Essays about: "Kidney Transplantation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Kidney Transplantation.

  1. 1. Priorities in Pairwise Kidney Exchanges - A Simulation Study on European Kidney Exchange Programs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Läkarutbildningen

    Author : Samuel Lundgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Kidney Exchange; Pairwise Kidney Exchange; KEP; Priority; ESRD; Kidney Transplantation; Mathematics and Statistics; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: For most patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) kidney transplantation is the best treatment option. Best outcomes are achieved with living donation. To increase access to living donation for patients who are not compatible with their living donors, Kidney Exchange Programs (KEPs) have evolved. READ MORE

  3. 2. Designing a kidney perfusion machine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Tove Rassmus; [2022]
    Keywords : usability; reliability; kidney perfusion; interaction; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Today, it is difficult to take care of organs that could have been donated to patients. In Sweden around 92 000 people die every year yet less than 200 of them become kidney donors. UGLK Science AB has developed a patented technology for restoring kidney function which increases the time window for donations significantly. READ MORE

  4. 3. The experience of adults patients in daily life after kidney transplantation : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Li Chunyan; Yan Zhuofeng; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Background: Kidney transplantation is the most common surgical treatment for patients with nephritis at this stage and is more effective than dialysis. Kidney transplantation may affect the patients’ quality of life. To improve patients' health and living standards, it is necessary for medical workers to pay attention to patients' experience. READ MORE

  5. 4. Bodies for Sale: Assessing the Features & Maintenance of Illicit Organ Markets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Laura Belz; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Illicit organ markets coincides with medical advancements and greater global interconnectedness. Many organ vendors come from poor socioeconomic backgrounds and are coerced into the sale which lacks the altruistic notion often associated with transplantation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Utvärdering av en semi-automatiserad ultraljudsapparat för mätning av urinvolym i blåsan, på djur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elisabeth Miller; [2017]
    Keywords : BladderScan; hund; katt; gris;

    Abstract : Urinvolymen hos sällskapsdjur är viktig att följa i klinisk verksamhet, bland annat för att se om ett djur kan producera urin vid njurskador och transplantationer. Det är även av intresse att upptäcka en distension av urinblåsan i samband med patologier där uretra inte kan relaxera eller är blockerad, då en urinblåseöverfyllnad kan orsaka stress hos djuret och i vissa fall ge livshotande skador. READ MORE