2016 American Transplant Congress
What Is the Decline Rate of Pancreata Attributed to Donation After Cardiac Death When the Accompanied Kidney Is Transplanted?
1Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis; 2Saint Louis University, St. Louis.
Background:Pancreas transplantation in the U.S. has declined steadily in the U.S. over the past decade despite international growth of the practice. Reasons for this decline…2016 American Transplant Congress
In Situ Aortic Flush with Lactated Ringer's (LR) Solution During Donation After Brain Death (DBD) Organ Procurement Provides Similar Outcomes and Significantly Decreases Costs in Kidney and Liver Transplantation Compared to Standard Preservation Solutions.
Medical Division, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
PURPOSE: To determine if LR, when used as the initial in situ aortic flush during DBD renal and hepatic procurement, was safe, effective, and non-inferior…2016 American Transplant Congress
Does Pre-Emptive Transplantation Improve Survival Compared to Transplantation After Dialysis Among Deceased Donor Kidney Recipients?
Previous studies have shown that pre-emptive transplantation of kidneys from living donors is associated with longer graft survival than those who have initiated dialysis prior…2016 American Transplant Congress
Differential Effect of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) on Kidney Transplant Outcomes: When Does DGF Not Make a Difference?
Delayed graft function (DGF), defined as need for dialysis in 1st week following kidney transplant (KT), is an early surrogate marker of organ quality and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Really Old (>84 Years) Deceased Donor Livers Can Save Lives.
Avoiding death of the liver transplant candidate who depends on the inadequate organ supply requires careful strategy. Nevertheless, transplantation of livers from potential donors older…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Black vs Non-Black Patients Administered Belatacept (Bela) or Cyclosporine (CsA) in BENEFIT-EXT.
Studies consistently show worse outcomes for black vs non-black kidney transplant recipients. At 7 yrs post-transplant in BENEFIT-EXT (NCT00114777), bela was associated with similar graft…2016 American Transplant Congress
Missed Opportunities After Cardiac Death: Should Every Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Referral Be Pursued? A Large Single US Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Experience.
Medical Division, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
We wished to evaluate in detail those DCD cases in which our OPO did not pursue organ donation but the potential DCD candidate expired within…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes in Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Positive Patients Receiving Belatacept (Bela) or Cyclosporine (CsA) in BENEFIT-EXT.
At 7 yrs post transplant in BENEFIT-EXT (NCT00114777), bela-treated pts had similar graft survival and improved renal function vs CsA-treated pts. Bela is indicated for…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Immunologic Profile of Brain Death in Humans: A Whole-Body Analysis.
Transplantation outcomes are believed to be influenced by a generalized inflammatory state caused by brain death itself or events in the peri-transplant period. Studies on…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Kidney Allocation System with Deceased Donor Kidney Utilization at the DSA Level.
1Lifenet Health, Virginia Beach, VA; 2University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: In December 2014, UNOS implemented broad sweeping changes in the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS). Recent summary reports by UNOS suggest that on a…
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