The Impact of Hematological Indices on the Occurrence of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) of Transplanted Kidney.

Background: to analyse the effect of haematological indices on the occurrence of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) in patients undergoing kidney transplantation and on the function of the transplanted kidney on the 7th postoperative day.

Methods: 365 recipients who underwent kidney transplantation from a donor with known brain death between 2010 and 2017 were included in this retrospective study. Information from patient medical records, donor medical records, and donation and transplantation protocols was used for analysis.

Acid-Base Balance Disorders During Kidney Preservation in Cold Ischemia.

Background: Acid-base balance disorders are a crucial element of ischemia-reperfusion injury during organ transplantation. Hypoxia during organ procurement and storage cause cellular homeostasis imbalance with impact on further graft function. Acidosis in preserved kidney caused by lactate accumulation may have an important role as a common denominator of various pathways leading to cellular damage.

Correlation Between Stem and Progenitor Cells Number and Immune Response in Patients After Allogeneic Kidney Transplant.

BACKGROUND Stem and progenitor cells are of great interest in all medical procedures involving tissue regeneration. There is a consensus that the use of stem cells after solid organ transplantation may play a role in tissue repair and in immunosuppression. The aim of this study was to determine possible relations between stem cell count and the immune response in a group of patients after kidney transplantation.

The diagnostic and prognostic value of right ventricular myocardial velocities in inferior myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous intervention.

Background: Right ventricular (RV) involvement increases mortality and morbidity in inferior myocardial infarction (MI). There are sparse data on the usefulness of pulsed tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) in the diagnosis of RV dysfunction in ST segment elevation MI (STEMI) treated by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI).

Aim: To evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic significance of RV myocardial velocities compared to classical electrocardiographic RVMI diagnostic criteria in this group of patients.