2018 American Transplant Congress
Non Active Desensitization Protocol: Improving Access to Kidney Transplant for Hyperimmunized Patients
Hyperimmunized patients have a bad access to renal transplantation, despite national priority programs and active desensitization protocols. After having noticed that some HLA antibodies decreased…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pneumocystis Prophylaxis on Incidence of Treated Urinary Tract Infections Following Kidney Transplantation
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infectious complication after kidney transplantation resulting in increased morbidity and mortality. Sulfamethoxazole[mdash]trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) is commonly used…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cryptococcal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients. A Single Center Experience
Cryptococcal infections are infrequent but a cause of morbidity & mortality in transplant (T) recipients. Best treatment and the need for secondary prophylaxis are still…2018 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Surgery before and after Kidney Transplantation: Long-Term Weight-Loss and Allograft Outcomes
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Obesity, a critical public health issue affecting >25% of kidney transplant (KTX) candidates, is often a barrier to transplantation. Bariatric surgery is an important tool…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Anticoagulation Therapy Modifications during the Index Hospitalization on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Background: The aim of this study was to determine whether changing anticoagulation medications during the index admission for kidney transplant (KT) is significantly associated with…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Balanced Solutions on Acid Base Disorders during and after Kidney Transplantation
Fluid management of peri operative period of kidney transplantation is crucial to drive volemia, acid/base and electrolyte balance, as renal function is usually absent or…2018 American Transplant Congress
Preemptive Chest Tube in Liver Transplantation – An Unconventional Way to Reduce Morbidity
For various reasons, liver recipients are frequently affected by pleural effusions in the postoperative phase. Besides high volume turn over and low serum albumin, local…2018 American Transplant Congress
Incidence Trends among Deceased Liver Transplant Recipients in the United States, 2011-2016: A Propensity Score-Matched Study
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
BackgroundDonation after cardiac death (DCD) donor liver graft is a known risk factor for graft failure secondary to primary non-function (PNF) and/or diffuse cholangiopathy (DC).…2018 American Transplant Congress
Is Percent Exception at Transplant a Driver of MELD Inflation?
1SRTR, Minneapolis, MN; 2Stanford University, Stanford, CA; 3Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Before 2016, the proportion of deceased donor liver recipients with an exception status at liver transplant (LT) correlated strongly with median MELD at transplant (MMaT)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Moderately Macrosteatotic Liver Allografts
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Objectives: Liver transplantation remains the only effective long-term treatment option for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Organs available for ESLD patients are scarce and…
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