vulnerable population with an increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes. Therefore, immunization against SARS-CoV-2 is an essential component of healthcare strategy for these patients. Existing data indicate that they tend to exhibit a reduced immune response to vaccines compared to the general population.

Immune Response after SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination in Kidney Transplant Patients.

: The prospective study was conducted to evaluate humoral and cellular immune responses after two doses of BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine and possible relation with other factors (medication, etc.) in kidney transplant patients. : Out of 167 vaccinated patients, 136 agreed to a follow-up visit three to six weeks after vaccination.

Mortality Prediction in Patients with Severe Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy.

: Acute kidney injury (AKI) remains a serious health condition around the world, and is related to high morbidity, mortality, longer hospitalization duration and worse long-term outcomes. The aim of our study was to estimate the significant related factors for poor outcomes of patients with severe AKI requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT). : We retrospectively analyzed data from patients ( = 573) with severe AKI requiring RRT within a 5-year period and analyzed the outcomes on discharge from the hospital.

Factors influencing renal graft survival: 7-Year experience of a single center.

Background And Objective: The demand for kidney transplants exceeds the existing supply. This leads to a recently growing interest of research in the area of factors that could prolong graft long-term outcomes and survival. In Lithuania, approximately 90% of kidney transplantations are from deceased donors.

En bloc kidney transplantation from a 24 month-old donor to an adult recipient: case presentation and literature review.

Paediatric kidney transplantation into adult recipients is a well-recognised technique. However, there are different opinions regarding two methods of transplantation. These two opinions are single kidney transplantation (SKT) and en bloc kidney transplantation (EBKT) from donors up to 20 kg.

Ten-year experience of kidney transplantation at the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine: demography, complications, graft and patient survival.

Unlabelled: During 10 years, 163 cadaveric kidney transplantations were performed at the Hospital of Kaunas University of Medicine. The aim of this study was to analyze the first 10-year experience in kidney transplantation and to evaluate the most frequent early and late complications after transplantation, graft and patient survival, and impact of delayed graft function on graft survival.

Material And Methods: A total of 159 patients were included into the study.

[Reactivation of cytomegalovirus infection after kidney transplantation in Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital during the period of 2000-2006].

Cytomegalovirus infection has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality after transplantation and with diminished graft survival. After transplantation, more than 75% of solid organ transplant patients are newly infected with cytomegalovirus, or latent cytomegalovirus infection may be reactivated. The objective of our study was to evaluate reactivation rate of cytomegalovirus infection after kidney transplantation in Kaunas University of Medicine Hospital and its relation to anticytomegalovirus prophylaxis.

[Parallels in development of hemodialysis service and kidney transplantations in Lithuania during 1996-2005].

The aim of our study was to evaluate the changes in hemodialysis service, main demographic characteristics of hemodialysis patients in Lithuania during 1996-2005, and their correlation with the number of recipients on the kidney waiting list. During the study period, we annually visited all hemodialysis centers in Lithuania and collected data about all hemodialysis patients. There was a sharp increase in the number of hemodialysis centers (from 17 to 43), hemodialysis stations (from 25 to 100 per million population, P<0.