Receiving a transplant before dialysis can mean fewer hospital visits, less use of single-use medical materials, less energy & water consumption from dialysis treatments.

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We have seen (in approx 40), transient early ⬆️cr which we have put down to fluid ⬇️/gi effects. No significant changes in fk levels. De novo use only from 1 yr at the moment.

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If pubmed is inaccessible at the moment, try @europepmc.org

Thx to funders @kidneyresearchuk.org, MRC, vasculitis UK, Cystic fibrosis Trust and @bloodcanceruk.bsky.social; and patient advisors and participants. NDRS within @nhsengland.bsky.social and as always the brilliant NHSBT in the UK 3/3

So much to be learnt from >28k recruits, about protection of immunocompromised individuals (who do not all have the same risk), both from COVID and future viral outbreaks

Thx to a brilliant team - many not on Bluesky. @kidneydoc101.bsky.social will need to coax them on!
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody positivity on infection and hospitalisation rates in immunosuppressed populations during the omicron period: the MELODY study All people with immunosuppression require ongoing access to COVID-19 protection strategies. Assessment of anti-S Ab responses, which can be performed at scale, can identify people with immunosuppressi...

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 spike antibody positivity on infection and hospitalisation rates in immunosuppressed populations during the omicron period: the MELODY study - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

It took a while but main MelodyStudy output is out today in @thelancet.bsky.social 1/3

Transfusion-specific alloimmune responses following blood transfusion pre–kidney transplantation It is widely accepted that blood transfusions can cause allosensitization, but it is often reported that new human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies are nonspecific and transient. This study explores the effect of blood transfusion on allosensitization in waitlisted transplant patients including the development of transfusion-specific antibodies (TSAs), while they remain on the waiting list, with longitudinal follow-up of subsequent transplantation. A total of 105 blood donors of transfusions received by 50 patients on the transplant waiting list were HLA typed.

www.amjtransplant.org/article/S160...

Thanks @theisn.org for selecting.

New paper in series just out in AJT too - highlights the importance of avoiding pre-transplant transfusions where possible.

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