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Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is an inevitable consequence of organ transplantation that has major consequences for graft-and patient survival. During transplantation procedures, allografts are exposed to various periods of complete ischemia....
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to analyze the current system for allocation of deceased donor kidney transplantation in Korea, which includes an incentive regulation for candidates registered at the Hospital-based...
BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to investigate the knowledge, anxiety and compliance with preventive behavior of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in liver transplant patients.
METHODS: The participants in the study...
BACKGROUND: Basic National Institute of Health (NIH) and sensitive antihuman globulin (AHG) methods are widely used for T-cell complement-dependent cytotoxicity crossmatch (XM) tests. Whereas NIH-negative, AHG-positive (NIHâ»/AHGâº) results are caused...
BACKGROUND: Tacrolimus (Tac) can cause impaired insulin release and dyslipidemia, and may affect the development of post-transplant diabetes mellitus. However, these effects on insulin sensitivity and lipid profile have not...
BACKGROUND: The main factor limiting the increase in brain dead organ donors is low consent rates for organ donation.
METHODS: This study is a retrospective analysis of donor records of Korea...
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is classified into three types according to its pathophysiology: prerenal, intrinsic renal, and post-renal AKI. Experimental models of AKI can be divided into two categories: in...