While more patients than ever are surviving motor vehicle accidents, undiagnosed peritalar injuries are exceedingly common. Discover why proper recognition of these injuries is critical.
Latest Renal Transplant Research News From Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute
Researchers and clinicians from one of the nation’s top kidney transplant centers share new insights on induction therapy, acute allograft injury mechanisms, the impact of outcomes regulation, renal response to left ventricular assist device and more.
Interactive Falls Prevention Training Has Impact on Nurses
After a fall with injury at Medina Hospital, nurses develop interactive falls prevention education that creates awareness and fosters patient safety throughout the Cleveland Clinic health system.
Case Study: Laser Probe Destroys Aggressive Brain Tumor
The NeuroBlate™ laser probe is inserted through a small hole in a patient’s skull, deep into the brain. While it destroys brain tumors with heat, it protects surrounding tissue with cooling.
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Kidney Transplantation at Cleveland Clinic: A Global Resource
Cleveland Clinic’s kidney transplant program has a half-century of experience and has performed more than 4,340 transplants. Its innovations are improving wait times and outcomes, and its multiple locations provide national and international access for patients.
Regulation and Accountable Care in Kidney Transplantation: Are There Unintended Consequences?
The emphasis on quality oversight of kidney transplant programs is increasing, while the national volume of transplants has stagnated. Could there be a connection?
Induction Antibody TOL101 Shows Promise in Kidney Transplantation
Current induction therapy agents are capable of over-immunosuppression. The new anti-lymphocyte antibody TOL101 targets the αβ chain of the T – cell receptor, making it ideal for interrupting a primary immune response.
Innovations in Heart Rhythm Technology
Five new technologies — subcutaneous ICDs, contact force ablation catheters, leadless pacemakers, a vagal nerve stimulator and a left atrial appendage occlusion device — are making EP procedures safer and more effective.
ECT for Adolescents Doesn’t Deserve Its Bad Rap
Here’s why Cleveland Clinic overlooks the unjust stigma around electroconvulsive therapy and how we use it in selected cases of severe adolescent mood or psychotic disorders.
Exploring Renal Response to LVAD Implantation As a Predictor of Post-Heart Transplant Kidney Injury
Acute kidney injury is a common post-heart transplant complication. Could a heart transplant candidate’s renal response to left ventricular assist device placement – a common bridge to transplant – foretell who’s at risk for post-transplant AKI?