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Comparing the Role of Post-Transplant Readmissions and Bed Days on Total One Year Cost of Care.
This study examines the marginal impact of readmissions and total bed days during the 90-day period following transplant in order to better understand drivers of…2017 American Transplant Congress
VO2peak: A Significant Marker of All-Cause Mortality Among Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Being Evaluated for Kidney Transplant.
1Mayo Clinic AZ, Phoenix; 2ASU, Tempe
Background: Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), obtained from cardiopulmonary exercise testing is a marker of functional capacity and a modifiable risk factor. VO2peak is a strong…2017 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept After Kidney Transplantation in Adolescents.
Pediatric Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
Background: Regardless of recipient age at kidney transplantation (KTx), patients are at greatest risk for graft loss in adolescence. This is in part due to…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Regulatory T Cell (Treg)-Intrinsic Role for p27kip1 in Acquired Transplant Tolerance.
Pathology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
We previously found that the cyclin-dependent kinase CDK2 phosphorylates the Treg transcription factor Foxp3, targeting it for proteolytic degradation. Treg with defective CDK2 activity express…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Correlates with Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Kidney Allografts.
Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) is a noninvasive test of allograft injury that may enable more frequent, quantitative, and safer assessment of allograft rejection and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Simplified Classification of Pancreas Transplant Insufficiency.
To date, the definition of pancreas transplant (PTX) failure is based on the need for antidiabetic therapy. However, as even a marginal PTX function can…2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Function After Liver Transplantation Alone in Patients Meeting the Proposed UNOS Simultaneous Liver-Kidney (SLK) Criteria.
Background & Aim: The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) has proposed criteria for simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation (SLK) incorporating strict definitions for eligibility…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Objective Liver Frailty Index Significantly Improves the Clinician “Eyeball Test” to Predict Mortality in Liver Transplant Candidates.
Background: Frailty is a critical determinant of waitlist outcomes. The most commonly-used test to assess frailty in liver transplant (LT) candidates is the “eyeball test”,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Renal Outcomes Following Intestinal Transplantation.
Purpose: Single center study of Intestinal Transplant recipients to evaluate epidemiology of dialysis and renal transplantation(RT) following Intestinal transplantation(IT).Methods: 288 adult patients who underwent first…2017 American Transplant Congress
Orthotopic Liver Transplantation of Xenogeneic Livers Repopulated with Autologous Hepatocytes: Proof of Normal Function and Consistent Survival.
Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
BackgroundGeneration of transplantable patient-like organs in pigs will solve the problem of organ shortage and potentially extend the indications for liver transplantation. However, the efficacy…
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