2013 American Transplant Congress
Cost of Sepsis in a Program Utilizing Indefinite Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Prophylaxis in Renal Transplant Recipients
Pharmacy, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO; Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Background: Sepsis represents a significant cost and disease burden to the renal transplant recipient, adversely impacting both patient and graft survival. Sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) is a…2013 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation for Severe Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Background:Liver transplantation (LT) for hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is well established. However, the outcomes of LT in severe HPS are not widely reported.Methods:Review of a Liver…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Locoregional Treatment and Waiting Times in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, The
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
AIM: To study the impact of locoregional treatment and waiting time before liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)METHODS: A retrospective review of 104 HCC patients…2013 American Transplant Congress
Non-Traditional Perspectives on Hypophosphatemia in Children after Renal Transplantation
Children's National, Washington, DC
Purpose: Hypophosphatemia due to secondary hyperparathyroidism is common but usually resolves in the first 6 months post kidney transplant (Tx). We sought to investigate point…2013 American Transplant Congress
Does the Use of Ureteral Stents in Renal Transplant Allografts Increase the Risk of Multi-Drug Resistant Urinary Tract Infections or Decrease Long Term Function of the Allograft?
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Introduction and Objective: Post renal transplant infectious complications are largely due to urinary tract infections (UTIs). We determined whether the use of a stent increased…2013 American Transplant Congress
Longer Duration of Pretransplant Dialysis Is a Risk Factor for Death after Kidney Transplantation Also in the Current Era
Although long pretransplant dialysis has predicted poor kidney transplant outcome, most of these studies report US data from the 1990s. As immunosuppressive treatment has developed,…2013 American Transplant Congress
Gastrointestinal Symptoms Dominate the Clinical Picture of Cytomegalovirus Infections after Kidney Transplantation in the Current Era
Clinical course and symptoms of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in the era of current immunosuppressive and antiviral drugs are poorly described. In our clinical experience, gastrointestinal…2013 American Transplant Congress
Single Fixed Low Dose of Rituximab as Induction Therapy for Kidney Transplant Recipients Highly Sensitized with Donor-Specific Antibodies
3rd Department of Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background. Kidney transplant recipients with donor-specific human leukocyte antigen-antibodies (HLA-DSA) are at increased risk of acute antibody-mediated rejection (AAMR) and graft loss. However, data on…2013 American Transplant Congress
GalKO-hCD47 Transgenic Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells for Induction of Mixed Xenogeneic Chimerism in Primates: Initial Results
Background: Our laboratory has previously described that in xenogeneic models (pig-to-primate) host macrophages participate in the clearance of porcine bone marrow cells when transplanted into…2013 American Transplant Congress
Factors Contributing to Non-Completion of the Medical Pre-Renal Transplant Evaluation
Even past the known barrier of referral for transplant, a significant percentage of patients do not complete the required medical evaluation. We therefore determined if…
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