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Paired Kidney Exchange for Kidney Transplantation

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The Penn Clinical Briefings offer concise reports about recent clinical developments and procedures at Penn Medicine. Written specifically for physicians, each Briefing contains a descriptive overview, a case study and referral and access information. Recent Briefing subjects have included lung cancer surgery, neuroendocrine tumor management, patellofemoral replacement surgery, treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis and robotic-assisted sacrocolpopexy surgery, among many others.

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Tags: Cancer, Lung Cancer, Lung, Urinary System, Organ Transplantation, Physician, Surgery, Transplantation

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Clinical Briefings: Paired Kidney Exchange for Kidney Transplantation http://goo.gl/fb/rP9Y7

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Live Donor’s Age Has Little Effect on Health of a Transplanted Kidney

newswise.com — “• For most kidney failure patients, the age of a live donor—ranging from 18 to 64 years—has an insignificant effect on the long-term health of a transplanted kidney. • The finding should encourage more people to take part in living donor paired exchange programs, or kidney swaps.View full resource at newswise.com

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Live Donor's Age Has Little Effect on Health of a Transplanted Kidney http://t.co/9yOhDu3j

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Live Donor’s Age Has Little Effect on Health of a Transplanted Kidney

newswise.com — “• For most kidney failure patients, the age of a live donor—ranging from 18 to 64 years—has an insignificant effect on the long-term health of a transplanted kidney. • The finding should encourage more people to take part in living donor paired exchange programs, or kidney swaps.View full resource at newswise.com

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#health news: Live Donor's Age Has Little Effect on Health of a Transplanted Kidney http://t.co/tCgp5f3Q

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Kidney Transplant Program at Children's Hospital Boston

childrenshospital.org — “Kidney Transplant Program at Children's Hospital BostonView full resource at childrenshospital.org

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Did you know? We've helped coordinate an initiative that allows "swaps" between kidney donor-recipient pairs. http://t.co/wyIbIeq9

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New transplant method may allow kidney recipients to live life free of anti-rejection medication

eurekalert.org — “New ongoing research published today in the journal Science Translational Medicine suggests organ transplant recipients may not require anti-rejection medication in the future thanks to the power of stem cells, which may prove to be able to be manipulated in mismatched kidney donor and recipient pairs to allow for successful transplantation without immunosuppressive drugs.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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New transplant method may allow kidney recipients to live life free of anti-rejection medication. http://t.co/ESL4Cd6a #SciTM

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NHSBT - Organ Donation - Join the register

organdonation.nhs.uk — “The Organ Donation and Transplantation Directorate of NHS Blood and Transplant supports organ transplantation, providing donor organ matching and allocation services and recording heart, kidney, pancreas, liver, bowel, lung and cornea transplants on the National Transplant Database. Living donation has become more frequent with the implementation of the Human Tissue Act. NHS Blood and Transplant works closely with the HTA to facilitate the new paired-pooled and altruistic donation options.View full resource at organdonation.nhs.uk

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NHSBT - Organ Donation - Could I be a living kidney donor

uktransplant.org.uk — “The Organ Donation and Transplantation Directorate of NHS Blood and Transplant supports organ transplantation, providing donor organ matching and allocation services and recording heart, kidney, pancreas, liver, bowel, lung and cornea transplants on the National Transplant Database. Living donation has become more frequent with the implementation of the Human Tissue Act. NHS Blood and Transplant works closely with the HTA to facilitate the new paired-pooled and altruistic donation options.View full resource at uktransplant.org.uk

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Research.gov - SEE Innovation - Economists Design Life-Saving Exchange for Kidney Transplants

research.gov — “Research.gov - SEE Innovation - Economists Design Life-Saving Exchange for Kidney TransplantsView full resource at research.gov

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Kidney transplant exchange model based on economic matching theory http://ow.ly/63KIs

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Swaps shorten wait times for kidneys | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

tennessean.com — “Kidney swaps through paired donations are the latest option that transplant centers are using to deal with a worsening crisis.View full resource at tennessean.com

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Paired kidney donations save two lives, enrich two others | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com

desmoinesregister.com — “2 new kidneys, 4 new friends: 'The impressive thing here is we have one person who came here to donate who had no relationship with anybody, just came here to help somebody he didn't even know.'-- Dr. Qasim Chaudhry, medical director of Iowa Methodist's transplant centerHow it works: More about paired donationView full resource at desmoinesregister.com

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Paired kidney donations save two lives, enrich two others | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegister.com

DesMoinesRegister.com — “2 new kidneys, 4 new friends: 'The impressive thing here is we have one person who came here to donate who had no relationship with anybody, just came here to help somebody he didn't even know.'-- Dr. Qasim Chaudhry, medical director of Iowa Methodist's transplant centerHow it works: More about paired donationView full resource at DesMoinesRegister.com

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Paired kidney donations save two lives, enrich two others | The Des Moines Register | DesMoinesRegis http://fb.me/QlNyJM7M

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First Paired Donation kidney transplants in Tennessee slated for Today at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis - Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

methodisthealth.org — “Paired donation makes more organs available to those on wait listView full resource at methodisthealth.org

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First paired donation kidney transplants in TN today at Methodist University Hospital: http://t.co/EK1s9XI

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One Good Transplant Deed Leads to Six Changed Lives « Transplant

advancingyourhealth.org — “One Good Transplant Deed Leads to Six Changed Lives « TransplantView full resource at advancingyourhealth.org

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Most Recently Shared on May 24, 2011 at 1:19 pm By:

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See how one man's selfless gift resulted in 6 lives being drastically changed - http://bit.ly/PairedKidneyExchange #transplant

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YouTube - Six-Person Paired Kidney Transplant

youtube.com — “Transplant recipients, donors and family talk about the miracle of a six-person paired kidney transplant -- known colloquially as a "kidney swap." The operat...View full resource at youtube.com

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Symposier - Four-Way Kidney Exchange Procedure

symposier.com — “Uploaded and shared in Youtube by: UMMCVideos --" UMMC's director of kidney transplantation Dr. Matthew Cooper describes the steps involved in the four-way kidney transplant surgery performed at UMMC on Nov. 2 and 3, complete with video from the operating room.View full resource at symposier.com

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Dr. Matthew Cooper describes the steps involved in the four-way kidney transplant surgery performed at UMMC. http://bit.ly/96TJ9b

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Symposier - Paired Kidney Transplant: A Patient's Story

symposier.com — “Uploaded and Shared in Youtube by: EmoryUniversity On April 21, 2010, Howard Irving Scott, III, of Macon, Georgia, received a new kidney at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The kidney came to him as part of a six-person paired kidney transplant "chain," in which three recipients and three donors were cross-matched. One of the participants was a friend of his, Casey Campbell. Although Scott did not receive Campbell's kidney, her participation in the program made the &View full resource at symposier.com

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