An increasing number of older people receive organ transplants for various end-stage
conditions. Although organ transplantation is an effective therapy for older patients (ie, older …

By the last third of life, most mammals, including humans, exhibit a decline in immune cell
numbers, immune organ structure, and immune defense of the organism, commonly known …

A living donor (LD) kidney transplant is the best treatment for kidney failure, but LDs safety is
paramount. We sought to evaluate our LDs cohort's longitudinal changes in estimated …

Abstract Introduction: Transplant rates in Singapore have been falling and there is limited
information on baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of living kidney donors …

Background: This paper documents the history of the renal transplant programme at
Singapore General Hospital. Renal transplantation in Singapore was born out of a necessity …

Background Due to the increasing demand for kidney transplants, sometimes donors with
underlying medical conditions can be considered for living kidney donor transplant …

Results: At six weeks-post-donation, SF-36 scores for role-physical domain were lower as
compared to pre-donation (47.5±42.84 vs. 83.75±32.72; p= 0.0058), but scores for …

Background: Laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy is the current epitome of living kidney
donation surgery. We review our experience in living-donor nephrectomies over the last 19 …

Materials and Methods: Participants were recruited from a transplant follow-up center in
Beijing by convenience sampling from June to October 2019. RTRs were asked to fill out the …