2015 American Transplant Congress
HLA Matching Affects Patient Survival, Graft Survival, and Incidence of Rejection Episodes in Largest Analysis to Date
Introduction: Though human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching between donor and recipient affects both graft and patient survival after kidney and heart transplantation, prior analysis has…2015 American Transplant Congress
National Outcomes of Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Liver Transplantation Are Equivalent to Donation After Brain Death (DBD) Liver Transplantation Using Older (DBD) Donor Livers
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Background: Multiple studies have demonstrated that outcomes of DCD liver transplantation (LTx) are inferior to DBD LTx. Thus DCD liver transplantation represents only 7% of…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Donor Risk Index Does Not Accurately Classify Patients With or Without Graft Failure
In liver transplantation assessing risk of donor is paramount to graft survival. The donor risk index (DRI) was introduced as a predictor of graft failure…2015 American Transplant Congress
Induction Therapy With either Anti-Thymocyte Antibodies or Il2 Receptor Inhibitors Appears to Decrease the Risk of Graft Loss in DCD Liver Transplantation Compared to No Induction Therapy
University of Washington, Seattle.
An analysis of our center's outcomes in DCD liver transplants suggested that induction with anti-thymocyte antibody preparations (ATG) may reduce the risk of graft loss…2015 American Transplant Congress
Historical Comparison of Projected and Observed Liver Transplants
We aimed to compare liver transplant simulation projections to observed data before and after a major policy update. The current liver simulated allocation model (LSAM…2015 American Transplant Congress
Descriptive Analysis of Patients Who Travel Away from Home for Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Aim: Given the current geographic disparities in access to liver transplantation (OLT), there is a segment of the population that may travel to different areas…2015 American Transplant Congress
Racial Disparities in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Purpose: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is an alternative to deceased donor transplantation (DDLT), and can mitigate the risk of dying while waiting for transplant.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Children Using Organ Donation After Circulatory Death– An Analysis of the National Registry
Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary, Cleveland, Cleveland, OH.
The waiting list mortality rate for children is higher than for adults owing to scarce availability of size-appropriate grafts for liver transplantation(OLT). There is a…2015 American Transplant Congress
In House Oxygen Persufflation of Cold Stored Livers Versus Simple Cold Storage in Extended Criteria Liver Grafts: Results of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Two hours of end-ischemic oxygen persufflation of cold stored porcine livers regenerates cellular energy dependent pathways and improves survival after transplantation. The present trial evaluated…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury On Liver Allografts from Deceased After Cardiac Death Versus Deceased After Brain Death Donors
Background and Aims:The shortage of appropriate organs for transplantation has led to the use of organs from donors after cardiac death. The pathophysiologic processes associated…
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