2016 American Transplant Congress
American and European Transplant Surgeons: Research, Teaching, and Burnout.
Purpose: Examine whether location or research/teaching demands impacts burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, personal accomplishment).Method: Cross-sectional survey of American (US) and European (EU) organ transplant surgeons.Results:…2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation (LT) Using Liver Allografts from Deceased After Cardiac Death (DCD) Donors: Opinions, Practices and Reality.
Background: Scientific Studies Committee of ASTS conducted study to identify barriers to use of DCD liver grafts.Objectives: Identify barriers to use of DCD liver allografts;…2016 American Transplant Congress
A New Diagnostic Score for Microvascular Inflammation in Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplantation.
BackgroundThe ISHLT working formulation defines Intravascular Activated Mononuclear Cells (IAMC) as one of the histopathologic features of antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) in heart transplantation. However, no…2016 American Transplant Congress
Ex Situ Perfusion of a Human Limb for 24 Hours.
Background: Vascularized composite tissue (limb) allografts are procured and cold stored (4[deg]C) until surgery. This process is time limited as the tissue has to be…2016 American Transplant Congress
Integrative, Multi-Cohort Analysis of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Positive and Negative Tumor Samples to Identify Gene-Signatures Associated with EBV Oncogenesis.
Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
EBV is linked to a variety of lymphoid and epithelial malignancies. In transplant recipients EBV is associated with the development of B cell lymphomas in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Kidney Allocation System with Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: A Single Center Experience.
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: In December 2014, UNOS implemented broad sweeping changes in the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS). Recent summary reports by UNOS suggest that nationally, key…2016 American Transplant Congress
BK Polyomavirus Seroreactivity of Kidney Donors Predicts Viremia and Nephropathy in Recipients.
Background Kidney transplant (KTx) donors are not implicated in predicting BK polyomavirus (BKV) infection in the recipient. For BKV-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) however, donor origin of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Acute Kidney Injury After Liver Transplantation Is Set in Motion Early After Reperfusion of the Liver Graft: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Objective: Determine creatinine changes during liver transplantation and risk factors for acute kidney injury (AKI) in a prospective cohort study (NCT01333319).Background Data: AKI, a major…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Association of Life Expectancy by Resident Zip Code and Kidney Transplant Outcomes – What Is True Baseline Risk?
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Many factors beyond traditional clinical risk factors and demographics are associated with outcomes in the general population. These include behavioral, economic, genetic and environmental risks…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Pediatric en Bloc Kidney (PeB) Grafts After Loss of a Single Kidney.
Division of Transplantation, Dept of Surgery, Univ of Calif Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
Background: Transplantation (Tx) of PeB kidney grafts has been shown to result in good long-term outcomes. However, the fate of PeB grafts that suffer loss…
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