2013 American Transplant Congress
Dual Kidney Transplantation Reduces Organ Wastage and Increases the Number of Kidney Transplants Available to Elderly Candidates
Department of Transplantation, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Changes in national kidney allocation are anticipated to begin in 2014. The proposed system redefines ECD kidneys, resulting in a reduction in both the quantity…2013 American Transplant Congress
Glycemic Control Significantly Improves Graft & Patient Survival Following Liver Transplant for Hepatitis C
Pharmacy, MUSC, Charleston; Transplant, MUSC, Charleston, SC
Background: Hepatitis C (HCV) is the leading indication for liver transplant in the US. HCV recurrence after transplant is universal and metabolic abnormalities are common…2013 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Humoral (HI) & Cell-Mediated Immune (CMI) Responses to Trivalent Influenza Vaccine (TIV) Administered Early after Solid-Organ Transplantation (SOT)
Background: Vaccination earlier than 3 months post SOT is felt to be safe but data on vaccine efficacy in this setting is lacking. We evaluated…2013 American Transplant Congress
Monotherapy with HuABC2, a Novel Humanized Antibody Against CD122 (The IL-2/IL-15 Receptor β Chain), Prolongs the Survival Times of Non-Human Primate (NHP) Recipients of Life-Sustaining Renal Allografts
Background: CD122 is the Β chain of the receptors for IL-2 and IL-15, two key cytokines implicated in transplant rejection. HuABC2 (humanized IgG1, kappa) is…2013 American Transplant Congress
Experience with Linezolid (LZD) for the Treatment of Nocardiosis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOT)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh; Affiliated Community Medical Centers, Willmar
Objectives: Combination therapy including amikacin is recommended for the treatment of severe Nocardia infections. Use of amikacin in SOT is difficult due to renal dysfunction…2013 American Transplant Congress
Causes of Kidney Allograft Loss and Death in the United States, 2000-2010
We sought to describe causes of kidney graft failure (GF) and death with function (DWF) by time posttransplant, and whether causes of immediate GF differed…2013 American Transplant Congress
Cost Implications of New Kidney Allocation Policy
Introduction: Proposed kidney allocation changes in the US are expected to increase average survival. This system would provide first access for candidates in the top…2013 American Transplant Congress
Benefits of a Robotic Donor Nephrectomy Program: A Series of 100 Consecutive Donors
Multi-organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
Background: The number of robotic operations performed with the da Vinci surgical system has increased over the last decade. Our center adopted robotic donor nephrectomies…2013 American Transplant Congress
Accept/Decline Decisions for Deceased Donor Liver Allografts
Simulated allocation models (SAMs) are computer programs used by OPTN/UNOS to evaluate the impact of new allocation policies on distribution of organs and on wait-list…2013 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes by Living Donor (LD) Relationship
From 2007 to 2011, the proportion of LDs from paired kidney donor (PKD) programs tripled (3.5%-10.8%) and from non-directed donors (NDD) doubled (1.3%-2.6%). As these…
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