NICE publishes latest COVID-19 guidance on renal transplantation
NICE has published new rapid COVID-19 guidance for children, young people and adults who need or who have had a kidney transplant, and people who are donating a kidney (live donors).
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News on this topic
More donor livers could be used for transplantation thanks to exciting new development, NICE says
Procedure will extend the life of a donor liver by double the length of time compared to now
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‘Transfuse and Check’ – improving post-operative blood transfusion in line with NICE guidance
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A collaborative approach using remote web-based technology to improve major haemorrhage management and transfusion practice at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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Audit of the Use of Platelets in Three UK Transfusion Committee Regions