2017 American Transplant Congress
Type of Surgical Procedures and Clinical Significance of Calcineurin Inhibitor Temporary Discontinuation Regarding LT Recipients Undergoing Major Elective Surgery.
Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background As patients increasingly have undergone live transplantation (LT) and improved expected survival rate, there is a growing population of LT recipient undergoing elective surgery…2017 American Transplant Congress
Retroperitoneoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy Safely Secures Excellent Graft Function.
Urology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
[Introduction] Laparoscopic surgery has been a standard procedure of living donor nephrectomy. Transperitoneal laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (TPLN) has been commonly reported by many centers with…2017 American Transplant Congress
Expectations and Experiences of Follow-Up and Self-Care After Living Kidney Donation: A Focus Group Study.
Background: Ensuring donor wellbeing warrants ongoing monitoring following living kidney donation. However, there is considerable variability in donor follow up processes, including information provided to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Adjunctive Thymoglobulin with Proteasome Inhibitor Based Treatment of Late Mixed Acute Rejection.
1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati; 2The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati
Proteasome inhibitor (PI) containing regimens treat mixed acute rejection (MAR) at least in part due to elimination of donor specific antibody (DSA) and via effects…2017 American Transplant Congress
Perceived Legitimacy of Using Social Support for Transplant Eligibility: Results from a National Survey of Transplant Clinicians.
Background: Although the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services require that social support be used to determine transplant eligibility, guidance is vague. Centers vary significantly…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Modified Geriatric Assessment in Evaluation of Older Adults for Kidney Transplant Suitability.
BackgroundThere is an increasing incidence and prevalence of older adults with ESRD. Per guideline recommendations, many of these patients are now being considered for kidney…