2016 American Transplant Congress
The Environmental Impact of Dialysis vs Transplantation.
Introduction: Hemodialysis has a large environmental impact because it uses large volumes of water, medical supplies and energy. A patient undergoing weekly dialysis treatment (three…2016 American Transplant Congress
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reprogram Macrophage Polarization and Attenuate Liver Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury by Regulating Notch/Cox2/PGE2 Signaling Pathway.
Background and aims: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been shown an immune modulatory properties and tissue repairing capability under inflammatory conditions. However, it is unknown…2016 American Transplant Congress
Creation of a Small Animal Model of Ex-Vivo Normothermic Perfusion (EVNP) for Treatment of Kidney Ischemia-Reperfusion (I/R) Injury.
Department of Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA.
Purpose: Recent studies have suggested that EVNP may be utilized to assess and repair marginal donor organs subjected to severe I/R injury. The lack of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Cold Ischemia Time Negatively Impacts Graft and Recipient Survival in a Murine Orthotopic Hindlimb Transplant Model.
Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: The safe maximum cold preservation time remains unknown in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA), yet is of critical clinical significance. VCAs with a large muscular…2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donor Preferences: A Novel Use of a Visual Instrument to Quantify ESRD Risk Acceptance.
1Yale U, New Haven; 2U Pennyslvania, Philadelphia; 3Northwestern U, Chicago.
BackgroundGiven new data about the estimated lifetime risk of ESRD among living kidney donors (LKD) (Muzaale 2014), we elicited their willingness to accept the risk…2016 American Transplant Congress
Low-Pressure Pneumoperitoneum in Living Kidney Donors: An Age-Dependent Analysis of Recipient Outcomes.
Purpose: Implementation of low-pressure laparoscopy may be facilitated by the use of valveless, recirculating trocar systems that have less intra-abdominal pressure variability, providing adequate surgical…2016 American Transplant Congress
Markers of Activation of Microvascular Endothelial Cells Predict a Poor Long-Term Graft Outcome in Early Renal Graft Biopsies Displaying Acute Tubular Necrosis.
Acute tubular necrosis (ATN), is a histopathological feature frequently seen in the early post renal transplant biopsies taken from patients with delayed graft function (DGF).…2016 American Transplant Congress
Improving Kidney Allocation System with Higher Resolution.
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Purpose: The new kidney allocation system (KAS) was implemented to help identify compatible donors for the most highly sensitized patients. Our experience, as well as…2016 American Transplant Congress
Telemedicine to Reduce Readmissions Post Liver Transplant: Compliance and Feasibility Results.
Telemedicine (TM) was added to our care model as a mechanism to reduce readmissions post liver transplant (LTx). Establishing a TM home allows for remote…2016 American Transplant Congress
Review of Aborted Hepatectomy of Liver Transplantation in a Single Center Study.
General Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Liver transplantation (LT) has become a popular option for the treatment of endstage hepatic failure. More attention has been given to donor safety, but still…
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