2018 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Validation of Prediction Models for Kidney Discard
A large number of kidneys are discarded every year despite evidence that many could have provided survival benefit for waitlisted candidates. Identifying kidneys at high…2018 American Transplant Congress
Ethnic Disparities in Elderly Patients Receiving Kidney Transplantation
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: Over the past 10 years, the number of elderly kidney transplant recipients has increased. This analysis evaluates whether the trend is equitable across ethnic…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis Following Alemtuzumab Induction in High Risk Renal Transplant Recipients Experiencing Delayed Graft Function
University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Purpose: There is limited data to support the use of valganciclovir in patients on dialysis. This study assessed the efficacy of valganciclovir 450 mg twice…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Comparison of Alemtuzumab versus Antithymocyte Globulin Induction in High-Risk, Non-Sensitized Renal Transplant Recipients
University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago.
Background: Lymphocyte depleting induction is routinely utilized in high immunologic risk renal transplant (RTx). African Americans (AA) have a relatively higher risk of rejection regardless…2018 American Transplant Congress
Follow-Up Care of Living Kidney Donors
The 2017 KDIGO guidelines recommend that living kidney donors receive lifelong annual follow-up care to assess renal health, including serum creatinine measurements with glomerular filtration…2018 American Transplant Congress
Does the End Justify the Means? An Analysis of Outcomes in Recipients of Combined Kidney/Hematopoietic Stem Cell (HSC) Transplants and Comparison to Standard of Care (SOC) Patients
1Northwestern U, Chicago; 2U Louisville, Louisville.
Eliminating the long term costs and side effects of immunosuppression (IS) is a compelling reason to pursue transplant tolerance. Tolerance in kidney transplant (KTx) pts…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cognitive Impairment Influences Transplant Eligibility
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
Background: Cognitive impairment is common in end stage renal disease and affects health outcomes. Cognitive impairment after solid organ transplants affects medication adherence and graft…2018 American Transplant Congress
Patient and Transplant Outcome in Infants Starting Renal Replacement Therapy before Two Years of Age
Introduction: Despite major technical improvement in the care of children requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) before two years of age, the management of those patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Automated Systems to Identify and Address Adherence Barriers Result in Sustained Reduction of Late Allograft Rejection
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Background: Patient-identified barriers to taking immunosuppressive medications are associated with rejection and allograft loss, yet interventions targeting adherence barriers are rarely integrated into clinical practice.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and Response to Prolonged Plasmapheresis Therapy: A Single Center Pediatric Experience
FSGS is the most common glomerular cause of ESKD in pediatric patients. The risk of recurrence after kidney transplant (KT) is 30-60%, and half of…
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