2017 American Transplant Congress
Telemedicine Utilization After Kidney Transplantation Was Not Associated with Decreased Early Hospital Readmission Rate.
Kidney Transplantation, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Kidney transplant population has marked high 30-day early hospital readmission (EHR) rate. EHR has attracted considerable attention recently as an acceptable metric of poor hospital…2017 American Transplant Congress
Improved Creatinine Immediately Post-LVAD Predicts Lower AKI Risk After Heart Transplant.
Background-Left ventricular assist device(LVAD) placement often improves renal function in patients with advanced heart failure. In those bridged to transplant with LVAD support it is…2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Heart and Kidney Transplant vs Heart Transplant: Single Center Review of Candidate Selection and List Management.
Background: Increasing numbers of patients with advanced heart and kidney failure undergo simultaneous heart kidney transplant (SHK). Selection criteria in patients with non-dialysis dependent kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Toll-Like Receptor 4-Dependent CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein Homologous Protein Activation Induces Hepatocellular Cell Death in Liver Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury.
Background: Critical role of Toll-like receptor 4(TLR4) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has been found in ischemia and reperfusion(IR) injury models. However, the relationship between…2017 American Transplant Congress
Pregnandy During Kidney Trasplantation in a Low Income Population.
Renal Transplant Unit, CRAI Sur - CUCAIBA, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background: The possibility of having a successful pregnancy in stage V chornic kidney failure improves after transplant, although the fertility rate is lower than in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Risk and Prognosis of Developing Procedural Complications in Renal Allograft Biopsy, Including AVF and DVT.
Kidney Surgery, Tokyo WOmen's Medical University, Shinjuku ku, Tokyo, Japan
【Background】Percutaneous and ultrasound-guided renal allograft biopsy (RAB) is a gold standard procedure to evaluate renal allograft rejection. Because RAB is a relatively invasive test, we…2017 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy and Safety of Direct Acting Antivirals in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis
Background: Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection has a negative impact on graft survival. Prior treatments were poorly tolerated and had minimal cure rates. The…2017 American Transplant Congress
Polycystic Liver Disease Patients May Not Be Appropriately Represented by MELD Exception Policy.
Purpose: Polycystic liver disease (PCLD) is a rare, but important disease whose mortality is not fully predicted by MELD score. Most patients with PCLD maintain…2017 American Transplant Congress
ECMO in Liver Transplant.
1University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD; 2Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Introduction: Postoperative severe cardiopulmonary failure carries a high rate of mortality. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been used as a salvage therapy when conventional therapies…2017 American Transplant Congress
Posttransplant Employment Patterns Are More Favorable in Patients with Solitary Pancreas vs. Simultaneous Pancreas/Kidney (SPK) Transplants – The Impact of Native Kidney Function.
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse
Introduction: Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (DM) is a debilitating disease resulting in life-limiting secondary complications. A successful pancreas (Pa) transplant (Tx) achieves normoglycemia, extends life expectancy…
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