2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Analysis of Impact of Intraoperative Hepatic Blood Inflow on Acute Kidney Injury Following Allogeneic Liver Transplantation
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major and severe complication following allogeneic liver transplantation and is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. With…2018 American Transplant Congress
Recipient ABO Blood-Type is Associated with Their Survival after Adult-to-Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Blood-Type O is Disadvantage?
PURPOSE: Accumulating evidence has suggested that ABO blood-type is associated with the prevalence and severity of infectious diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases, however, its impact…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Direct-Acting Hepatitis C Treatment Regimens on Calcineurin Inhibitors in Liver and Kidney Transplant Patients
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Background: It has been suggested that treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAA) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) may decrease calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) concentrations. The purpose of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Safety: Experience of 500 Cases in Hispanic Population at a Single Institution
Transplantation Surgery, Colombiana de Trasplantes, Bogota, Colombia.
Background: Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (LDN) has become the best option in living donation because its safety and low rate of complications. This report aims…2018 American Transplant Congress
Gastrointestinal Autologous Reconstruction for Management of Chronic Gut Failure in the New Era of Visceral Transplantation
Center for Gut Rehabilitation & Transplantaion, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
OBJECTIVE(S): Chronic gut failure(CGF) is associated with life-threatening complications, impaired life-quality, and burdened healthcare-cost. With recent advances in autologous-reconstruction along with visceral transplantation, evidence-based practical…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prophylaxis of Wound Infections- Antibiotics in Renal Donation (POWAR): A Multicentre UK Double Blinded Placebo Controlled Randomised Controlled Trial
Abdominal Transplant Unit, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
AIM: Postoperative infection following hand assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (HALDN) confers significant morbidity. Previous reports suggest 1 in 5 patients develop infective complications. No modifiable…2018 American Transplant Congress
In Vivo Imaging and Function of Renal Tertiary Lymphoid Organs
Starzl Transplantation Institute, Pittsburgh.
Tertiary lymphoid organs (TLOs) are ectopic lymphoid structures that arise in non-lymphoid tissues in the setting of chronic inflammation such as organ transplantation. The function…2018 American Transplant Congress
Inflammatory Frailty Index and Mortality after Kidney Transplantation
Frailty is a phenotype of decreased physiologic reserve and is associated with a pro-inflammatory state. Fried frailty (slow walk speed, weight loss, decreased grip, low…2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Hepatitis-C Treatments after Kidney Transplantation: Impact of the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in kidney transplant (KTx) donors or recipients has correlated with adverse outcomes, partly due to limited treatment options. Development of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Feasibility of a National Class II Matching Strategy for Pediatric Kidney Transplant Candidates
Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a major concern for allograft failure, which could be mitigated by allocation of Class II matched donors. Since children have priority,…
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