2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Patients With Amyloidosis
Objective: Analyze kidney allograft outcomes in patients with kidney failure due to amyloidosis, and compare kidney transplant survival to patients with other causes of kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Joint Survival Longitudinal Approach to Better Assess the Etiological Role of Risk Factors of Kidney Transplant Graft Failure
Background. Although risk factors of graft failure after renal transplantation have been widely considered, it is difficult to distinguish their etiological role: a direct association…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Retrospective Review of a Renal Sparing Protocol in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Liver transplant recipients with pre-existing renal insufficiency are placed on a renal sparing protocol (RSP) consisting of delayed initiation of low-dose tacrolimus in addition to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Renal Recovery After Liver Transplant With Severe Pretransplant Sub-Acute Kidney Injury: The Impact of Warm Ischemic Time
Hepatology, Transplant Surgery and Nephrology, Univ. Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Identification of which liver transplant candidates with severe kidney injury can have full recovery of renal function after liver only transplant is difficult. Avoiding unnecessary…2015 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Simultaneous Liver Kidney (SLK) Transplant in Liver Transplant Candidates With Renal Dysfunction
Survival benefit of SLK over liver transplant alone (LTA) in patients with same level of renal dysfunction and effect of organ quality on mortality are…2015 American Transplant Congress
Artificial Neural Networks in Kidney Allocation in Patients With Dual Organ (Liver-Kidney) Failure
Background: Simultaneous liver / kidney transplantation has increased after the adoption of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score in 2002 by the United Network…2015 American Transplant Congress
European ELITA ELTR Multicenter Survey On the Management of Bile Duct During Liver Procurement, Preservation and Transplantation
Background: Surgical donor/preservation/recipient factors may play a role in the development of biliary strictures. Only scarce data are described on what is the best practice…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease After Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Overall Incidence and Comparisons to Deceased Donor Recipients
Introduction: Since initiation of MELD-based allocation for liver transplants, the risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) post-liver transplantation has increased. Recent US data demonstrated comparable,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Liver Transplant Urinary Proteome Analysis Does Not Predict Development of Chronic Kidney Disease After Transplantation
Background and aims: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common complication after liver transplantation. Kidney biopsies cannot be easily performed before liver transplantation to predict…2015 American Transplant Congress
Intraoperative Renal Replacement Therapy During Liver and Liver-Kidney Transplant: Outcomes of 155 Cases
1Transplantation, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; 2Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
Background: Renal dysfunction in liver (LT) and liver-kidney (LKT) transplant candidates increases intraoperative risks of electrolyte disturbances and volume excess complications. The role of intraoperative…
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