2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Serum EDTA Treatment on Identification of Unacceptable Antigens for Kidney Transplant Candidates.
Pathology, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The prozone effect is one factor causing false negative reactions in HLA antibody testing. EDTA, which is commonly used to remove this…2017 American Transplant Congress
Online Patient Resources for Deceased Donor and Live Donor Kidney Recipients: A Comparative Analysis of Readability.
BackgroundThe Internet has extensive online resources for kidney transplantation recipients. However, it is unclear if these materials are comprehensible for kidney transplant patients. Nearly, one-half…2017 American Transplant Congress
Disparities in Access to the Liver Transplant Wait List: A Statewide Analysis.
Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background:Racial disparities in access to the liver transplant wait list for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) are thought to be attributable to differences in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Opioid and Opioid Substitution Therapy in Liver Transplant Candidates: A Survey of Center Policies and Practices.
Background: Chronic opioid use for pain and opioid substitution therapy (OST) are common among patients with cirrhosis. Little is known of transplant center policies and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Photopheresis for Recalcitrant Rejection After Heart Transplantation: Worthwhile?
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles
Background: Rejection is leading cause of mortality after heart transplantation (HTx). While the rates of rejection have declined over the past few decades from improvement…2017 American Transplant Congress
Time to First Therapeutic Tacrolimus Level: What Impact Does It Have After Heart Transplantation?
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Purpose: Appropriate time to therapeutic immunosuppression levels is not well defined. The purpose of this study is to investigate outcomes related to time to therapeutic…
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