2016 American Transplant Congress
Preoperative Cytokine Storm in High MELD Patients Accentuates Incidence of Rejection Following Liver Transplantation.
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Columbia University, NY, NY.
IntroductionAcute Cellular Rejection (ACR) affects 30 percent of all liver transplants. Histologically it is characterized by cellular inflammation in the veins, bile ducts and portal…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Model to Explore the Potential Budget Impact of a Novel Screening Tool for the Detection of Subclinical Rejection Among Kidney Transplant Patients.
1Immucor, Inc, Waukesha, WI; 2Avalare Health, LLC, Washington, DC.
Background: Acute rejection among kidney transplant patients is common, with ~10% of individuals experiencing acute rejection within the first year and rising to 16-17% at…2016 American Transplant Congress
Use of En-Bloc Vascularized Rectus Sheath Allograft to Achieve Abdominal Closure in Pediatric Liver and Multivisceral Transplantation.
Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC.
Background: Abdominal wall closure is often challenging in pediatric liver (LT) and multivisceral transplantation (MVT) due to size discrepancy of donor & recipient and abdominal…2016 American Transplant Congress
Biopsy-Proven Rejection in Children After Liver Transplantation Is Associated by an IL-12p40-Mediated Innate Immune Response Followed by Th1 T Cell Activation.
Sustained by adaptive immune cells and their soluble mediators is well established for infection but it has not been demonstrated for solid organ transplantation in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with Response to Plasmapheresis in Patients with Recurrent FSGS.
Background:Idiopathic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is one of the primary glomerular diseases that commonly recurs in renal allograft and is known to be associated with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter-Associated Peritonitis Following Kidney Transplant.
While peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become more common, PD catheter management at the time of kidney transplant varies widely by transplant center. We sought to…2016 American Transplant Congress
Concomitant Proton Pump Inhibitor and Mycophenolate Mofetil Use in Renal Transplant Recipients.
Pharmacokinetic (PK) data show reduced mycophenolic acid levels in transplant recipients taking mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) concomitantly. MMF dosing is not…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…
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