2018 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Experience of HLA-Related Donor Specific Antibody in Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Although impact of donor specific antibody in liver transplantation has been recognized, significance of desensitization is not established yet. Our aim is to share our…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Tobacco Consumption versus Marijuana Consumption in Liver Transplant Recipients
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
The long term effects of smoking tobacco have been widely reported, from cardiovascular disease, to pulmonary complications and cancer, the effect of Marijuana has not…2018 American Transplant Congress
ABO‐incompatible Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation
ABO-incompatible liver transplantation (ILT) has increased over the past decade despite reports suggesting that adult ILT recipient have worse outcomes than ABO-compatible liver transplant (CLT)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Primary Oral Vancomycin Prophylaxis Reduces the Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infection among Lung Transplant Recipients
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
Purpose: To determine the efficacy of primary oral vancomycin prophylaxis in reducing the incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in the early post-op period among…2018 American Transplant Congress
Regulation of NK Cell Cytotoxicity by TEC Expression of Clr Proteins in Kidney Ischemia Reperfusion Injury (IRI)
Background: Kidney tubular epithelial cells (TEC) may negatively regulate NK cell activation and cytotoxic capacity by surface expression of a novel class of C-type lectin-related…2018 American Transplant Congress
Factors Impacting Return to Employment after Liver Transplantation
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Liver transplantation (LT) prolongs the lives of patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Post-LT, 22-55% of patients return to some form of active employment. Age…2018 American Transplant Congress
Mitigating Risk: Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients from Donors with Potential Infectious Exposure
Department of Pharmacy, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
Purpose: Increased risk organ donors are being more commonly utilized given organ shortages. However, there is a small risk of transmission of diseases such as…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Positive Donor Blood Cultures in Liver Transplant Recipients
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA.
The purpose of this study was to describe the bacteremia transmission rate of transplanting livers from donors with positive bacterial blood cultures into liver transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Gram Negative Infections after Solid Organ Transplant
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Introduction: Infections with multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacilli are associated with significant morbidity and mortality after solid organ transplant. This study characterized patient outcomes related…2018 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Culture of Functional Bone Marrow-Derived Human Plasma Cells
Introduction Antibody-secreting plasma cells (PCs) are critically important for host defense, but also can cause antibody-mediated allograft rejection. The ability to study these cells is…
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