2015 American Transplant Congress
Blood Pressure Evaluation by Three Different Modalities in Living Kidney Donors
Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Screening for hypertension (HTN) is an important element of the living kidney donor (LKD) evaluation process. Since there are no general consensus about the blood…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Paired Donation: National Activity and Perspectives
While utilization of Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) continues to increase, the potential is not fully realized. We surveyed kidney transplant (KTX) professionals to evaluate perceptions…2015 American Transplant Congress
Incisional Herniation Following Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy: Incidence, Impact and Aetiology
Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Living kidney donor demographics, perioperative outcomes and data on renal function is recorded by national mandate. However other longer term and potentially significant surgical…2015 American Transplant Congress
Preserved Kidney Volume in Living Kidney Donors: Correlation With 2 Year Renal Function Using CKD-EPI Equation to Predict Remaining GFR
1Indiana University; 2Ohio State University, Columbus.
Background: The aim of our study was to evaluate whether preserved kidney volume correlates with donor renal function at 2-years post-donation using the CKD-EPI eGFR…2015 American Transplant Congress
Sharp Declines in Access to Live Donor Kidney Transplantation
The number of live donor kidney transplants (LDKT) per year declined slightly in recent years, from 5,477 in 2004 to 4,655 in 2012 (15% decline).…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes After Right Kidney Living Donor Transplant Are Associated With Center Volume
Surgery/Transplantation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Background: Right kidney living donor transplant (RKLDT) is a high-risk, low-volume procedure that is associated with increased risk for early graft failure. It is unclear…2015 American Transplant Congress
Husband to Wife Renal Transplants Are Associated With a Higher Risk of Early Antibody Mediated Rejection and Transplant Glomerulopathy
Patients with a low level preformed donor specific antibodies [DSA] with a negative FCXM/CDC cross match are at high risk of antibody mediated rejection [AMR]…2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Inferiority of Graft Survival of Living Unrelated Kidney Transplant compared to Living Related Kidney Transplant as Analyzed by First Degree Relative
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
The perceived advantage of donating a kidney directly to a family member is difficult to uncouple in the setting of voluntary exchange or other kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of Urinary Albumin Excretion in a Large Cohort of Kidney Donors: No Evidence of Progression
We have previously shown that the prevalence of albuminuria in donors is similar to age, gender and ethnicity matched NHANES controls. This cohort of 259…2015 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donation in the Elderly: The United Kingdom Experience
Introduction: The increasing demand for organs has led many institutions to accept elderly patients onto their living donor programmes. However no large UK based datasets…
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