2018 American Transplant Congress
C4d Staining and Graft Survival in Renal Transplant Recipients
Nephrology and Transplant, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Introduction: C4d staining in peritubular capillaries strongly correlates with presence of acute or chronic antibody mediated rejection (AMR). Data on the significance of variable C4d…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes after Kidney Transplant (KTx) from Deceased Donors (DD) Aged ≥ 70
Background:There has been an increase in DD aged 70 or greater and transplant centers are reluctant to accept these organs. The aim of this study…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation from Uncontrolled Donation after Circulatory Death, Good Outcomes after Very Long Time
Introduction: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best renal replacement therapy but the shortage of organ is the main limitation. Uncontrolled Donation after Circulatory Death (uDCD)…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Pre-Emptive Antibiotic Therapy in Kidney Recipients of Donors with Urine-Only Positive Cultures
Background: Donor derived infections (DDIs) can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in solid organ transplant patients. In recent years, the disparity between the need…2018 American Transplant Congress
Latent Tuberculosis Diagnosis Prior to Kidney Transplantation in a High Burden Country: Improvement with Serological Tests
Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Department, ISCMPA, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Introduction: Diagnosing and treating tuberculosis after kidney transplantation is challenging, and mortality is high. In an epidemiological study performed at our Center, there was an…2018 American Transplant Congress
Diagnostic Performance of Blood Pressure Measurement Modality in Prospective Living Kidney Donors
Nephrology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Precise blood pressure (BP) measurement to exclude hypertension (HTN) is critical in evaluating living kidney donors (LKDs). 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is…2018 American Transplant Congress
Diagnosis of Acute Renal Rejection Using Saliva Metabolome Analysis
(Objective) Wide variety of biomarker discoveries have been conducted to realize low-invasive detection of rejection after renal transplantation. Metabolomics, an omics technology to enable simultaneous…2018 American Transplant Congress
Single-Dose Basiliximab Induction in Liver Transplant Recipients with Delayed CNI Initiation
Liver transplant recipients (LTR) with peri-operative renal injury benefit from a delayed CNI protocol using basiliximab (IL2RA) induction to reduce early CNI exposure. Existing literature…2018 American Transplant Congress
Single-Center Experience of Biliary Reconstruction for Multiple Bile Duct in Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Department of Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Biliary anastomosis stricture (BAS) is still major concerns especially for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Recent studies have described multiple duct and multiple anastomoses as…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Antiviral Treatment (AVT) in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Liver Transplant (LT) Patients off Immunosuppression (IS) in Direct Acting Antivirals (DAA) Era
Background: Clearance of HCV under AVT, including DAAs, has been associated with higher risk of rejection, possibly due to the changing immunological environment within the…
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