Chronic Active Antibody-mediated Rejection in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Treatment Response Rates and Value of Early Surveillance Biopsies.

Unlabelled: There is limited information on the value of short-term invasive and noninvasive monitoring in kidney transplant recipients (KTR) undergoing therapy for chronic active antibody-mediated rejection (cAMR).

Methods: We describe response rates in patients with cAMR receiving pulse steroids/IVIG ± rituximab 3-mo after index biopsy.

Results: The study included 82 consecutive KTR.

In kidney recipients from the same deceased donor, discordance in delayed graft function is associated with the worst outcomes.

Introduction: Delayed graft function (DGF) is a common complication among deceased donor kidney transplant recipients (DDKTs) and is associated with worse outcomes. The effect on outcomes of concordance versus discordance in DGF between two different recipients of kidneys from the same donor is largely unknown.

Methods: We reviewed all adult DDKTs for which both kidneys were transplanted to two different recipients at our center between 2014-2019.

Predictors of a Top-Box Patient Experience: A Retrospective Observational Study of HCAHPS Data at a Safety Net Institution.

Hospitals commonly seek to improve patient experience as measured by the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, yet there are limited data to guide improvement efforts. The HCAHPS survey was developed for interhospital comparisons, whereas its use in intrahospital comparisons has not been validated. We sought to better understand the validity of utilizing intrahospital score comparisons and to identify the factors that may predict top-box HCAHPS scores.

Retropharyngeal Hematoma as an Unusual Presentation of Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND Retropharyngeal hematoma is a relatively rare diagnosis that requires a high clinical suspicion and stabilization of the airway to prevent rapid deterioration. We report a case of a spontaneous retropharyngeal hematoma in an elderly patient with myelodysplastic syndrome and associated thrombocytopenia. CASE REPORT A 90-year-old man with myelodysplastic syndrome was brought to the Emergency Department with complaints of difficulty swallowing and muffled voice for 24 hours.