I have a kidney donor (living-related) who has mild asymptomatic proteinuria on his routine urine analysis; otherwise, all other findings are normal. Is this considered a contraindication for renal ...

Many patients with atrial fibrillation are not taking oral anticoagulation because of an elevated bleeding risk, and this subset faces substantial risks of both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, a new ...

No, a positive drug screen for cocaine is not an absolute contraindication for a potential cadaver donor. However, the report of a positive drug screen for cocaine or the social history of other ...

Age is no longer considered an absolute contraindication to lung transplantation, according to the latest guidelines from the transplantation society. A 74-year-old man became the oldest patient in ...

As such there is no absolute contraindication to the administration of anesthetic agents. There however exist some conditions where it is not advisable to give the full concentration of the drug. High ...