Management strategies and outcomes in renal transplant recipients recovering from COVID-19: A retrospective, multicentre, cohort study.

Background: There is an enormous knowledge gap on management strategies, clinical outcomes, and follow-up after kidney transplantation (KT) in recipients that have recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Methods: We conducted a multi-center, retrospective analysis in 23 Indian transplant centres between June 26, 2020 to December 1, 2021 on KT recipients who recovered after COVID-19 infections. We analyzed clinical and biopsy-confirmed acute rejection (AR) incidence and used cox-proportional modeling to estimate multivariate-adjusted hazard ratios (HR) for predictors of AR.

Skin Colonizers and Catheter Associated Blood Stream Infections in Incident Indian Dialysis Patients.

Introduction: Skin colonization is a risk factor for multi-drug resistant (MDR) catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CABSI). This study aimed to determine the prevalence and spectrum of skin colonizing MDR organisms in incident HD patients and their correlation with CABSI.

Methods: This single-center prospective cohort study included consecutive adult incident HD patients who underwent tunneled or non-tunneled internal jugular vein HD catheter insertion between June 1, 2017 and October 31, 2017.

Does Hemodialysis Need to be Initiated to Improve Platelet Function in CKD G5 Patients? A Pilot Prospective, Observational Cohort Study.

Introduction: We previously showed that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage G4-5 have normal bleeding times. This made us question whether hemodialysis (HD) initiation was really necessary solely to improve platelet function.

Methods: In this prospective observational study, two 5 ml citrated blood samples and one 2 ml EDTA blood sample were collected from incident HD patients fulfilling inclusion criteria prior to HD initiation (baseline sample) and after three sessions of short duration, low flow, counter-current HD.

Difficult cannulation of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula - Role of imaging in access management (DICAF STUDY).

Background: Difficulty in cannulation of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) can lead to inadequate dialysis, transient to permanent loss of access and increases dependency on bridging catheters. This study aimed to analyze the causes for difficult fistula cannulation, using various imaging modalities.

Methodology: This was a retrospective single-center observational study conducted between October 2017 and June 2018.

A Multicenter Cohort Study From India of 75 Kidney Transplants in Recipients Recovered After COVID-19.

Background: There is limited current knowledge on feasibility and safety of kidney transplantation in coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) survivors.

Methods: We present a retrospective cohort study of 75 kidney transplants in patients who recovered from polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-confirmed COVID-19 performed across 22 transplant centers in India from July 3, 2020, to January 31, 2021. We detail demographics, clinical manifestations, immunosuppression regimen, laboratory findings, treatment, and outcomes.

Post-transplant complications, patient, and graft survival in pediatric and adolescent kidney transplant recipients at a tropical tertiary care center across two immunosuppression eras.

Background: We report pediatric PAKT patient and graft outcomes at a large tropical tertiary center spanning two transplant eras.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, all children ≤18 years who underwent kidney transplantation at our center between 1991 and 2016 were included. Data pertaining to their baseline characteristics, post-transplant events, and outcome were retrieved from transplant records and compared between transplant eras (1991-2005 and 2006-2016).

Spectrum of biopsy proven renal disease in South Asian children: Two decades at a tropical tertiary care centre.

Aim: We report findings from a large single centre paediatric renal biopsy cohort in South Asia.

Methods: We analyzed all renal biopsies performed on children aged ≤18 years between 1996 and 2015 at our centre. The clinical characteristics and histological diagnosis pertaining to each case, distribution of renal diseases in children with various clinical presentations, and changes in the pattern of kidney disease during the study period were analyzed.

Superior thyroid artery pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula following attempted internal jugular venous access and its management.

Vascular injury during common jugular venous (IJV) access is a rare complication, usually involving injury to the common carotid artery. We describe a previously unreported complication of iatrogenic injury of IJV access involving a branch of the superior thyroid artery, and its endovascular management.

Randomised controlled trial for efficacy of unfractionated heparin (UFH) versus low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) in thrombo-prophylaxis.

Objective: To study if low dose Unfractionated heparin (UFH) is as effective and safe as Low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and also economical as a prophylactic agent for venous thromboembolism in medically ill patients.

Methodology: A prospective double blind randomised controlled trial consisting of 92 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria who were admitted to Bangalore Baptist Hospital, Bengaluru, between March 2008 and July 2009 were randomised to receive Unfractionated heparin (UFH) or Low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH).

Results: The result based on intention to treat (ITT)analysis with best outcome scenario: in the UFH arm there were 47 (97.