Brandon Michael Menachem

Journal Article Transpl Infect Dis · November 4, 2024 BACKGROUND: Belatacept is a costimulatory blocker that can be used to prevent and treat rejection in lung transplant recipients (LuTRs). The epidemiology of infections in belatacept-treated LuTRs has not been systematically evaluated. METHODS: We performed ... Full text Link to item Cite

Inadequate (Ax) Transbronchial Lung Transplant Biopsies-Scope and the Potential Contributing Factors.

Journal Article Transplant Proc · 2024 BACKGROUND: Transbronchial biopsy is the cornerstone for the evaluation of graft function after lung transplant and a standard of care to diagnose acute cellular rejection. However, the yield from these biopsies is variable, with about 15% to 50% of sample ... Full text Link to item Cite

Acute Rejection of the Lung Allograft: Phenotypes and Management

Journal Article OBM Transplantation · January 1, 2023 Treatment options for end stage lung diseases are limited to stabilizing lung failure, decreasing disease progression, and symptom management, but significant reversal of lost lung function is often not possible. For well selected patients, lung transplant ... Full text Cite

A Primary Care Provider's Guide to Managing Respiratory Health in Subacute and Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.

Journal Article Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil · 2020 Respiratory complications following spinal cord injury (SCI) have remained the leading cause of death across the lifespan and are one of the most common reasons for hospitalization. Complications from altered respiratory physiology after SCI include atelec ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Quality Improvement Intervention to Improve the Efficiency of Arteriovenous Access Placement for Pre-Dialysis Inpatients.

Journal Article Am J Med Qual · 2019 The authors aimed to improve the rate of pre-dialysis arteriovenous (AV) access placement for hospitalized patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. The authors developed and implemented a protocol for hospitalized adult patients with an estimated glo ... Full text Link to item Cite