2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Changes to Kidney Distribution Under the New Kidney Allocation System.
1JHU, Baltimore; 2Methodist, San Antonio; 3Georgetown, Washington.
In December 2014, the Kidney Allocation System (KAS), a major change to kidney allocation, was implemented, granting increased priority to younger candidates and candidates with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Impact of the New Kidney Allocation System (KAS) in Highly Sensitized Patients.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
PurposeHighly sensitized (HS) patients, defined as a PRA of 99-100% are awarded additional priority points in the new KAS instituted December 2014. We evaluated the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Persufflation Improves Viability and Function of Porcine Kidneys Relative to Static Cold Storage.
The use of marginal organs demands optimization of organ storage and quality assessments prior to transplantation. Organs from donors after cardiac death (DCD) are exposed…2016 American Transplant Congress
Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Correlates with Ischemic Injury and Kidney Graft Function in Rats.
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BackgroundBoth short- and long-term outcomes of all organ transplants depend on the quality of the organ. Presently there is no completely reliable method to evaluate…2016 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Baseline Co-Morbidity on Mortality in Living Kidney Donors – 10 Year UK Cohort Study.
Living kidney donation has significantly improved recipient and graft survival world wide. With a move to increase these numbers further, it becomes mandatory to have…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Safety and Efficacy of Suspended Gasless Laparoscopy Living-Donor Nephrectomy in Renal Transplantation.
Organ Transplantation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
BACKGROUNDS: To develop a minimally invasive surgery for the kidney transplant donor and get the no CO2 pressure condition harvested kidney, we have developed suspended…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Delayed Kidney Graft Function with Gene Expression in Preimplantation Biopsies.
Aiming to further the investigation of markers in pre-implantation biopsies (PIB) for the prediction of delayed graft function (DGF), we analyzed, in a different cohort…2016 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with Prolonged Warm Ischemia Time Among Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Prolonged warm ischemia time (the time from organ removal from cold storage to reperfusion with warm blood) is associated with graft failure and mortality among…2016 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Parenteral Nutrition in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation.
1Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston; 2Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami.
Introduction: Protein-calorie malnutrition is common in patients with advanced liver disease and is a risk factor for poor outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). Perioperative parenteral…2016 American Transplant Congress
Left Renal Vein Ligation for Management of Portal Hypoperfusion in Liver Transplantation.
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Intro: In orthotopic liver transplant (OLT), low portal venous flow (PVF) is an independent risk factor for 1-year mortality. Ligation of existing portosystemic shunts is…
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