cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation A service for patients with alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation If a liver transplant is deemed necessary and feasible [...] the basis of predefined criteria, the patient can be placed on a transplant waiting list. The Standing Committee on Organ Transplantation of the German Medical Association (BÄK) recommends that affected [...] cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation, in particular to achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol. This is done in close cooperation with the MHH transplant outpatient clinic. Head of the

to welcome you to our kidney transplant conference in September 2024. After the usual presentation of our transplantation figures at the MHH, we would like to dedicate this conference to the important topic [...] Kidney Transplant Conference Tuesday, September 10, 2024 from 5 p.m., online Organization: Clinical Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School Dear colleagues, We would like to [...] serious complications that can significantly jeopardize graft survival even a long time after transplantation. Unfortunately, the data for our previous therapies including steroid shock, plasma exchange

Liver transplantation and normothermic machine perfusion Liver transplantation is the first-line treatment for several end-stage liver diseases. Current clinical strategies need to be optimised due to [...] to the persistent organ shortage, which leads to increased transplantation of organs with expanded donor criteria, and the often poor condition of the recipients. The aim of our group was to investigate [...] the use of mechanical perfusion for individualised optimisation of liver transplantation. Cold machine perfusion Donor organs are connected to an artificial circulation in which the organs are continuously

Chronicle of heart transplantation at the MHH July 21, 1983 First heart transplant: 14 heart transplants in the first year, two patients died in the first few weeks after the procedure 1985 First heart-lung [...] heart-lung transplant 1985 First heart transplant in a child [No title] General Language Access Accordion Folder Headline Accordion Folder Subline Accordion Content Headline Accordion Content Text WYSIWYG-Editor [...] II" artificial heart system is being transplanted at the MHH as the only center in Germany as part of a study in 19 people September 2006 Heart-lung transplantation in an infant (17 months old) - the youngest

Head of Department Prof. Dr. Rainer Blasczyk Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Engineering Hannover Medical School Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1 30625 Hanover, Germany T +49 511 532 6700 +49 511 532 [...] mh-hannover.de Healthcare Services Dr. Michael Hallensleben Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Engineering Hannover Medical School Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1 30625 Hanover, Germany T +49 511 532 8870 [...] de Blood Products Preparative Apheresis Dr. Jörg Martens Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Engineering Hannover Medical School Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1 30625 Hanover, Germany T +49 511 532 6776

Join-in campaign for childhood transplant recipients and their relatives A girl sorts Polaroid photos and takes notes; Copyright: iStock/pepmiba The first organ transplants were carried out in Germany in [...] years ago. To mark this anniversary, the MHH Transplant Centre launched the participatory campaign "Give courage: Tell your story!". Child and adolescent transplant patients and their relatives were invited

Benefits and Risks in Maintenance Renal Transplant Recipients Following Conversion to Nulojix® (belatacept)-based Immunosuppression. Study Phase: 3b - (three renal transplant centers Clinical Protocol: HGS1006-C1121 [...] Kidney Transplant. Phase 3 Clinical Protocol: 200710602 "RIACT": Double blind controlled trial on Rituximab/MabThera® in comparison to steroid alone in acute cellular rejection in renal transplants Controlled [...] novo renal transplant recipients. 2016-2017 "Kidney Doc": Prospective multicentre study aiming at standardizing and harmonizing the nationwide anti-rejection strategy/therapy in renal transplant patients

after organ transplantation (PTLD, post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease) in children. Her work is integrated into the BMBF-funded "Integrated Research and Treatment Center Transplantation (IFB-Tx)" [...] In addition to pediatric haematology and oncology, she acquired in-depth knowledge of pediatric transplant medicine and intensive medical care for premature and newborn babies. Since qualifying as a specialist [...] y and Oncology, focusing on the care of children and adolescents during and after stem cell transplantation. Prof. Maecker-Kolhoff works as a pediatric hematologist and oncologist in the on-call oncology

Nine-year-old is transplanted at Christmas Her wish, "a new heart", which Yaren had captured in the picture for Dr. Alexander Horke (right), came true at Christmas: she was transplanted. Her parents and [...] admitted as an inpatient. The physicians exhausted all medical measures, but in the end only a heart transplant could help Yaren. Now a race against time begins. The little patient develops life-threatening [...] of Paediatric Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, are already preparing alternatives to a transplant. "As a rule, children and adolescents wait an average of several months for a heart," explains

Teamwork around transplantation People who are waiting for a transplant or have already had a transplant are looked after by a wide range of experts at the MHH. We introduce you to a few of them here.