2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Outcome in Liver Transplant Patients with Renal Insufficiency and Intraoperative CVVH
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Background: Intraoperative continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) is an important tool to manage liver transplant (LT) patients with renal insufficiencies. Methods: All LT patients with renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Safety and Efficacy of Splenic Artery Ligation in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Introduction: Portal hypertension in recipients undergoing living donor liver transplant (LDLT) is thought to be one of the main causes of posttransplant graft dysfunction. In…2018 American Transplant Congress
Benefit of Anti-Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin(HBIG) Monotherapy Compared to HBIG Combined with Entecavir in Long Term Renal Function
Background: To reduce the HBV reinfection after liver transplantation, anti-hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) alone or combination with antiviral nucleotide analogues are usually used regimen. However,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Upper Limb Early Cannulation Arteriovenous Grafts (ecAVG) for Complex Vascular Access – A Healthy Alternative to Central Venous Catheters (CVC)
IntroductionPatients with few transplant options and failing dialysis access are challenging to manage. Transitioning away from a CVC to fistula / graft is often difficult.…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Single Center Outcomes Analysis of UNOS Defined "Hard to Place Kidneys"
Keck Medical Center at USC, Los Angeles, CA.
The discard rate of potentially usable kidneys remains dismal despite a critical shortage of organs. The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) now provides a…2018 American Transplant Congress
Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy – The BMI Effect
Aims: To evaluate the outcomes of Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy (LDN) across 4 BMI groups.Methods : Using the SRTR database, all LDNs performed between 2006-2015 were…2018 American Transplant Congress
Origin and Traffic of Donor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles during Allo-Sensitization
The idea that donor dendritic cells (DCs) transplanted with the grafts and mobilized to draining lymphoid tissues (dLTs) present donor MHC molecules to allo-reactive naïve…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Identifies Antibody-Mediated Rejection with Graft Injury in DSA-Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients
Purpose: Donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) discriminates active rejection in kidney transplant patients. Donor-specific antibodies (DSA) to HLA antigens are associated with risk of antibody-mediated rejection…2018 American Transplant Congress
Introduction of Direct Acting Antivirals for HCV: Fewer Kidney Discards but a Long Way to Go
Organ shortage remains a great challenge facing the field of kidney transplantation. Donor hepatitis C virus positivity (DHCV+) is one of the highest ranking factors…2018 American Transplant Congress
Epitope/Eplet Mismatch in Pediatric Renal Transplantation and Development of Donor Specific Antibody
Background: De-novo donor specific antibody (DSA) is one of the strongest independent predictors of graft loss with HLA mismatching being a major risk factor for…
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