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Kodua M, Duxbury J, Eboh WO, Asztalos L, Tweneboa J. Healthcare staff's experiences of using manual physical restraint: A meta-synthesis review. Nurs Health Sci 2023; 25:271-289. [PMID: 37563098 DOI: 10.1111/nhs.13045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Manual restraint is a hands-on type of physical restraint used to prevent harm to service users and staff, and to administer necessary treatments. This article reports on a review and meta-synthesis of the qualitative literature on healthcare staff's experiences of using manual restraint. Three electronic databases (CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO) were systematically searched, and 19 studies were included. Thematic synthesis was used to synthesize the findings. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) checklist was used to appraise study quality. The synthesis generated one overarching interpretive theme, "unpleasant but necessary," and five subthemes: "maintaining safety triumphs all," "emotional distress," "significance of coping," "feeling conflicted," and "depletion." Seven studies indicated that, from staff perspectives, manual restraint was not always used as a last resort. Healthcare staff experience manual restraint as a psychologically and physically unpleasant practice, yet paradoxically deem its use to be sometimes necessary to keep themselves and service users safe from harm. The findings indicate a need for healthcare staff support, post-restraint debriefing meetings with service users, and the implementation of manual restraint minimization programs in healthcare settings.
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- Michael Kodua
- School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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- Faculty of Health & Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
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Filotás D, Asserghine A, Nagy T, Asztalos L, Kovács F, Dobránszky J, Nagy L, Nagy G. Nickel Coated Graphite Microparticle Based Electrodes for Carbon Dioxide Reduction in MonoethanolamineMedium. ELECTROANAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202060037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Dániel Filotás
- Szentágothai J. Research Center University of Pécs 7624 Ifjúság u. 20 Pécs Hungary
- Department of General and Physical Chemistry Faculty of Sciences University of Pécs 7624 Ifjúság u. 6 Pécs Hungary
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- Department of General and Physical Chemistry Faculty of Sciences University of Pécs 7624 Ifjúság u. 6 Pécs Hungary
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Process Engineering Budapest University of Technology and Economics Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 1111 Budapest Gellert ter 4, HungaryHungary
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology Budapest University of Technology and Economics 1111 Budapest XI. Bertalan L. u. 7. Hungary
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- Department of General and Physical Chemistry Faculty of Sciences University of Pécs 7624 Ifjúság u. 6 Pécs Hungary
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology Budapest University of Technology and Economics 1111 Budapest XI. Bertalan L. u. 7. Hungary
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- Szentágothai J. Research Center University of Pécs 7624 Ifjúság u. 20 Pécs Hungary
- Department of General and Physical Chemistry Faculty of Sciences University of Pécs 7624 Ifjúság u. 6 Pécs Hungary
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- Szentágothai J. Research Center University of Pécs 7624 Ifjúság u. 20 Pécs Hungary
- Department of General and Physical Chemistry Faculty of Sciences University of Pécs 7624 Ifjúság u. 6 Pécs Hungary
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Kovács DÁ, Fedor R, Asztalos L, Andrási M, Szabó RP, Kanyári Z, Barna S, Nemes B, Győry F. Surgical Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism After Kidney Transplant. Transplant Proc 2019; 51:1244-1247. [PMID: 31101206 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Chronic renal impairment is often associated with complex bone disorders. Improvement of secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is expected after kidney transplant (KT) if the glomerular filtration rate is normalized. PATIENTS AND METHODS There were 888 KTs performed between 1996 and 2017 at our department. A total of 558 general patients have been operated on for HPT during the same period. The 2 populations had a common part: out of the 558, a total of 69 (12.4%) were in end-stage renal failure when operated on because of secondary HPT. That also means that 7.8% of all KTs were associated with HPT. Retrospective, single-center analysis was performed using the patients' medical records. The aim of our study was to analyze the results of parathyroidectomies after KT. RESULTS Parathyroid surgery was performed on 19 patients (2.14%) because of HPT after KT. The applied surgical technique was total parathyroidectomy with autotransplant in 6 cases, subtotal parathyroidectomy in 3 cases, and selective parathyroidectomy in 10 cases. In all cases, histology revealed benign disease. Complications were observed in 10 cases (52%); there were 6 cases of postoperative hypocalcaemia (31.58%), 1 case of transient laryngeal recurrent nerve paresis (5.26%), and 6 cases of recurrent HPT (31.58%). SUMMARY The first step of HPT management is calcimimetic drug treatment. It is essential to prevent possible complications with regular laboratory monitoring. If the proper conservative therapy is refractory or severe in complications, surgery should be chosen. If the patient is already waiting for a KT, it is worth performing the parathyroid surgery before KT. Close collaboration with endocrinologists and nephrologists is needed to achieve successful therapy.
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- D Á Kovács
- Division of Organ Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Division of Organ Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Organ Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Organ Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Organ Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Organ Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- University of Debrecen Scanomed Ltd, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Organ Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Division of Organ Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Balogh E, Szabó B, Varga AK, Tóth B, Kovács D, Asztalos L, Nemes B. Effectiveness of the Gerundium Youth Educating Program in Hungary. Transplant Proc 2019; 51:1209-1214. [PMID: 31101200 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The acceptance of brain death and the legitimation of organ transplantation is very much dependent on the general knowledge of the society. In Hungary, the legislation of brain death is based on presumed consent. There is no structural education about the topic so far. AIM The role of the Gerundium program is to educate high school students about the importance of transplantation and the meaning of brain death. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Gerundium contemporary educational program in a pilot study. METHOD The education was held by medical students who successfully completed a preparatory elective course consisting of relevant information in the topic. Medical students used simple language during the 45-minute presentations. Two tests with simple but representative questions created by experts were completed by high school students: one directly before contemporary education and another 5 to 6 weeks after the lecture. RESULTS A total of 147 tests were completed: 78 before and 69 after the presentation in the city of Debrecen and 294 before the lecture in the city of Győr. In Debrecen, the overall correct answers increased by 6.05% (P < .05; before vs after). The results show that the knowledge transfer is highly effective in this manner and the students know significantly more weeks after the lectures. CONCLUSION There is much to do to broadly inform society about transplantation and brain death, but we will continue to increase the number of students and measure the dynamic change of the students' knowledge.
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- E Balogh
- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Illesy L, Szabo-Pap M, Toth F, Zadori G, Zsom L, Asztalos L, Szabo RP, Fedor R, Nemes B. Bacterial Infections After Kidney Transplantation: A Single-Center Experience. Transplant Proc 2017; 48:2540-2543. [PMID: 27742343 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bacterial infections significantly affect graft loss and mortality after kidney transplantation (KT). We reviewed the frequencies, risk factors, and sources of bacterial infections after KT and their impact on graft and patient survivals. METHODS The data of 154 kidney recipients who underwent transplantation from 2010 to 2015 were explored. Donor, recipient, and surgical parameters were collected, and source, type, and frequency of infectious complications, number of infective episodes, multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, and the bacterial spectrum were established. RESULTS The most common infection was urinary tract infection, which is in line with the literature. Out of the 154 recipients, 72.1% (n = 111) had at least 1 occasion of a bacterial infection episode with clinical symptoms. It occurred 0-43 months (mean, 19.5 mo) after transplantation. Ninety-three KT recipients (67.9%) developed 274 episodes of infection in the postoperative 1st year (1.8 episodes/patient/y), and 42 patients had admission to the hospital ward (5.2 d/patient/y). MDR was detected in 19.8% of the infections. CONCLUSIONS A bacterial infection had no significant impact on survival by itself. However, in case of sepsis graft and patient survivals were lower compared with normal control subjects.
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- L Illesy
- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Transplantation, Institute of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Toth F, Zadori G, Fedor R, Illesy L, Szabo-Pap M, Kanyari Z, Kovacs D, Asztalos L, Nemes B. A Single-center Experience of Allograft Nephrectomies Following Kidney Transplantation. Transplant Proc 2016; 48:2552-2554. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Kovács DÁ, Mihály S, Rajczy K, Zsom L, Zádori G, Fedor R, Eszter K, Enikő B, Asztalos L, Nemes B. Gerundium: A Comprehensive Public Educational Program on Organ Donation and Transplantation and Civil Law in Hungary. Transplant Proc 2015; 47:2186-8. [PMID: 26361675 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Organ transplantation has become an organized, routine, widely used method in the treatment of several end-stage diseases. Kidney transplantation means the best life-quality and longest life expectancy for patients with end-stage renal diseases. Transplantation is the only available long-term medical treatment for patients with end-stage liver, heart, and lung diseases. Despite the number of transplantations increasing worldwide, the needs of the waiting lists remain below expectations. METHODS One of the few methods to increase the number of transplantations is public education. In cooperation with the University of Debrecen Institute for Surgery Department of Transplantation, the Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service Organ Coordination Office, and the Local Committee Debrecen of Hungarian Medical Students' International Relations Committee (HuMSIRC), the Gerundium, a new educational program, has been established to serve this target. Gerundium is a special program designed especially for youth education. Peer education means that age-related medical student volunteers educate their peers during interactive unofficial sessions. RESULTS Volunteers were trained during specially designed training. Medical students were honored by HuMSIRC, depending on their activity on the basis of their own regulations. Uniform slides and brochures to share were designed. Every Hungarian secondary school was informed. The Local Committee Budapest of HuMSIRC also joined the program, which helps to expand our activity throughout Hungary. The aim of the program is public education to help disperse disapproval, if presented. CONCLUSIONS As a multiple effect, our program promotes medical students to have better skills in the field of transplantation, presentation, and communication skills. Our program is a voluntary program with strong professional support and is free of charge for the community.
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- D Á Kovács
- Institute of Surgery, University of Debrecen, Hungary.
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- Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Organ Coordination Office, Budapest, Hungary
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- Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgery, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgery, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgery, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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- Hungarian Medical Students' International Relations Committee Local Committee, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Hungarian Medical Students' International Relations Committee Local Committee, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgery, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgery, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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Harangi M, Szentimrei R, Lőcsey L, Seres I, Kovács D, Asztalos L, Paragh G. P9.7 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, CYSTATIN C AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. Artery Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2014.09.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Szentimrei R, Lőcsey L, Seres I, Harangi M, Kovács D, Asztalos L, Paragh G. P9.8 ARTERIAL STIFFNESS AND PARAOXONASE ACTIVITY IN RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS. Artery Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2014.09.196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Locsey L, Seres I, Sztanek F, Harangi M, Padra J, Kovacs D, Fedor R, Asztalos L, Paragh G. Relationship Between Serum Paraoxonase and Homocysteine Thiolactonase Activity, Adipokines, and Asymmetric Dimethyl Arginine Concentrations in Renal Transplant Patients. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:3685-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Yildirim T, Yilmaz R, Altindal M, Turkmen E, Arici M, Altun B, Erdem Y, Guliyev O, Erkmen Uyar M, Tutal E, Bal Z, Sezer S, Erkmen Uyar M, Bal U, Bal Z, Tutal E, Say n B, Guliyev O, Erdemir B, Sezer S, O'Rourke-Potowki A, Gauge N, Penny H, Cronin A, Frame S, Goldsmith DJ, Yagan JA, Chandraker A, Velickovic Radovanovic RM, Catic Djordjevic A, Mitic B, Stefanovic N, Cvetkovic T, Serpieri N, Grosjean F, Sileno G, Torreggiani M, Esposito V, Mangione F, Abelli M, Castoldi F, Catucci D, Esposito C, Dal Canton A, Vatazin AV, Zulkarnaev AB, Borst C, Liu Y, Thoning J, Tepel M, Libetta C, Margiotta E, Borettaz I, Canevari M, Martinelli C, Lainu E, Abelli M, Meloni F, Sepe V, Dal Canton A, Miguel Costa R, Vasquez Martul E, Reboredo J, Rivera C, Simonato F, Tognarelli G, Daidola G, Gallo E, Burdese M, Cantaluppi V, Biancone L, Segoloni GP, Burdese M, Priora M, Messina M, Tamagnone M, Daidola G, Linsalata A, Lavacca A, Biancone L, Segoloni G, Zuidema W, Erdman R, van de Wetering J, Dor F, Roodnat J, Massey E, Timmerman L, IJzermans J, Weimar W, Goldsmith DJ, Sibley-Allen C, Hilton R, Moghul M, Burnapp L, Blake G, Koo TY, Park JS, Park HC, Kim GH, Lee CH, Oh IH, Kang CM, Hwang JK, Park SC, Choi BS, Chun HJ, Kim JI, Yang CW, Moon IS, Van Laecke S, Van Biesen W, Nagler EV, Taes Y, Peeters P, Vanholder R, Pruthi R, Ravanan R, Casula A, Harber M, Roderick P, Fogarty D, Cho A, Shin JH, Jang HR, Lee JE, Huh W, Kim DJK, Oh HY, Kim YG, Sancho Calabuig A, Gavela Martinez E, Kanter Berga J, Beltran Catalan S, Avila Bernabeu AI, Pallardo Mateu LM, Gonzalez E, Polanco N, Molina M, Gutierrez E, Garcia Puente L, Sevillano A, Morales E, Praga M, Andres A, Banasik M, Boratynska M, Koscielska-Kasprzak K, Bartoszek D, Myszka M, Zmonarski S, Nowakowska B, Wawrzyniak E, Halon A, Chudoba P, Klinger M, Rojas-Rivera J, Gonzalez E, Polanco N, Morales E, Andres A, Morales JM, Egido J, Praga M, Kopecky CM, Haidinger M, Kaltenecker C, Antlanger M, Marsche G, Holzer M, Kovarik J, Werzowa J, Hecking M, Saemann MD, Hwang JK, Kim JM, Koh ES, Chung BH, Park SC, Choi BS, Kim JI, Yang CW, Kim YS, Moon IS, Banasik M, Boratynska M, Koscielska-Kasprzak K, Krajewska M, Mazanowska O, Kaminska D, Bartoszek D, Zabinska M, Halon A, Malkiewicz B, Patrzalek D, Klinger M, Sulowicz J, Szostek S, Wojas-Pelc A, Ignacak E, Sulowicz W, Bellizzi V, Calella P, Cupisti A, Capitanini A, D'Alessandro C, Giannese D, Camocardi A, Conte G, Barsotti M, Bilancio G, Luciani R, Locsey L, Seres I, Kovacs D, Asztalos L, Paragh G, Wohlfahrtova M, Balaz P, Rokosny S, Wohlfahrt P, Bartonova A, Viklicky O, Kers J, Geskus RB, Meijer LJ, Bemelman F, ten Berge IJM, Florquin S, Hwang JC, Jiang MY, Lu YH, Weng SF, Testa A, Porto G, Sanguedolce M, Spoto B, Parlongo R, Pisano A, Enia G, Tripepi G, Zoccali C, Zuidema W, Mamode N, Lennerling A, Citterio F, Massey E, Van Assche K, Sterckx S, Frunza M, Jung H, Pascalev A, Johnson R, Loven C, Weimar W, Dor F, Soleymanian T, Keyvani H, Jazayeri SM, Fazeli Z, Ghamari S, Mahabadi M, Chegeni V, Najafi I, Ganji MR, Meys KME, Groothoff JW, Jager K, Schaefer F, Tonshoff B, Mota C, Cransberg K, van Stralen K, Gurluler E, Gures N, Alim A, Gurkan A, Cakir U, Berber I, Van Laecke S, Caluwe R, Nagler E, Van Biesen W, Peeters P, Van Vlem B, Vanholder R, Sulowicz J, Wojas-Pelc A, Ignacak E, Betkowska-Prokop A, Kuzniewski M, Krzanowski M, Sulowicz W, Masson I, Flamant M, Maillard N, Cavalier E, Moranne O, Alamartine E, Mariat C, Delanaye P, Canas Sole LL, Iglesias Alvarez E, Pastor MCMC, Moreno Flores FF, Abujder VV, Graterol FF, Bonet Sol JJ, Lauzurica Valdemoros RR, Yoshikawa M, Kitamura K, Nakai K, Goto S, Fujii H, Ishimura T, Takeda M, Fujisawa M, Nishi S, Prasad N, Gurjer D, Bhadauria D, Gupta A, Sharma R, Kaul A, Cybulla M, West M, Nicholls K, Torras J, Sunder-Plassmann G, Feriozzi S, Lo S, Wong PYH, Ip D, Wong CK, Chow VCC, Mo SKL, Molnar M, Ujszaszi A, Czira ME, Novak M, Mucsi I, Cruzado JM, Coelho S, Porta N, Bestard O, Melilli E, Taco O, Rivas I, Grinyo J, Pouteau LM, N'Guyen JM, Hami A, Hourmant M, Ghahramani N, Karparvar Z, Shadrou S, Ghahramani M, Fauvel JP, Hadj-Aissa A, Buron F, Morelon E, Ducher M, Heine C, Glander P, Neumayer HH, Budde K, Liefeldt L, Montero N, Webster AC, Royuela A, Zamora J, Crespo M, Pascual J, Adema AY, van Dorp WTH, Mallat MJK, de Fijter HW, Kim YS, Hong YA, Chung BH, Park CW, Yang CW, Kim YS, Choi BS, Suleymanlar G, Uzundurukan Z, Kapuagas A, Sencan I, Akdag R, Pascual J, Torio A, Mas V, Perez-Saez MJ, Mir M, Faura A, Montes-Ares O, Checa MD, Crespo M, Sawinski D, Trofe-Clark J, Sparkes T, Patel P, Goral S, Bloom R, Kim HJ, Park SJ, Kim TH, Kim YW, Kim YH, Kang SW, Abdel Halim M, Gheith O, Al-Otaibi T, Mosaad A, Awadeen W, Said T, Nair P, Nampoory MRN. Transplantation: clinical studies - A. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The first successfully delivered newborn after organ transplantation was reported in 1963; since then, >14,000 women have delivered after transplantation. Patients with an end-stage organ disease develop fertility disturbances. One year after a successful solid organ transplantation with stable graft function, fertile women can give birth to a child from a medical point of view. Pregnant transplant patients do experience a high risk of graft function worsening, a rejection episode, and opportunistic infections. Furthermore, the medical therapy may influence teratogenicity. METHODS Between 1974 and September 1, 2010, 5 Hungarian centers performed 6802 solid organ transplantation and lungs were grafted in Vienna, Austria. The organ distribution was: 5971 kidney, 454 liver, 187 heart, 90 combined pancreas-kidney, 5 combined islet-kidney, and 95 lung transplantation. There were no pregnancies among heart, lung, and pancreas recipients. RESULTS In all, 3.9% of the renal and 14.3% of the fertile liver transplanted women gave birth to children. To wit, 23 kidney recipients delivered 27 healthy children (17 boys and 10 girls). In 4 cases, 2 children were born, twice as twins. Among liver recipients, 8 women delivered 8 healthy babies. There was no hepatitis C or B virus-positive patient among the mothers. There was no graft insufficiency, rejection or birth defect. Transplanted mothers often display toxemia or preeclampsia during pregnancy requiring cesarean section. The relatively higher ratio of liver recipients was perhaps due to the rarer occurrence of extrahepatic organ damage, like diabetic nephropathy or cardiomyopathy, and the reversible nature of hepatorenal or hepatopulmonary syndrome. CONCLUSION Delivery of a child by a transplanted mother carries an high risk, requiring interdisciplinary cooperation. The quality of life of solid organ recipients can be significantly raised by childbirth under appropriate circumstances.
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- Z Gerlei
- Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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Locsey L, Seres I, Sztanek F, Harangi M, Padra J, Asztalos L, Paragh G, Hutchison CA, Bevins A, Langham R, Mancini E, Wirta O, Cockwell P, Hutchison CA, Keir R, Vigano M, Stella A, Evans N, Chappell M, Cockwell P, Fabbrini P, Onuigbo M, Onuigbo N, Onuigbo M, Kim S, Chang JH, Jung JY, Lee HH, Chung W, Zanoli L, Rastelli S, Marcantoni C, Tamburino C, Castellino P, Cho A, Choi H, Lee JE, Jang HR, Huh W, Kim YG, Kim DJ, Oh HY, Zanoli L, Rastelli S, Marcantoni C, Tamburino C, Castellino P, Garcia-Fernandez N, Martin-Moreno PL, Varo N, Nunez-Cordoba JM, Schlieper G, Kruger T, Kelm M, Floege J, Westenfeld R, Choi H, Cho AJ, Jang HR, Lee JE, Huh W, Kim YG, Oh HY, Kim DJ, Doganay S, Oguz AK, Ergun I, Bardachenko N, Kuryata O, Bardachenko L, Garcia-Fernandez N, Martin-Moreno PL, Varo N, Nunez-Cordoba JM, Choi H, Cho AJ, Jang HR, Lee JE, Huh W, Kim YG, Oh HY, Kim DJ, Ravani P, Malberti F, Pirelli S, Scolari F, Barrett B, Presta P, Lucisano G, Rubino A, Serraino F, Amoruso T, Renzulli A, Fuiano G, Kielstein JT, Tolk S, Heiden A, Kuhn C, Hoeper MM, Lorenzen J, Broll M, Kaever V, Burhenne H, Hafer C, Haller H, Burkhardt O, Kielstein J, Zahalkova J, Petejova N, Strojil J, Urbanek K, Bertoli S, Musetti C, Cabiati A, Assanelli E, Lauri G, Marana I, De Metrio M, Rubino M, Campodonico J, Grazi M, Moltrasio M, Marenzi G, Unarokov Z, Mukhoedova T, Fidalgo P, Coelho S, Rodrigues B, Fernandes AP, Papoila AL, Liano F, Soto K, Vanmassenhove J, Vanholder R, Glorieux G, Van Biesen W, Challiner R, Ritchie J, Hutchison A, Challiner R, Ritchie J, Hutchison A, Challiner R, Ritchie J, Hutchison A, Zaharie SI, Maria DT, Zaharie M, Vaduva C, Grauntanu C, Cana-Ruiu D, Mota E, Hayer M, Baharani J, Thomas M, Eldehni T, Selby N, McIntyre C, Fluck R, Kolhe N, Fagugli RM, Patera F, Shah PR, Kaswan KK, Kute VB, Vanikar AV, Gumber MR, Patel HV, Munjappa BC, Enginner DP, Sainaresh VV, Trivedi HL, Teixeira C, Nogueira E, Lopes JA, Almeida E, Pais de Lacerda A, Gomes da Costa A, Franca C, Mariano F, Morselli M, Bergamo D, Hollo' Z, Scella S, Maio M, Tetta C, Dellavalle A, Stella M, Triolo G, Cantaluppi V, Quercia AD, Bertinetto P, Giacalone S, Tamagnone M, Basso E, Karvela E, Gai M, Leonardi G, Anania P, Guarena C, Fenocchio CM, Pacitti A, Segoloni GP, Kim YO, Kim HG, Kim BS, Song HCS, Min JK, Kim SY, Park WD, Dalboni M, Narciso R, Quinto M, Grabulosa C, Cruz E, Monte J, Durao M, Cendoroglo M, Santos O, Batista M, Cho A, Choi H, Lee JE, Jang HR, Huh W, Kim YG, Kim DJ, Oh HY, Mancini E, Bellasi A, Giannone S, Mordenti A, Zanoni A, Santoro A, Presta P, Lucisano G, Rubino A, Serraino F, Renzulli A, Fuiano G, Lee JH, Ha SH, Kim JH, Lee GJ, Jung YC, Malindretos P, Koutroumbas G, Patrinou A, Zagkotsis G, Makri P, Togousidis I, Syrganis C, Li Cavoli G, Tortorici C, Bono L, Ferrantelli A, Giammarresi C, Zagarrigo C, Rotolo U, Kim H, Jun K, Choi W, Kim H, Jun K, Choi W, Krzesinski JM, Parotte MC, Vandevelde C, Keenan J, Dieterle F, Sultana S, Pinches M, Ciorciaro C, Schindler R, Schmitz V, Gautier JC, Benain X, Matchem J, Murray P, Adler S, Haase M, Haase-Fielitz A, Devarajan P, Bellomo R, Cruz DN, Wagener G, Krawczeski CD, Koyner JL, Murray PT, Zappitelli M, Goldstein S, Makris K, Ronco C, Martensson J, Martling CR, Venge P, Siew E, Ware LB, Ikizler A, Mertens PR, Lacquaniti A, Buemi A, Donato V, Lucisano S, Buemi M, Vanmassenhove J, Vanholder R, Glorieux G, Van Biesen W, Panagoutsos S, Kriki P, Mourvati E, Tziakas D, Chalikias G, Stakos D, Apostolakis S, Tsigalou C, Gioka T, Konstantinides S, Vargemezis V, Torregrosa I, Montoliu C, Urios A, Aguado C, Puchades MJ, Solis MA, Juan I, Sanjuan R, Blasco M, Pineda J, Carratala A, Ramos C, Miguel A, Niculae A, Checherita IA, Sandulovici R, David C, Ciocalteu A, Espinoza M, Hidalgo J, Lorca E, Santibanez A, Arancibia F, Gonzalez F, Park MY, Kim EJ, Choi SJ, Kim JK, Hwang SD, Lee KH, Seok SJ, Yang JO, Lee EY, Hong SY, Gil HW, Astapenko E, Shutov A, Savinova G, Rechnik V, Melo MJ, Lopes JA, Raimundo M, Viegas A, Camara I, Antunes F, Kim MJ, Kwon SH, Lee SW, Song JH, Lee JW. Acute kidney injury - Human studies. Clin Kidney J 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/4.s2.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Paragh G, Sztanek F, Harangi M, Lőcsey L, Padra J, Asztalos L, Seres I. 215 ROLE OF HOMOCYSTEINE THIOLACTONASE ACTIVITY AND ADMA LEVELS IN HEMODIALYZED AND RENAL TRANSPLANTED PATIENTS. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(11)70216-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Crespo M, Collado S, Mir M, Hurtado S, Cao H, Barbosa F, Serra C, Hidalgo C, Faura A, Garcia de Lomas J, Montero M, Horcajada JP, Puig JM, Pascual J, Ulusal Okyay G, Uludag K, Sozen H, Arman D, Dalgic A, Guz G, Fraile P, Garcia-Cosmes P, Rosado C, Gonzalez C, Tabernero JM, Costa C, Saldan A, Astegiano S, Terlizzi ME, Messina M, Bergallo M, Segoloni G, Cavallo R, Schwarz A, Grosshennig A, Heim A, Broecker V, Haller H, Linnenweber S, Liborio AB, Mendoza TR, Esmeraldo RM, Oliveira MLMB, Nogueira Paes FJV, Silva Junior GB, Daher EF, Hodgson K, Baharani J, Fenton A, Baharani J, Mjoen G, Hartmann A, Reisaeter A, Midtvedt K, Dahle DO, Holdaas H, Shabir S, Lukacik P, Bevins A, Basnayake K, Bental A, Hughes RG, Cockwell P, Burrows R, Hutchison CA, Varma P, Kumar A, Hooda A, Badwal S, Barrios C, Mir M, Crespo M, Fumado L, Frances A, Puig JM, Horcajada JP, Arango O, Pascual J, Pawlik A, Chudek J, Kolonko A, Wilk J, Jalowiecki P, Wiecek A, Teplan V, Kralova-Lesna I, Mahrova A, Racek J, tollova M, Maggisano V, Caracciolo V, Solazzo A, Montanari M, Della Grotta F, Nakazawa D, Nishio S, Nakagaki T, Ishikawa Y, Ito M, Shibazaki S, Shimoda N, Miura M, Morita K, Nonomura K, Koike T, Locsey L, Seres I, Sztanek F, Harangi M, Padra J, Asztalos L, Paragh G, Rodriguez-Reimundes E, Soler-Pujol G, Diaz CH, Davalos-Michel M, Vilches AR, Laham G, Mjoen G, Stavem K, Midtvedt K, Norby G, Holdaas H, Tutal E, Canver B, Can S, Sezer S, Colak T, Kolonko A, Chudek J, Wiecek A, Paschoalin R, Barros X, Duran C, Torregrosa JV, Crespo M, Mir M, Barrios C, Faura A, Tellez E, Marin M, Puig JM, Pascual J, Smalcelj R, Smalcelj A, Claes K, Petit T, Bammens B, Kuypers D, Naesens M, Vanrenterghem Y, Evenepoel P, Gerhart MK, Colbus S, Seiler S, Grun O, Fliser D, Heine GH, Vincenti F, Grinyo J, Larsen C, Medina Pestana J, Vanrenterghem Y, Dong Y, Thomas D, Charpentier B, Luna E, Martinez R, Cerezo I, Ferreira F, Cubero J, Villa J, Martinez C, Garcia C, Rodrigo E, Santos L, Pinera C, Quintela E, Ruiz JC, Fernandez-Fresnedo G, Palomar R, Gomez-Alamillo C, Martin de Francisco AL, Arias M, Grinyo J, Nainan G, del Carmen Rial M, Steinberg S, Vincenti F, Dong Y, Thomas D, Kamar N, Durrbach A, Grinyo J, Vanrenterghem Y, Becker T, Florman S, Lang P, del Carmen Rial M, Schnitzler M, Duan T, Block A, Medina Pestana J, Sawosz M, Cieciura T, Durlik M, Perkowska A, Sikora P, Beck B, De Mauri A, Brambilla M, Stratta P, Chiarinotti D, De Leo M, Attou S, Arzour H, Boudrifa N, Mekhlouf N, Gaouar A, Merazga S, Kalem K, Haddoum F. Transplantation: clinical studies. Clin Kidney J 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/4.s2.43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Fedor R, Asztalos L, Locsey L, Szabó L, Mányiné IS, Fagyas M, Lizanecz E, Tóth A. Insertion/deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme predicts left ventricular hypertrophy after renal transplantation. Transplant Proc 2011; 43:1259-60. [PMID: 21620105 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.03.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Kidney transplant recipients show a higher risk for cardiovascular complications, such as left ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure, leading to the premature death in many cases. METHODS We investigated the contribution of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism to the development of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), an indicator of heart disease progression among kidney transplant recipients. RESULTS We observed a significant correlation between graft function and left ventricular mass index. The occurrence of LVH or severe LVH was significantly greater among patients with at least one D-allele (ID or DD). CONCLUSION The use of ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers seemed to be advantageous for patients with the ID and especially, the DD genotype.
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- R Fedor
- University of Debrecen, Medical and Health Science Center, Division of Clinical Physiology, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Kovács D, Szabó L, Fedor R, Laczik R, Soltész P, Lőcsey L, Asztalos L. Prospective Study of Changes in Arterial Stiffness among Kidney-Transplanted Patients. Transplant Proc 2011; 43:1252-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.03.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fedor R, Asztalos L, Löcsey L, Szabó L, Mányiné IS, Fagyas M, Lizanecz E, Tóth A. Insertion/Deletion polymorphism of Angiotensin-converting enzyme as a risk factor for chronic allograft nephropathy. Transplant Proc 2011; 42:2304-8. [PMID: 20692468 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor therapy is widely used to treat chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN), which suggests a possible role of the renin-angiotensin system in the pathologic mechanism of the disease. The objective of this study was to investigate the possible link between CAN and ACE. The ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism and the amount and activity of ACE were determined in cadaver kidney recipients with CAN (n = 38) or normal renal function (n = 34). The DD genotype was observed significantly more frequently in the CAN group compared with the group with normal renal function. Moreover, the DD genotype was associated with a higher serum ACE concentration and greater serum ACE activity, compared with II genotype homozygotes. The insertion/deletion polymorphism of ACE affects ACE expression and activity in serum, and, therefore, may have an important role in the pathogenesis of CAN. These findings suggest that determination of the ACE genotype may be useful in identifying patients at high risk. In particular, the DD genotype may be considered an indication for ACE inhibitor therapy.
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- R Fedor
- Department of Surgery, Transplantation Center, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Szabo Z, Borbely A, Kardos G, Somogyvari F, Kemény-Beke A, Asztalos L, Rozgonyi F, Majoros L. In vitro efficacy of amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, fluconazole, voriconazole and posaconazole against Candida dubliniensis isolates using time-kill methodology. Mycoses 2009; 53:196-9. [PMID: 19761489 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01705.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Candida dubliniensis is a recently described yeast that causes infections in mucosal surfaces as well as sterile body sites. Candida dubliniensis develops resistance to fluconazole (FLC) more rapidly than the closely related species C. albicans. The killing activity of amphotericin B (AMB), 5-fluorocytosine (5FC), FLC, voriconazole (VRC) and posaconazole (POS) was determined against six C. dubliniensis clinical isolates, identified using molecular biological methods and C. dubliniensis CD36 reference strain. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute standard procedure. Time-kill assays were performed using RPMI-1640 as test media over a 48-h period. AMB proved to be fungicidal at >or=0.5 microg ml(-1) against all clinical isolates after 48 h. 5FC was only fungicidal at 32-64x MIC (4-8 microg ml(-1)) against all C. dubliniensis isolates. FLC, VRC and POS were fungistatic; decrease in colony number was observed only at the highest concentrations tested (8, 4 and 4 microg ml(-1), respectively). Triazoles invariably showed fungistatic effect at concentrations attainable in the serum. In clinical situations when a fungicidal antifungal is desirable, AMB may be used.
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- Z Szabo
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Asztalos L, Olvasztó S, Fedor R, Szabó L, Balázs G, Lukács G. Renal artery aneurysm at the anastomosis after kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc 2007; 38:2915-8. [PMID: 17112863 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2005] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Vascular complications represent serious problems after kidney transplantation. An aneurysm of the transplanted renal artery is an extremely rare but potentially devastating complication that which occurs in fewer than 1% of recipients. It can cause hypertension, functional impairment, and even graft loss. A 49-year-old man was admitted 6 months after his second renal transplantation. Duplex ultrasonography demonstrated an aneurysm at the anastomosis of the transplanted renal artery. The patient has not had any complaints. The function of the graft was stable. A computed tomography scan confirmed the diagnosis. Because of the high risk of rupture we decided upon surgical repair. During the operation, blood flow to the kidney was occluded; the graft was cooled with Euro-Collin's solution and ice-cold saline. After the resection there was enough usable arterial wall to construct a new anastomosis. The patient had an uneventful postoperative period, the serum creatinine decreased to the preoperative level, and the function of the graft was stable. Renal artery aneurysms represent high-risk complications. We decided on surgical repair, which was performed with simultaneous perfusion and cooling of the graft. There are only a few similar cases in the literature; it was the first operation using this method in our practice. Surgical reconstruction of a renal artery aneurysm, if feasible, is a safe procedure that prevents aneurysm rupture and saves the graft.
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- L Asztalos
- First Department of Surgery, University of Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Paragh G, Seres I, Harangi M, Pocsai Z, Mirdamadi H, Asztalos L, Locsey L, Kardos L, Varga E, Adany R. Tu-P10:489 Discordance between phenotypic and genotypic determinations of human paraoxonase-1 in uremic and kidney transplanted patients. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(06)81190-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Locsey L, Borbas B, Szlanka B, Menes I, Asztalos L, Szabo L, Dan A, Lorinez I. Mo-P5:371 Connection between augmentation index, pulsus wave velocity change in metabolic and lipid alterations in renal failure. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(06)80501-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Locsey L, Dan A, Seres I, Asztalos L, Borbas B, Paragh G. T04-P-030 Relationship between serum paraoxonase activity, polymorphism, cystatin C, homocysteine concentrations in dialysed and transplanted patients. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(05)80621-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Majoros L, Kardos G, Belák A, Maráz A, Asztalos L, Csánky E, Barta Z, Szabó B. Restriction enzyme analysis of ribosomal DNA shows that Candida inconspicua clinical isolates can be misidentified as Candida norvegensis with traditional diagnostic procedures. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 41:5250-3. [PMID: 14605175 PMCID: PMC262479 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.11.5250-5253.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We identified 29 yeast isolates from 22 patients using the API ID32C panel. Twenty-eight of these isolates were Candida norvegensis and one was C. inconspicua. Although C. norvegensis is considered a pseudohypha-producing species, only one isolate produced pseudohyphae. Restriction enzyme analysis of PCR-amplified ribosomal DNA with four different enzymes proved that all isolates were C. inconspicua.
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- L Majoros
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Berczi C, Asztalos L, Kincses Z, Balogh A, Löcsey L, Balázs G, Lukács G. Comparison of calcium and alfacalcidol supplement in the prevention of osteopenia after kidney transplantation. Osteoporos Int 2003; 14:412-7. [PMID: 12730763 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1389-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2002] [Accepted: 01/07/2003] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this observational study was to compare the effect of calcium and alfacalcidol supplementation on the regression of hyperparathyroidism and on prevention of osteopenia in patients up to 3 years after renal transplantation. Two historical cohorts were compared for that purpose. One hundred and fifty-nine patients received calcium carbonate supplement (group 1), while 81 patients were treated with alfacalcidol (group 2). Serum Ca, phosphate (P), Mg, creatinine, alkaline phosphatase (AP) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels were determined before and after transplantation in the two groups, for 3 years. Femoral neck and lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) was measured only at 3 and 6 months and 1, 2 and 3 years after transplantation. At baseline there was no difference in age or sex ratio, but prevalence in post-menopausal women was higher in group 1 (6.9% versus 1.2%). Duration on dialysis was comparable but prevalence of interstitial and undetermined nephropathies was higher in group 1. Baseline serum concentrations of PTH, Ca and P were comparable in both groups. After transplantation, plasma creatinine decreased to comparable levels in both groups. Immunosuppression by triple therapy was more prevalent in group 2, so that cumulative dose of steroid was higher in group 1, especially at 1 month because of higher incidence of acute rejections (51% versus 13%). Mean intact PTH levels decreased in both groups, from 18 pmol/l to 8.4 and 7.9 at 3 years, but the decrease was significantly greater with alfacalcidol at 6 and 12 months. At 3 months, BMD were comparable at both sites. From 3 months to 3 years after kidney transplantation, mean lumbar spine BMD significantly increased from 0.963 to 1.054 g/cm(2) in group 1, whereas there was no significant decrease (1.048 to 1.006 g/cm(2)) in group 2, the difference in changes being significant ( P<0.05). Femoral neck BMD was not significantly increased in either group (0.932 to 0.993 g/cm(2) in group 1, and 0.850 to 0.907 g/cm(2) in group 2). Expressed as percentages, these changes were +9.4% and -4% for lumbar BMD and +6.5% and +6.7% for femoral neck, for groups 1 and 2, respectively. Prevalence of osteopenia was not significantly lower at 3 years in group 1 (45% and 51%) than in group 2. During the follow-up period, osteonecrosis was diagnosed in six patients (3.8%) in group 1 and in nine (11%) in group 2. In conclusion, alfacalcidol compared to CaCO3 supplement suppressed hyperparathyroidism more rapidly and strongly. In spite of higher osteopenia risk in the CaCO3 group, lumbar BMD increase was greater and incidence of osteonecrosis higher in this group, suggesting better bone protection with CaCO3 than with alfacalcidol.
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- C Berczi
- 1st Department of Surgery, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Szládek G, Juhász A, Asztalos L, Szöke K, Murvai M, Szarka K, Veress G, Gergely L, Kónya J. Persisting TT virus (TTV) genogroup 1 variants in renal transplant recipients. Arch Virol 2003; 148:841-51. [PMID: 12721794 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-002-0001-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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TT virus (TTV) genogroup 1 infection has an increased prevalence in solid organ transplant recipients. In this study, the presence of TTV in renal transplant recipients was examined by two PCR methods, one capable of detecting most TTV genotypes (UTR-PCR), the other specific to genogroup 1 (N22-PCR). The N22-PCR detected TTV in 57% (53/92) of the renal transplant patients and in 20% (13/66) of the healthy individuals, while the prevalence of TTV with the UTR-PCR was above 90% in both the control and the patient groups. The N22-PCR was used in longitudinal studies of 31 renal transplant recipients, these PCR products were sequenced and aligned. TTV status was not associated with the patients' age at transplantation, male to female ratio and the time lag between kidney transplantation and the TTV test. During the follow-up consistent TTV status was found in 26 patients, while two initially TTV positive patients converted to negative and three initially negative patients converted to positive. The TTV variants varied among the tested patients, but were the same in the consecutive samples of each patient, indicating that TTV infection was persistent in renal transplant recipients and novel infection occurred rarely in the post-transplant period.
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- G Szládek
- Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Debrecen, Hungary
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Włodarczyk Z, Wałaszewski J, Perner F, Vitko S, Ostrowski M, Bachleda P, Kokot F, Klinger M, Szenohradsky P, Studenik P, Navratil P, Asztalos L, Rutkowski B, Nagy KK, Hickey D. Freedom from rejection and stable kidney function are excellent criteria for steroid withdrawal in tacrolimus-treated kidney transplant recipients. Ann Transplant 2003; 7:28-31. [PMID: 12465429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES This prospective, randomized, multicentre study investigated the efficacy and safety of two tacrolimus-based regimens and their potential to withdraw steroids. METHODS In total 489 patients were randomised to receive either tacrolimus and MMF (n = 243) or tacrolimus and azathioprine (n = 246) concomitantly with steroids in both treatment groups. The initial oral dose of tacrolimus was 0.2 mg/kg/day, MMF dose was 1 g/day, azathioprine was administered at 1-2 mg/day. Steroids were tapered from 20 mg/day to 5 mg/day. From month 3 onwards, steroids were withdrawn in patients who were free from steroid-resistant rejection and who had serum creatinine concentrations < 160 mumol/L. Study duration was 6 months. RESULTS Patient survival at month 6 was 98.3% (Tac/MMF/S) and 98.4% (Tac/Aza/S), graft survival at 6 month was 95.0% (Tac/MMF/S) and 93.5% (Tac/Aza/S). The 6-month incidences of biopsy-proven acute rejection were 18.9% (Tac/MMF/S) compared with 26.8% (Tac/Aza/S), p = 0.038. The 6-month incidences of steroid-resistant acute rejection were 2.1% (Tac/MMF/S) and 4.9% (Tac/Aza/S), p = ns. At the end of month 3, steroid withdrawal was performed in 60.5% (Tac/MMF/S) and 48.8% (Tac/Aza/S) of patients, p < 0.01. During months 4-6, 2.7% of patients in the Tac/MMF group had a biopsy-confirmed acute rejection compared with 0.8% of patients in the Tac/Aza group. In patients who continued to receive steroids, the incidences of biopsy-proven acute rejections during months 4-6 were 3.5% (Tac/MMF/S) and 7.1% (Tac/Aza/S). At study end, the steroid-free patients had an excellent kidney function, the median serum creatinine concentration was 119.5 mumol/L (Tac/MMF) and 115.1 mumol/L (Tac/Aza); the median serum creatinine of the total study group was 130.5 mumol/L (Tac/MMF/S) and 132.8 mumol/L (Tac/Aza/S). CONCLUSION Both tacrolimus regimens are efficacious and safe. The combination of Tacrolimus and MMF achieved a lower rejection rate and permitted a higher proportion of steroid-free patients. The overall incidence of acute rejection was low and kidney function was good.
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- Z Włodarczyk
- Department of Transplantology, Poznan District Hospital, Poznan, Poland
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csey L, Seres I, Asztalos L, D n A, Paragh G. 4P-1038 Change of lipidperoxidation after fluvastatin treatment in renal transplanted patients. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(03)91295-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Berczi C, Asztalos L, Kincses Z, Országh I, Löcsey L, Balogh A, Balázs G. [Changes in calcium metabolism after kidney transplantation]. Magy Seb 2001; 54:95-100. [PMID: 11339099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Prospective study was performed to measure the changes in calcium metabolism after kidney transplantation. 139 recipients received calcium substitution (1st group) and 81 patients were treated with alfacalcidol (2nd group). Serum Ca, P, Mg, alkaline phosphatase (AP) and intact PTH levels were determined before transplantation and at 1, 3, 6, 12 and 24 months thereafter in the two groups. Femoral and vertebral bone mineral density was measured with bone densitometer at the same period. The serum Ca level elevated and the serum P concentration decreased significantly in both group. The mean serum Mg and AP concentration changed in the normal range after the transplantation. The intact PTH level decreased significantly in both group at 2 years following transplantation. The intact PTH concentration changed from 17.1 pmol/l to 9.3 pmol/l in the 1st group, and it is decreased from 17.7 pmol/l to 7.9 pmol/l in the 2nd group. Bone densitometry showed osteoporosis in both group. At 12 months and at 24 months after kidney transplantation bone mineral density (BMD) of lumbar spine was 90.8% and 86.9% in the 1st group and 85.3% and 81% in the 2nd group. At the same time BMD of the femoral region was 84.4% and 85.5% in the 1st group and 82.0% and 81.3% in the 2nd group. The BMD did not changed significantly in the 1st compared to the 2nd group. During this period osteonecrosis was diagnosed in 6 patients in the 1st group and in 9 cases in the 2nd group. In conclusion, the serum Ca and P levels were in the normal range after kidney transplantation. The alfacalcidol treatment significantly decreased the intact PTH concentration compared to the calcium substitution. Moderate osteopenia was observed in both groups after the transplantation, despite of the administration of alfacalcidol treatment.
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- C Berczi
- Debreceni Egyetem Orvos- és Egészségtudományi Centrum I. sz. Sebészeti Klinika, 4012 Debrecen, Pf. 27
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Kincses Z, Kanyari Z, Asztalos L, Kósa C, Bodrogi P, Balázs G. [Surgical treatment of colonic diverticulitis]. Magy Seb 2001; 54:84-5. [PMID: 11339095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Diverticulitis is one of the most common benign diseases of the colon, which usually occurs in elderly. Authors assay the surgical treatment of inflammatory complications of colon diverticulitis in the last 19 years. Most frequently inflammation occurs, which in lot of cases leads to acute abdominal disease. Results of 61 acute and 10 elective operations are analysed. Beside the complications and surgical possibilities authors issue the definitive indications of elective operation.
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- Z Kincses
- Debreceni Egyetem Orvos- és Egészségtudományi Centrum I. sz. Sebészeti Klinika, 4012 Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98. Pf. 27.
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Löcsey L, Asztalos L, Dán A, Kinces Z, Berczi C, Sziki G. [Changes in cardiovascular risk factors after renal transplantation]. Magy Seb 2001; 54:101-4. [PMID: 11339084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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Authors examined the serum concentration of creatinine, uric acid, homocysteine, cystatine C, total cholesterol and triglyceride in 115 male and 77 female patients six months after the transplantation. The change of the BMI (Body Mass Index) was studied, fat and water body weight was determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis, and the ratio of intra- and extracellular volume was calculated. Both creatinine and cystatine C levels decreased significantly compared to the levels before the transplantation (p < 0.001) because of the good renal function, and there was a good correlation between creatinine, cystatine C and homocysteine levels (r = 0.5315 in females, r = 0.3189 in males). Elevated BMI (36.49%) and hypercholesterolaemia along with moderate hyperhomocysteinaemia was found in a considerable part of the patients. Increase in body weight was confirmed by the increase in fat body weight and volume determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis. In patients with adequate compliance the ratio of intra- and extracellular volume was between 1.67 and 1.79. Blood pressure values showed frequently the non-dipper phenomenon despite appropriate antihypertensive therapy, and negative diurnal index was found with high nocturnal blood pressure levels. The mean blood pressure was 148/81 +/- 13.2/4.8 mmHg in males and 133/84 +/- 15.3/9.8 mmHg in females. Authors enhance the importance of regular monitoring of cardiovascular risk factors in the prevention of cardiovascular complications.
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- L Löcsey
- Kenézy Gyula Kórház, I. Belosztály, EuroCare 10. sz. Dializis Központ, 4043 Debrecen, Bartók Béla út 2-26
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Asztalos L, Kincses Z, Berczi C, Szabo L, Fedor R, Locsey L, Balzs G. [Acute pancreatitis after kidney transplantation]. Magy Seb 2001; 54:91-4. [PMID: 11339098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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UNLABELLED Pancreatitis following kidney transplantation was first described by Starzl in 1964 [19]. The incidence rate of the disease involving severe complications ranges from 1.2 to 6.8%. The number of risk factors, besides those of the normal population, is increased by a number of other factors, i.e. uremia, disorder of lipid metabolism, polycystic kidney, immunosuppressive drugs, cytomegalovirus infection, etc. The mortality of acute pancreatitis in a kidney transplant patient is, in spite of treatment with the most up-to-date methods, is much higher (53-60%) than that for a non-transplant patient. In the period between 27 June 1991 and 31 December 2000 the number of cadaver kidney transplants performed in the Transplantation Division of the 1st Department of Surgery of the Medical and Health-Science Centre of the University of Debrecen was 349. During this period 9 incidences of acute pancreatitis were found in 8 patients. The frequency of incidence was 2.56%. In the present communication we analyse the prognosis of 9 kidney transplant patients, with special respect to immunosuppression. RISK FACTORS One patient was administered Cyclosporin alone, four were given Cyclosporin and Steroids, a further one Cyclosporin, Steroids and Azathioprine, the remaining three were treated with Cyclosporin, steroids and Mycophenolate Mophetil. In six cases out of nine multiorgan insufficiency (kidney, lung, liver) was encountered on presentation, three cases were accompanied by peritonitis. In spite of early jejunal nutrition, intensive therapy, antibiotic treatment, CT monitoring, if needed, necrectomy and oncotomy, three of our patients died from multiorgan insufficiency induced by septico-toxic state (mortality 33.3%). Other six patients recovered. CONCLUSIONS The mortality rate of acute pancreatitis is much higher in immunosuppressed patients. The role of the etiological factors is not unequivocal in the development of pancreatitis. Nevertheless, all possible risk factors have to be taken into consideration when starting the immunosuppressive treatment of transplant patients and during their follow-up. By optimally adjusting the immunosuppressants we can decrease the risk of pancreatitis, however, the prognosis of the diseases, in agreement with the data in the literature, cannot be considerably improved even with the most up-to-date methods.
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- L Asztalos
- Debreceni Egyetem Orvos- és Egészségtudományi Centrum, 4012 Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98. Pf. 27.
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Lőcsey L, Szlanka B, Asztalos L, Kincses Z, Dán A, Sziki G, Berczi C, Miszti G, Paragh G. Homocysteine, cystatin C, lipid levels and bioelectrical impedance analysis in dialysed and transplanted patients. Atherosclerosis 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(00)81385-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Paragh G, Asztalos L, Seres I, Balogh Z, Löcsey L, Kárpáti I, Mátyus J, Katona E, Harangi M, Kakuk G. Serum paraoxonase activity changes in uremic and kidney-transplanted patients. Nephron Clin Pract 1999; 83:126-31. [PMID: 10516491 DOI: 10.1159/000045489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Serum paraoxonase (PON) is a high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-associated hydrolase, which inhibits low-density lipoprotein oxidation. Uremic and kidney-transplanted patients have an increased risk of atherosclerosis, to which an increased lipoprotein oxidation may contribute. The aim of our study was to determine whether the PON activity or phenotype is altered in uremic and kidney-transplanted patients, and to compare the values with those of healthy controls. 117 uremic patients on long-term hemodialysis treatment, 115 renal-transplanted patients, and 110 healthy controls were involved in the study. The PON activity was significantly reduced in the uremic patients compared to controls (PON 101.36+/-30. 12 vs. control 188.05+/-58.96 U/ml; p < 0.001), while in kidney-transplanted patients the values were almost identical to those of controls (PON 161.5+/-35.39 U/ml). The different immunosuppressive drug combinations did not influence PON activity. To assess whether the altered PON activity was due to a decrease HDL level, we standardized the enzyme activity for the HDL concentration (PON/HDL ratio). We found that the standardized enzyme activity was lower in the uremic (102.7+/-54.8) and kidney-transplanted patients (144.5+/-32.7) when compared to controls (194.5+/-94.5; p < 0.001). The phenotypic distribution of PON in uremic, renal transplant and control patients are as follows: AA 66.67, 56.48 and 66.67%; AB 31. 62, 33.3 and 26.67%; BB 1.71, 10.19 and 6.67%. We conclude that the decreased PON/HDL and PON/apoA-1 ratios may lead to a reduction in the antioxidant capacity of HDL, which might contribute to the accelerated development of atherosclerosis in uremic and kidney-transplanted patients.
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- G Paragh
- 1st Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical School of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Paragh G, Asztalos L, Seres I, Balogh Z, Löcsey L, Kárpáti I, Mátyus J, Katona E, Harangi M, Kakuk G. Serum paraoxonase activity changes in uremic and kidney transplanted patients. Atherosclerosis 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)80456-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The authors studied dyslipidaemia and "obesity" in 137 patients (87 males and 50 females) following cadaver renal transplantation with regard to the applied immunosuppressive treatment and the patients' hypertension. The most extreme dyslipidaemic values, the highest levels of total cholesterol, LDL and Apo were found 6 to 18 months after successful transplantation; these values were significantly higher in women than in men. While in the dialysis programme only 21.89% of the patients had BMI values higher than 25.1 kg/m2, after transplantation their proportion was 36.49%. In addition to hyperlipidaemia, hyperuricaemia was encountered in 39.42%, erythrocytosis in 8.76% and diabetes mellitus in 9.48%, respectively. In the group of patients treated only with Cyclosporine-A the incidence of hyperlipidaemia and hypertension was significantly lower than in those receiving a combination of either corticosteroids and Cyclosporine-A or corticosteroids, Cyclosporine-A and azathioprine. There was a close relationship between the unfavourable tendency of obesity and the measured hyperlipidaemia. On the other hand, the extent of proteinuria did not always have a positive correlation with the increase of BMI and body weight, the severity of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. The authors emphasize the importance of a systematic control of the lipid levels, the significance of a diet with an adequate carbohydrate and lipid content, and the necessity of avoiding obesity by selecting the optimal immunosuppressive treatment.
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- L Locsey
- EuroCare Hungary, 10th Dialysis Centre, 1st Department of Medicine, Kenézy Gyula Hospital, Debrecen, Hungary
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- C Berczi
- 1st Department of Surgery, Medical University School of Debrecen, Hungary
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Løcsey L, Asztalos L, Kincses Z, Berczi C. 1.P.196 Short and long term effect of fluvastatin (Lescol) therapy in kidney transplant recipients with dyslipoproteinaemia. Atherosclerosis 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(97)88374-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hyperlipidaemia of 18 male and 20 female patients following successful renal transplantation was treated with daily 20 mg fluvastatin (Lescol) for 12 weeks. The patients were several months after transplantation, and their total cholesterol levels exceeded 6.5 mmol/l following an 8-week diet. The effect of fluvastatin on the levels of total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglyceride, Apo A1 and Apo B, as well as of lipoprotein(a) was examined. Furthermore, changes of the renal function (GFR-urea, creatinine, uric acid) and hepatic function (bilirubin, GOT, GPT, CPK, ALP) were followed up, together with the body weight and blood pressure. The results of the examinations are summarized as follows: Fluvastatin may be administered effectively and without side effects in a daily dose of 20 mg in appropriately selected renal transplant patients. The average total cholesterol values, which were 7.91 mmol/l in men and 7.78 mmol/l in women following the diet, were reduced by 22-25% (p < 0.001) after 6 and 12 weeks, respectively, of fluvastatin treatment. The levels of LDL also decreased significantly (p < 0.001): in response to a 20 mg evening dosage, reduction of more than 25% was observed in 78% of men and 65% of women. Reductions of the Apo B levels were more pronounced in the females (18.3% men vs. 21.2% women). The ratio C/HDL-C decreased both in men (from 5.49 to 4.19) and in women (from 4.83 to 4.02). The ratio Apo B/Apo A1 also decreased (men: from 0.86 to 0.73, women: from 0.73 to 0.66). The concentrations of HDL and Apo A1 did not increase significantly, the reductions in the levels of triglyceride and lipoprotein(a) were not considerable either. An increase in the levels of hepatic enzymes and CPK was not encountered during the administration of fluvastatin. In two patients the levels of serum bilirubin increased by 2-4 micromol/l. Three patients complained about temporary myalgias of the sacroiliac or lumbar region which, however, were not accompanied by elevated CPK levels. The monitored levels of cyclosporine, urea and creatinine did not increase significantly during the 12 weeks of treatment. Two patients had temporary gastric complaints.
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- L Löcsey
- 1st Department of Medicine, University Medical School, Debrecen, Hungary
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The lipid metabolism of 93 patients with renal transplantation was prospectively studied. It was characterized by the serum levels of cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglyceride, apolipoprotein Al, Apo B and lipoprotein (a) as well as by lipid electrophoresis. In addition to the examination of lipid concentrations, the authors looked for correlations with other metabolic changes, immunosuppressive treatment and the changes of body weight and hypertension following transplantation. Their conclusion is that hyperlipidaemic and dyslipidaemic changes, as reflected by the levels of total cholesterol, LDL and Apo B, are more considerable in women than in men. The levels of pre-beta and beta lipoprotein were not significantly lower in men than in women. With the passing of time after transplantation and with the reduction of the doses of cyclosporine and corticosteroids, the values of hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and dyslipidaemia decreased. According to the follow-up results, the lipid values measured in the winter and autumn months are higher than those found in the summer. The importance of early and follow-up examinations and of the reduction of pathological metabolic alterations is emphasized.
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- L Lócsey
- 1st Department of Medicine, University Medical School, Debrecen, Hungary
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Varga L, Asztalos L. [Nicolau syndrome after ketazon injection]. Orv Hetil 1990; 131:1143-6. [PMID: 2242120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Nicolau syndrome is a rare complication, which occurs after intramuscular injections of various drugs, particularly antirheumatic drugs. During one year, the authors observed this syndrome in three patients, who had received intramuscular injections of Ketazon. The aetiology of the syndrome is not yet known, but it is often caused by accidental intraarterial injections of the drug. Since there is no specific therapy for the syndrome, the authors insist on the possibility of preventing it.
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- L Varga
- Debreceni Orvostudományi Egyetem, I. sz. Sebészeti Klinika
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Sápy P, Asztalos L, Balázs G. [Pancreato-duodenectomies performed in chronic pancreatitis]. Orv Hetil 1987; 128:395-9. [PMID: 3554109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Sápy P, Asztalos L, Péter M, Mikó T, Balázs G. [Surgical treatment of hyperinsulinism]. Orv Hetil 1983; 124:997-9. [PMID: 6306538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Gál I, Nagy T, Asztalos L, Szeleczky G. [Important cause for reoperations of the common bile duct: papillary stenosis]. Chirurg 1981; 52:160-3. [PMID: 7226996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The authors have surveyed 94 cases of stenosis of Vater's papilla diagnosed in 270 late reoperations. In their opinion in more than one third of the cases stenosis of Vater's papilla persisted even at the time of the first surgical interference, only it was not diagnosed and adequately solved. They are convinced that by the routine use of radiomanometry, in addition to intraoperative close circuit TV monitoring, by the correct interpretation of the data and adequate surgery, the number of late reoperations after surgery of the biliary tract can be considerably decreased. The procedure has been in use at the author's clinic since 1961.
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