2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Glomerular Filtration Rate Normalization to Body Surface Area on Donor Selection and Outcome in over 4000 Living Kidney Donors
1U of MN, Minneapolis; 2Houston Methodist, Houston.
Introduction: A donor GFR of ≥ 80 mL/min is a selection criterion. KDIGO recommends that GFR indexed to BSA should be used. Herein, we tested…2018 American Transplant Congress
Decision-Making, Informed Consent, and the Experiences of Recipients of Experimental HCV Positive-to-Negative Renal Transplants
Background: The safety and efficacy of transplanting HCV-infected (HCV+) donor organs into HCV-uninfected recipients (HCV D+/R-) is being studied. Recipient experiences are essential to comprehensively…2018 American Transplant Congress
End Stage Kidney Disease Risk Profile in Living Kidney Donors for Pediatric versus Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients in Australia and New Zealand
Background: Living kidney donors (LKD) for pediatric kidney transplant recipients (KTR) have a high motivation to donate due to the clear benefits to the KTR…2018 American Transplant Congress
Multivariate Cox Proportional Hazards Model for Estimating Long-Term Risk of Aging Kidney Transplant Recipients
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
Purpose: The growing number of elderly kidney transplant recipients (KTR) presents an opportunity to analyze and predict long-term outcomes and risk in this aging population.Methods:…2018 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of DCD Livers vs. NDD and LDLT: Is There a Difference in Post-Transplant Kidney Dysfunction?
Background. Recipients of donation after circulatory death (DCD) grafts are reportedly at higher risk of developing post liver transplant (LT) renal dysfunction. Our aim was…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Liver Donation: The Role of Facebook in Directed Donation
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: The aims of this study were to understand the number and type of directed living liver donors who contacted the transplant team after learning…2018 American Transplant Congress
Renal and Bone Safety in Post Liver Transplant Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Tenofovir Alafenamide for HBV Prophylaxis
1Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand; 2Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA.
Background and Aims: Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) remains a leading indication for orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) globally. Common complications following OLT include renal dysfunction secondary…2018 American Transplant Congress
Incisional Hernia after Orthotropic Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Transplant Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Background: Incisional hernia is a well-known complication of orthotopic liver transplantation. Despite wide recognition of the impact of this problem, the incidence remains imprecisely known.Methods…2018 American Transplant Congress
Variation in Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Utilization and Clinical Outcomes for Deceased-Donor Kidneys
Introduction:Hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) has been shown to be an effective method for preserving kidney allografts from deceased donors (1), but data suggests that low-risk…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living-Donor Preemptive Kidney Transplant Timing Calculator: An Online Decision Support Tool
Purpose: Optimal glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and timing for living preemptive kidney transplantation (PKT) is not well studied.Method: We developed an online engine to calculate…
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