2018 American Transplant Congress
Assessment of Anti-CMV Immunity by Monitoring Anti-CMV Antibody (CMV-Ab) and CMV-Specific Cytotoxic T Cells (CMV-Tc) in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients (Ped KTx Pts)
Introduction: CMV infection results in significant morbidity in KTx pts, especially CMV sero- ped pts with CMV sero+ donors (D+/R-). CMV infection is controlled primarily…2018 American Transplant Congress
Influence of 6 Months Protocol Biopsies with and without Intervention on Course of GFR after Pediatric Renal Transplantation
Data on protocol biopsies in childhood are rare. We evaluated renal function in 86 children after kidney transplantation (KTX) who underwent a protocol biopsy 6…2018 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Combining Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) to Transarterial Chemoembolization as Destination Therapy for Hepatocellular Cancer (HCC) within Milan Criteria
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
Limited data are available on the effect of SBRT in patients with HCC within Milan. We aimed to compare TACE followed by SBRT with TACE…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes from 194 Consecutive Split Left Liver Transplants: Comparison of Living versus Deceased Donors
Recanati/Miller Transplant Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.
Methods:Analysis of long term outcomes of 194 consecutive left lateral segment grafts (LLS) including 94 living (LD) and 99 deceased (DD) donor grafts (1992 -…2018 American Transplant Congress
High Grade Cytomegalovirus Viremia Events in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Description and Quality Improvement
Background: High grade cytomegalovirus viremia (HGCMVV) often results in symptomatic disease requiring IV antiviral therapy and is associated with CMV recurrence and resistance. We postulated…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hospital Readmission Patterns in the First Year after Kidney Transplantation: A Twelve-Year, Single-Center Experience
Transplant Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Purpose: The majority of studies examining hospital readmissions (HR) after kidney transplantation (KT) focus on 30-day HR rates using multi-institutional data with non-uniform clinical protocols.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Treatment Patterns and Burden among Chronic Graft versus Host Disease Patients on Second-Line Systemic Treatments Including Extracorporeal Photopheresis
Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) is a cell-based immunomodulatory therapeutic procedure reimbursable by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for patients with chronic Graft versus Host…2018 American Transplant Congress
Reported Effects of the SRTR 5-Tier Rating System on US Transplant Centers
1JHU, Baltimore; 2UNM, Albuquerque.
Background: The SRTR informs patients and payers about transplant center performance. Historically, transplant programs were rated on a 3-tier scale. In 2016, the SRTR introduced…2018 American Transplant Congress
Facial Allotransplantation: An Early Look at OPTN Data
Craniofacial Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) transplantation is a developing area in the field of transplantation. Thirteen craniofacial transplants have been performed in the US since…2018 American Transplant Congress
Experience in the Development of a Life-Supporting Large Animal Orthotopic Cardiac Xenotransplant Model
Advances in clinical immunosuppression and characterization of optimal donor genetics continue to move the field of xenotransplantation toward a clinical reality with extremely long-term survival…
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