2017 American Transplant Congress
Lower Rates of Living Donation Among Transplant Centers Located in the Stroke Belt.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background: The prevalence of comorbid disease continues to increase in the United States, particularly in areas like the Stroke Belt, but it is unknown whether…2017 American Transplant Congress
Performance-Based vs. Self-Reported Functional Assessment on Outcomes After Kidney Transplant.
Renal and Pancreas Transplant Department, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
Reduced functional capacity (FC) is associated with poor outcomes and early hospital readmission after kidney transplant (KT). The aim of the study was to determine…2017 American Transplant Congress
State Population Health and Center-Level Variation in Rate of Living Kidney Donation.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background: Comorbid conditions that exclude individuals from living kidney donation are highly prevalent in the United States, but the relationship between population characteristics and the…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Comparison of Desensitization Protocols: Rituximab with/without Plasmapheresis in ABO-Incompatible Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Center for Liver Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
Background: Plasmapheresis is a desensitization method used prior to ABO-incompatible (ABO-I) living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). However, studies on its usefulness in the rituximab era…2017 American Transplant Congress
Course and Outcome of Renal Transplant Recipients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Long Term Follow-Up.
Background. The goal of this study was to evaluate the course and outcome of renal transplant recipients admitted to ICU and to analyze factors determining…2017 American Transplant Congress
Predictive Value of Post Reperfusion TEG in Peri-Operative Outcomes During Liver Transplant.
Transplant Surgery, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Liver transplantation (LT) is the main treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease. During a liver transplant, persistent coagulations defects and fibrinolysis can be an…2017 American Transplant Congress
Recovery from Hypophosphatemia as a Predictor of Post-Operative Morbidity in Live Donor Hepatectomy.
OBJECTIVE: Live donor hepatectomy (LDH) is associated with significant post-operative hypophosphatemia (POH), which is associated with liver regeneration. We investigated whether the rate of recovery…2016 American Transplant Congress
Stress Cardiomyopathy in the Perio-Perative Period After Liver Transplant.
Purpose: Stress cardiomyopathy is a pathological condition in which excess catecholamines leading to cardiac dysfunction. This phenomenon is associated with troponin elevation, EKG changes, and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Anterior Rectus Sheath Approach for Renal Transplant: An Open Minimal Incision with Decreased Wound Complications.
Preventing wound complications is an important goal in all surgery. The reduction of modifiable risk factors, like surgical approach, is an important step towards protecting…2016 American Transplant Congress
Use of Preoperative Embolization Prior to Transplant Nephrectomy.
Urology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
Introduction/Objective: After a failed transplant, management of a non-functional graft with pain or recurrent infections can be challenging. Transplant nephrectomy (TN) can be a very…
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