2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of Change in Body Mass Index on Morbidity and Mortality After Liver Transplantation
AIM: Typically, a large BMI (body mass index) is associated with poor health as it can lead to a variety of diseases; we investigate frequency…2015 American Transplant Congress
Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: Multivariate Analysis of Risk Factors
Introduction:Acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) is a rare fatal complication following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). It involves activation of donor T lymphocytes by antigen…2015 American Transplant Congress
Improved Renal Function Post-Liver Transplant With Earlier Everolimus Conversion
Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) play an important role in preventing acute rejection (AR) post-liver transplant. Its long-term use is limited by development of nephrotoxicity. Optimal timing…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Vs. Late Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection Among Renal Transplant Recipients in Terms of Its Response to Rituximab Therapy-Single Center Expereince
Nephrology, OTC of Kuwait, kuwait, Kuwait.
IntroductionThere are no comparable trials concerning the use of rituximab among renal transplant recipients with acute antibody mediated rejection.Aim of the study:We aimed to compare…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risk Factors for Infectious Complications in Liver Transplant Patients Converted to Everolimus
AIM:Immunosuppression with an mTOR inhibitor plus calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) minimization is increasingly used in liver transplantation to protect against the nephrotoxic and neurotoxic side effects…2015 American Transplant Congress
Maximizing Peri-Operative Value-Based Care in Kidney Transplant Induction
1Pharmacy, MUSC, Charleston, SC; 2Surgery, MUSC, Charleston, SC; 3Nephrology, MUSC, Charleston, SC.
Due to the dwindling reimbursement for kidney transplants (KTx), there must be a continuous effort to provide the best value-based care. The purpose of this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Hospital Characteristics Mediate Variation in Cirrhosis Mortality in Transplant and Non-Transplant Facilities
Hospitals vary significantly in cirrhosis mortality. We aimed to determine whether hospital structural characteristics mediate this effect.Methods: We used 2009 data from the HCUP Nationwide…2015 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Actual Pediatric Organ Donation Potential: Neurologic and Circulatory Determination of Death at a Children's Hospital
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Organ donation after circulatory determination of death (DCDD) is increasing. DCDD offers potential for additional abdominal organ donation. We evaluated all dying…2015 American Transplant Congress
Declaring a Patient Brain Dead on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): Are There Guidelines or Misconceptions?
Purpose: With the rapid growth of ECMO and the accumulating evidence that organs from ECMO donors can be safely transplanted, we reviewed the practice variations…2015 American Transplant Congress
Should We Ever Pay Living Kidney Donors? Focus Group Study of Public Opinion
Background: The unmet demand for kidney transplantation has generated intense controversy about introducing incentives for living kidney donors to increase donation rates. Such debates may…
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