Vaccination practices in End Stage Renal Failure and Renal Transplantation; Review of current guidelines and recommendations.

Due to the increased burden of infectious complications following solid organ transplantation, vaccination against common pathogens is a hugely important area of discussion and application in clinical practice. Reduction in infectious complications will help to reduce morbidity and mortality post-transplantation. Immunisation history is invaluable in the work-up of potential recipients.

Hemodialysis Catheter-Related Central Venous Thrombosis: Clinical Approach to Evaluation and Management.

Central venous catheter (CVC) use is common among patients undergoing hemodialysis. Catheter-related vascular thrombosis is a frequent complication, which results in catheter dysfunction. This may eliminate the affected vein as a potential route of vascular access and leads to significant morbidity of the limbs involved.

Biliary complications following orthotopic liver transplantation: a 10-year audit.

Background: Biliary complications following liver transplantation result in major morbidity. We undertook a 10-year audit of the incidence, management and outcomes of post-transplant biliary complications at the New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit.

Methods: Prospectively collected data on 348 consecutive liver transplants performed between February 1998 and October 2008 were reviewed.

Open repair of infra renal abdominal aortic aneurysms: a single center experience from the developing world.

Introduction: In the absence of endovascular aneurysm repair due to financial constraints, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) in Sri Lanka is managed exclusively by open surgery. We report our experience with open AAA repair with emphasis on peri-operative morbidity and mortality.

Methods: Seventy nine consecutive open AAA repairs were carried out between April 2004 and March 2010.