Report on post-transplantation cancer in southeast Asia from the Thai kidney transplantation cohort.

Post-transplantation cancer is a significant cause of mortality among kidney transplant recipients (KTR). The incidence of post-transplantation cancer varies based on geographic region and ethnicity. However, data on KTR from South East Asia, where characteristics differ from other parts of Asia, is lacking.

The prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis in Thai renal-transplant patients.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and risk factors of osteoporosis after renal transplantation in Thai patients.

Material And Method: A single-center cross-sectional study of bone mineral density was conducted in 102 Thai renal allograft recipients. Correlations were made between the clinical parameters and the occurrences of osteoporosis.

Pulse high-volume hemofiltration in critically ill patients: a new approach for patients with septic shock.

Mortality rates in septic shock remain unacceptably high despite advances in our understanding of the syndrome and its treatment. Humoral factors are increasingly recognized to participate in the pathogenesis of septic shock, giving a biological rationale to therapies that might remove varied and potentially dangerous humoral mediators. While plasma water exchange in the form of hemofiltration can remove circulating cytokines in septic patients, the procedure, as routinely performed, does not have a substantial impact on their plasma levels.