2016 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Pancreas Import and Cold Ischemia on Outcomes Following Pancreas Transplantation.
1Surgery, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC; 2Internal Medicine, Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC.
Proposed changes in pancreas transplant (PT) allocation may improve organ sharing but increase cold ischemia time (CIT). Methods: We performed a single center, retrospective study…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is Delayed Graft Function in Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipients Associated with an Increased Risk of Pancreas Graft Failure?
Background: Delayed graft function (DGF) in kidney transplant recipients is associated with adverse short and long-term outcomes. However, the impact of DGF of the kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Continuous Glucose Monitoring in the First 6 Weeks After Transplantation in Pancreas Transplant Recipients.
Introduction The maturation of Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) technology enables accurate characterization of daily glucose control. We investigated glucose control using CGM in the first…2016 American Transplant Congress
Effect on Endothelial function when Hyperglycemia Is Reversed by Single Pancreas Transplantation.
Background: Endothelial dysfunction is a predictor for future cardiovascular disease. We have previously published that endothelial function improves in renal transplant recipients with post-transplantation diabetes…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Retransplantation – Is It Worth It?
Background: Pancreas transplantation is well established therapy for insulin-dependent diabetic patients. Management of patients with failed graft by retransplantation might be associated with increased technical…2016 American Transplant Congress
Virtual Crossmatch in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant.
Background: Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPKT) outcomes have improved over the years. Methods: Analyses of demographic data of patients submitted to SPKT from Dec/2000 to Sep/2015…2016 American Transplant Congress
Concordance Between Pancreatic Rejection and Kidney Rejection and Kidney Survival in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplantation.
Transplant Nephrology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Purpose: It is not known whether pancreas rejection is associated with increased kidney rejection. Also, it is not known whether pancreas survival affects kidney and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Results of Biopsies in Pancreas and Kidney-Pancreas Patients with Graft Dysfunction.
Nephrology, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
In pancreas transplantation there is no reliable laboratory test or imaging study for detection of graft rejection. There is an increasing interest in obtaining pancreas…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Different Immunosuppressive Protocols on Early and Long Term Outcomes After Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation.
Surgery/Transplant, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Between January 1990 and December 2014, 800 combined kidney pancreas transplant procedures were performed at The Ohio State University. The immunosuppressive protocols have changed significantly…2016 American Transplant Congress
Evolving to Everolimus: A Safe and Effective Option for Pancreas Transplant.
University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT.
Although everolimus is an attractive option for conversion therapy in pancreas tx pts that experience SE's of commonly used immunosuppression, TAC and MPA, there is…
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