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Y. Toyoda
Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Publications - 56
Citations - 353
Y. Toyoda is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lung transplantation & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 33 publications receiving 316 citations.
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Experience with immune monitoring in lung transplant recipients: correlation of low immune function with infection.
Shahid Husain,K. Raza,Joseph M. Pilewski,Diana Zaldonis,Maria Crespo,Y. Toyoda,Kathleen A. Shutt,Kathy Spichty,Carolyn Bentlejewski,Diana L. Pakstis,M.E. Carey,Kenneth R. McCurry,Adriana Zeevi +12 more
TL;DR: Cylex ImmuKnow assay monitoring has the potential to identify the patients atrisk of developing infection and those colonized with fungus that are at risk of developing disease.
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Lung Transplantation in Patients With Prior Cardiothoracic Surgical Procedures
Norihisa Shigemura,Jay K. Bhama,Cynthia J. Gries,Tomohiro Kawamura,Maria Crespo,Bruce E. Johnson,Diana Zaldonis,Joseph M. Pilewski,Y. Toyoda,Christian Bermudez +9 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that patients with LTx and prior C TS remain technically challenging and experience worse outcomes than patients without prior CTS, and a surgical strategy to minimize cardiopulmonary bypass time is critical for these challenging LTx patients.
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Alemtuzumab induction prior to cardiac transplantation with lower intensity maintenance immunosuppression: one-year outcomes.
J.J. Teuteberg,Michael A. Shullo,R. Zomak,Y. Toyoda,Dennis M. McNamara,Christian Bermudez,Robert L. Kormos,Kenneth R. McCurry,Kenneth R. McCurry +8 more
TL;DR: In conclusion, induction therapy after CTX with C‐1H results in a similar 12 month survival, but a greater freedom from rejection despite lower calcineurin levels and without the use of steroids.
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Lactobacillus probiotic use in cardiothoracic transplant recipients: a link to invasive Lactobacillus infection?
M.-L. Luong,B. Sareyyupoglu,Minh Hong Nguyen,Fernanda P. Silveira,Ryan K. Shields,Brian A. Potoski,William Pasculle,Cornelius J. Clancy,Y. Toyoda +8 more
TL;DR: Lactobacillus probiotic use in cardiothoracic transplant recipients: a link to invasive LactOBacillus infection?
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Epidemiology and outcomes of deep surgical site infections following lung transplantation.
Ryan K. Shields,Cornelius J. Clancy,Lucio R. Minces,Norihisa Shigemura,Eun J. Kwak,Fernanda P. Silveira,Rima Abdel-Massih,Jay K. Bhama,Christian Bermudez,Joseph M. Pilewski,Maria Crespo,Y. Toyoda,Minh Hong Nguyen +12 more
TL;DR: Longs of stay and mortality in hospital and at 6 months and 1 year were significantly greater for patients with SSIs other than empyema, indicating their diverse microbiology and association with increased mortality.