2017 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Prophylaxis for Nocardia in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTRs): Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Background:There are increasing reports of breakthrough Nocardia infection in patients taking Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) prophylaxis post SOT. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Extended Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion Using Hemopure as an Oxygen Carrier: A Method to Preserve, Assess and Repair Discarded Organs.
Transplant Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background: Hypothermic non-oxygenated machine perfusion (HMP) is commonly used in kidney preservation, providing some advantage over static cold storage, as well as flow and resistance…2017 American Transplant Congress
Longer Anastomotic Time Leads to Delayed Graft Function.
Background: Delayed graft function (DGF) occurs at variable rates in renal transplant recipients. It can be deleterious to renal allograft in long term. Various factors…2017 American Transplant Congress
Significance of Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Renal Allografts.
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in the renal allograft is a form of renal capillary injury that may associate with many disorders including calcineurin inhibitor (CI) toxicity,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Induction Immunosuppression on the Recurrence of Primary IgA Nephropathy.
Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
PurposeIgA nephropathy (IgAN) may recur after kidney transplantation (KT) and potentially jeopardize the survival of the graft. The object of this study was to analyze…2017 American Transplant Congress
Induction Immunotherapy in ECD and DGF Kidneys: Does ECD Equal Diminishing Induction Returns?
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
The benefit of induction immunotherapy to prevent DGF or mitigate its effects in recipients of marginal kidneys is not well understood and practices vary. We…2017 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Independent Risk Factors for Graft Loss After Primary Liver Transplantation: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis.
Core Facility Quality Management Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
This study aims to identify independent risk factors for graft loss after primary liver transplantation beyond the occurrence of hepatic artery thrombosis. Graft loss was…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Method for Detecting and Monitoring Chimerism in Patients with Graft versus Host Disease After Liver Transplantation.
Background Graft versus host disease (GVHD) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is a rare but lethal complication. Early diagnosis and treatment is critical for a…2017 American Transplant Congress
The 'W' Technique: A Safe and Reproducible Technique for Hepatic Arterial Reconstruction in Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Liver Transplant and HPB Surgery, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, India
BackgroundReconstruction of the hepatic artery is technically challenging in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We describe outcomes of a safe and easily teachable technique.MethodsA prospectively…2017 American Transplant Congress
Age and Race Disparities Among Pediatric and Adult Cystic Fibrosis Lung Transplant Recipients.
Pediatric cystic fibrosis (CF) patients have a post-lung transplant survival disadvantage compared to adults. However, whether race and age are risk factors associated with post-transplant…
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