#transplant — Public Fediverse posts

Transplanted Pig Kidney Still Working After a Record-Setting 9 Months in a Patient

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/pig-kidney-transplant-working-after-record-setting-9-months/

🫁 Custom machine kept man alive without lungs for 48 hours

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/01/custom-machine-kept-man-alive-without-lungs-for-48-hours/

#healthcare #medicine #lungs #ecmo #hospital #surgery #transplant

Face (kinda) reveal, lol. This horse artist is currently undergoing dialysis, woo! Second time tonight and it's going surprisingly well.

For those who don't know me well, I am an ESRD (End stage renal disease) patient whose kidneys have failed. I have to do dialysis 3x a week now, but the good news is that it has a significantly positive effect and is keeping me alive.

I'm working to get onto the kidney transplant list, and I'm hoping to find a living donor that will allow me to function normally in the world again. Until then, travel and life is on hold while I undergo dialysis and do my best to survive.

Thanks so much to all my friends and family who make this fight possible, I love each and every one of you.

#ESRD #KidneyFailure #dialysis #starsongdusk #ProjectStargazer #alttext #transplant

Organ Transplant Patients Can Die When Donors Aren't Screened for This Parasitic Disease
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Bob Naedele died after receiving a heart from a donor with Chagas disease.

His death could have been prevented if the donor had been tested. The group that governs U.S. transplant policies is considering mandatory screening of at-risk donors.

New, by @carolinechen

#Health #HealthCare #OrganDonation #OrganDonors #Transplant #Patients

https://www.propublica.org/article/transplant-patients-risk-chagas-unscreened-organ-donors?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Unadjusted Creatinine Hinders Females to Get New Liver

- Standard mathematical conversion of #creatinine disadvantages females in liver transplantation prioritization

- We investigated options to reduce this gender inequality

- We identified 72 of 650 (11%) females with an original #MELD score < 20, for whom the adjusted female-as-male MELD score would be >20, thus giving them a better chance to receive a #Liver #Transplant

https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13060963

#LTx #SexBias #GenderBias #CDSS #AMPEL

Unadjusted Creatinine Hinders Females to Get New Liver

- Standard mathematical conversion of #creatinine disadvantages females in liver transplantation prioritization

- We investigated options to reduce this gender inequality

- We identified 72 of 650 (11%) females with an original #MELD score < 20, for whom the adjusted female-as-male MELD score would be >20, thus giving them a better chance to receive a #Liver #Transplant

https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13060963

#LTx #SexBias #GenderBias #CDSS #AMPEL

Unadjusted Creatinine Hinders Females to Get New Liver

- Standard mathematical conversion of #creatinine disadvantages females in liver transplantation prioritization

- We investigated options to reduce this gender inequality

- We identified 72 of 650 (11%) females with an original #MELD score < 20, for whom the adjusted female-as-male MELD score would be >20, thus giving them a better chance to receive a #Liver #Transplant

https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13060963

#LTx #SexBias #GenderBias #CDSS #AMPEL

Unadjusted Creatinine Hinders Females to Get New Liver

- Standard mathematical conversion of #creatinine disadvantages females in liver transplantation prioritization

- We investigated options to reduce this gender inequality

- We identified 72 of 650 (11%) females with an original #MELD score < 20, for whom the adjusted female-as-male MELD score would be >20, thus giving them a better chance to receive a #Liver #Transplant

https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13060963

#LTx #SexBias #GenderBias #CDSS #AMPEL

Because it will soon be the time to start #seeds #indoors, I wanted to share my #PottingMix recipe for #seedlings:
#worm casting 1 volume
#compost 1 volume
#garden soil 1 volume

The #vermicast keeps the mixture moist and helps the #seed germinate faster.
The compost is made with more #carbon and #WoodChips to give a good texture
The garden #soil helps the #seedling not have a #transplant issues.

#gardening #gardens #nature #permaculture #GrowYourOwn #VermiCulture #Sustainable #worms

@compost