2018 American Transplant Congress
Does One Size Fit All? Implementing a Protocolized Ambulatory Tacrolimus Dosing Strategy in a Predominantly African American Renal Transplant Population
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Introduction: African American (AA) KTx recipients have significant tacrolimus (FK) inter patient variability making protocolized dosage adjustment challenging. We sought to evaluate the efficacy &…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Tacrolimus Extended-Release in African American Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Purpose: Limited data exists to guide appropriate dosing strategies for novel tacrolimus formulations, such as tacrolimus XL (Astagraf XL). This is especially true in the…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Infusion with a Difference: Patient Experiences with Belatacept
Yale University, New Haven, CT.
Introduction: The results of the BENEFIT trial led to the FDA approval of the novel anti-rejection agent belatacept (bela) in 2011. In addition to its…2018 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Current Educational Interventions in Improving Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Rates
McGill Unversity Health Center, Montreal, Canada.
IntroductionLack of knowledge and discomfort approaching a donor are two of the most common recognized, recipient-level barriers to living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT). To address…2018 American Transplant Congress
How Old is Too Old? Expanding Living Kidney Organ Transplantation from Donors above 60 Years of Age with Associated Comorbidity.
Transplant Surgery, St Georges University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Worldwide the population is ageing. In UK there are more people above 60 than under 16 years of age. Hence there are more elderly…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Transplant Kidneys Using a Novel Point of Care 3D Ultrasound System
1Duke University, Durham, NC; 2Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA.
Purpose: The clinical utility of two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound (US) in the evaluation of renal transplant patients is limited by user dependence and restricted planar image…2018 American Transplant Congress
Artificial Graft Extension of Renal Vein in Living Kidney Transplantation
Background. The recovered kidney sometimes has a renal vein short in length for a satisfactory anastomosis or in some cases the vein can be damaged…2018 American Transplant Congress
Association between Donor/Recipient BK Viral Serostatus and Risk of BK Viraemia Post-Transplantation
IntroductionThe development of BK viraemia, and subsequently, BK nephropathy is a potentially devastating event associated with kidney transplant loss. In contrast to other clinically important…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effects of the Addition of Mycophenolate Mofetil on Renal Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Review
Purpose: To evaluate the use of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and its effects on renal outcomes in liver transplant recipientsMethods: Adult liver transplant recipients from September…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cannabis Use in Liver Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience
Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplant, David Geffen School of Medicine, LA, CA.
Introduction: Cannabis is one of the most commonly used illicit drugs worldwide. In the US, cannabis has gained wider social and political acceptance. Liver transplant…
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