2017 American Transplant Congress
Small Pediatric Donor Kidney Transplantation in Pediatric Recipients.
Kidneys from small pediatric donors (age <5 years, weight <21 kg) may be a means to increase the donor pool for pediatric recipients. Transplantation of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Rapid Deterioration of Pre-Transplant Kidney Function Requiring Dialysis Is a Prognostic Factor in Liver Transplant Alone.
Aim: Etiologies of acute kidney injury before liver transplant extend beyond hepatorenal syndrome (ie infection, gastrointestinal bleeding) and therefore, may not be resolved by liver…2017 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation Outcomes Using Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction in Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis.
Transplantation Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Background: The use of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) induction in high immunological risk patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) could lower the rejection rates after liver…2017 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Body-Size Mismatch Between Recipient and Donor.
[Purpose]In living-donor kidney transplantation between large recipient and small donor, there are concerns of lower graft function and poor graft survival. Thus, we aimed to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Tangible Benefits in Caregiving Burden Among Spouses/Partners of Transplant Patients: Adding “Donor Benefit” to Live Donor Risk Assessment.
Background The mental and physical health of spouses and co-habiting partners (dyads) are highly correlated. Dialysis entails significant caregiving burden and decreases the quality of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase Associated Lipocalin Combined with Urine Cytokines and Microalbuminuria as Predictors for Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy in Kidney Transplantation: A Matched-Pair Tissue Cohort Study.
Background: Late graft loss from interstitial fibrosis - tubular atrophy (IF/TA) continues to be the “Achilles' heel” of kidney transplantation (KT). Long-term calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs)…2017 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor-Initiated Non-Simultaneous Extended Altruistic Donor Chains Through the Military Share Program.
Introduction: At a recent White House Summit on organ transplantation, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced that they would direct some Military Share deceased donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Brief Frailty Assessment and Outcomes Among Candidates for Liver Transplantation.
Introduction: As frailty correlates with post-transplant outcomes, brief frailty measures are needed in clinical practice to appropriately risk stratify LT candidates. We used an abbreviated…2017 American Transplant Congress
Dual Targeting of Costimulation and Proteasome to Desensitize and Prolong Graft Survival of Sensitized Nonhuman Primates.
[Background] Pre-formed donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) from prior transplantation, transfusion, or pregnancy affects a significant portion (35%) of patients awaiting a kidney transplant. Highly sensitized…2017 American Transplant Congress
BK Virus, Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation in Renal Transplant Patients: Results from a Large Multicenter Study.
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the prevalence and clinical implications of three of the most relevant opportunistic infections in kidney transplantation, namely…
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