Publications by authors named "Ruchir B Dave"
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- * Methods: The paper discusses the results of a single-center program that managed 539 KET cases to increase living donor kidney transplants between January 2000 and March 2024.
- * Results: Out of 5346 living donor kidney transplants, 539 were through KET, mainly involving ABO incompatible pairs, with successful outcomes after an average follow-up of 8.2 years, demonstrating effective strategies for KET implementation.
Background: There is a scarcity of data comparing the consequences of first and second COVID-19 waves on kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) in India.
Methods: We conducted a single-centre retrospective study of 259 KTRs with COVID-19 to compare first wave (March 15-December 31 2020, n = 157) and second wave (April 1-May 31 2021, n = 102).
Results: KTRs during second wave were younger (43 vs.
Context: Certain medications have higher chances of causing adverse effects in geriatric age group. Evidence is against prescribing these medications to the elderly. A list of such medications is called Beers criteria, which was revised by the American Geriatrics Society in 2015.
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