Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy with Low Dose Systemic Heparin in Liver Transplant Recipients.

Introduction: Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is an effective dialysis method in critically ill patients. Citrate and heparin are commonly used as anticoagulants to prevent premature circuit clotting. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of using low dose systemic heparin while on CRRT in liver transplant recipients.

Observational Study of Associations between Voriconazole Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Toxicity, and Outcome in Liver Transplant Patients.

The aim of this study was to investigate the variability of the voriconazole plasma level and its relationships with clinical outcomes and adverse events among liver transplant recipients to optimize the efficacy and safety of their treatment. Liver transplant recipients treated with voriconazole were included, and voriconazole trough levels were quantified by a validated high-performance liquid chromatography method. Cytochrome P450 genotypes for CYP2C19 were evaluated in allograft liver tissues.

Prevalence of Postoperation Metabolic Syndrome in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients: A Single Center Experience.

Objectives: Metabolic syndrome components, such as being overweight or having hypertension, hyperlipidemia, or diabetes mellitus, are common complications after liver transplant in pediatric patients with probable multifactorial causes and increase the risk of cardiovascular complications in adulthood. In this study, our aim was to evaluate the prevalence of these components both before and after transplant surgery.

Materials And Methods: Our study included all children having liver transplant at our institution over a period of 20 years who were under 18 years old and had at least 6 months of posttransplant follow-up.

Antifungal Effects of Common Mouthwashes on Candida Strains Colonized in the Oral Cavities of Liver Transplant Recipients in South Iran in 2014.

Background: Among the opportunistic microorganisms, fungi, particularly Candida, play an important role in the mortality of transplant recipients. Thus, controlling and preventing fungal colonizations in various parts of the body, including the oral cavity, can reduce the possibility of post-transplant invasive fungal infections. This can be done simply by using mouthwashes.

Thyroid hormone levels in children with liver cirrhosis awaiting a liver transplant.

Objectives: Evidence exists that decreased in triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) levels are associated with the severity of liver disease, and these hormones could be used as disease prognostic factors, but there are paradoxes in this regard in the literature. This study aimed at evaluating the correlation between thyroid hormone levels and severity of liver disease.

Materials And Methods: We measured thyroid hormone levels in 83 children with liver cirrhosis using radioimmunoassay techniques.

Study on invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients to present a suitable early diagnostic procedure.

Objectives: The incidence of invasive fungal infections has increased considerably in recent years. The aim of this study was to present a suitable early diagnostic procedure in immunocompromised patients, using a molecular assay.

Methods: From September 2005 to January 2007, 310 immunosuppressed patients were followed for fungal infections for a 6-month period.

Invasive fungal infection in renal transplant recipients demonstrated by panfungal polymerase chain reaction.

Objectives: Invasive fungal infections following renal transplant are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. This study reports our experience using molecular assay to diagnose invasive fungal infections in renal graft recipients.

Patients And Methods: One hundred twenty patients who had undergone renal transplant at the Organ Transplant Unit of Nemazi Hospital in Shiraz, Iran, between September 2004 and January 2006 were followed up for fungal infections for 6 months following transplant.

Arteriovenous fistula thrombosis in patients on regular hemodialysis: a report of 171 patients.

Background: Fistula thrombosis in patients on maintenance hemodialysis is an important morbidity factor. Arterial or venous thrombotic events have been described as complications in patients on regular hemodialysis. This study was designed to evaluate the risk factors for arteriovenous fistula thrombosis.