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Germaine Wong
Researcher at University of Sydney
Publications - 438
Citations - 9887
Germaine Wong is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transplantation & Kidney transplantation. The author has an hindex of 44, co-authored 364 publications receiving 7112 citations. Previous affiliations of Germaine Wong include University of Pittsburgh & Children's Hospital at Westmead.
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KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline on the evaluation and management of candidates for kidney transplantation
Steven J. Chadban,Curie Ahn,David A. Axelrod,Bethany J. Foster,Bertram L. Kasiske,Vijah Kher,Deepali Kumar,Rainer Oberbauer,Julio Pascual,Helen Pilmore,James R. Rodrigue,Dorry L. Segev,Neil S. Sheerin,Kathryn Tinckam,Germaine Wong,Gregory A. Knoll +15 more
TL;DR: The goal is to assist the clinical team to assimilate all data relevant to an individual, consider this within their local health context, and make an overall judgment on candidacy for transplantation.
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Association of CKD and Cancer Risk in Older People
Germaine Wong,Andrew Hayen,Jeremy R. Chapman,Angela C Webster,Jie Jin Wang,Paul Mitchell,Jonathan C. Craig +6 more
TL;DR: Moderate CKD (stage 3) may be an independent risk factor for the development of cancer among older men but not women, and the effect of CKD on risk may vary for different types of cancer.
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Cancer in the Transplant Recipient
TL;DR: A review of each of the issues as they come to affect transplantation: cancer before wait-listing, cancer transmission from the donor, cancer after transplantation, outcomes of transplant recipients after a diagnosis of cancer, and the role of screening and therapy in reducing the impact of cancer in transplant recipients are provided.
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Factors that influence the decision to be an organ donor: a systematic review of the qualitative literature
Michelle Irving,Allison Tong,Allison Tong,Stephen Jan,Alan Cass,John M. Rose,Steven J. Chadban,Steven J. Chadban,Richard D. M. Allen,Jonathan C. Craig,Jonathan C. Craig,Germaine Wong,Germaine Wong,Kirsten Howard +13 more
TL;DR: This review of qualitative studies highlights that seemingly intractable factors, such as religion and culture, are often tied in with more complex issues such as a distrust of the medical system, misunderstandings about religious stances and ignorance about the donation process.
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Comparative Survival and Economic Benefits of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation and Dialysis in People with Varying Ages and Co-Morbidities
Germaine Wong,Germaine Wong,Germaine Wong,Kirsten Howard,Jeremy R. Chapman,Steven J. Chadban,Nicholas B Cross,Allison Tong,Angela C Webster,Angela C Webster,Angela C Webster,Jonathan C. Craig,Jonathan C. Craig +12 more
TL;DR: Analysis of the average and incremental survival benefits and health care costs of listing and transplantation compared to dialysis among individuals with varying co-morbidities suggest transplanting the younger and healthier individuals with end-stage kidney disease maximises survival gains and saves money.