2017 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Complications in Pediatric Liver Transplantation for Cystic Fibrosis: A Single-Center Experience with Choledochocholedochostomy.
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
BackgroundFor adult liver transplants, choledochocholedochostomy or “duct-to-duct” biliary reconstruction is the standard of care. In contrast to a Roux-en-Y reconstruction, it maintains physiologic bile flow,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Operations at a Service of the Transplant Surgery.
IntroductionInvolvement of bariatric operations in the peri-transplant setting could be at different stages – prospective living organ donor (group 1), prospective organ recipient (2), patients…2017 American Transplant Congress
Binding of Human Neutrophils to Activated Porcine Endothelium Is Mediated by E-Selectin.
1University of Maryland SOM, Baltimore; 2GlycoMimetics, Inc, Rockville; 3Revivicor, Inc, Blacksburg
Purpose: Shortage of transplantable human organs motivates research into alternatives, including xenotransplantation. When porcine lungs are perfused with human blood, a majority of human neutrophils…2017 American Transplant Congress
Improved Mouse Renal Transplantation Model Simulating Clinical Antibody Mediated Rejection.
Background: Acute antibody mediated rejection (AMR) is main barrier to long term renal graft survival. Mouse model is important to understand the mechenisms of AMR.…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Families' Perspectives of the Harms of Failed Donation After Circulatory Death: A Qualitative Analysis.
Introduction: We sought to identify harms perceived by families of patients who underwent an unsuccessful attempt to donate organs after circulatory death.Methods: We identified a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics and Performance of Unilateral Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants.
1Columbia Univ, New York, NY; 2Emory Univ, Atlanta, GA
Purpose:The fraction of kidneys procured for transplant that are discarded is rising in the United States. Identifying donors from whom only one kidney was discarded…2017 American Transplant Congress
Can We Improve Donation Through Pre-Kidney Transplantation Education Using Internet-Based Resources? An Analysis of Internet Use Patterns Among Hispanics.
Context: Waitlisted Hispanics received disproportionately fewer living donor kidney transplantation in 2014 compared to non-Hispanic whites (4% versus 10%). Internet-based education improves organ donation and…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…
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