2016 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Specialized Community Pharmacists' Role in Care Transitions for Transplant Patients.
Purpose:In 2004, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) bylaws recognized pharmacists as an essential part of the patient care team. Recently, the demand for…2016 American Transplant Congress
Use of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool to Identify Risk in Families of Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients.
Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Purpose: Although families of pediatric liver transplant recipients have documented psychosocial needs, the systematic identification of needs and delivery of evidence-based care remain challenging. This…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of BKV Subtype Distribution on BKV Nephropathy, Viremia, and Renal Outcome in Patients After Renal Transplantation.
Factors determining the course of BK viral (BKV) infection remain uncertain. We studied the role of BKV subtype distribution in BKV-infected patients after renal transplantation.-We…2016 American Transplant Congress
Management of Recurrent aHUS After Adult Kidney transplantation Despite Eculizumab Prophylaxis.
Background Eculizumab (EZB) is approved by NHSE in the UK for prevention and managment of recurrent aHUS after kidney transplantation. Purpose We report aggressive recurrence…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is There a Link Between Proteinuria and Increased FGF-23 Levels in Renal Transplant Patients.
Purpose: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) has emerged as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and mortality in renal transplant (RT) recipients. Post transplantation proteinuria…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Incidence of Symptomatic Pericardial Effusion with Long-Term Sirolimus Therapy.
1Surgery, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY; 2Cardiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY.
BACKGROUNDSirolimus is an approved agent for immunosuppressive therapy after renal transplantation. Pericardial effusion and tamponade have been recognized as potentially serious complications of long-term sirolimus…2016 American Transplant Congress
Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C Treatment in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Background: Hepatitis C infection is associated with worse clinical outcomes in kidney transplant recipients. Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have been effectively used in liver transplant patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Recipient Adherence Measured by Proportion of Days Covered Is Associated with Late Biopsy Proven Acute Rejection.
While medication non-adherence is a known risk factor for late “biopsy proven acute rejection (BPAR),” the Pharmacy Quality Alliance definition of “proportion of days covered…2016 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Early Engraftment Immunobiology of Xenoislets and Alloislets in a Dual Transplant Model.
1Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Purpose: Successful implementation of neonatal porcine islet (NPI) xenotransplantation requires an understanding of the xenospecific immune elements influencing engraftment. To elucidate these early xenospecific processes,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Isolated Pediatric Small Intestine Transplants Using Vascular Homografts.
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Background/aim: Pediatric intestinal transplantation has changed recently with more isolated small intestine transplants being performed in small children instead of combined liver-intestine transplants. Consequently, surgical…
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