2018 American Transplant Congress
Integration of Blood Type Incompatibility Desensitization Protocols into Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) Programs
Even if blood type incompatibility (ABOi) is one of the most significant barriers in transplantation, recent studies report that the outcomes of ABOi transplants with…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Allergy to Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients with a History of Macrolide Antibiotic Allergy
Background: Tacrolimus (TAC) is considered a drug of choice for maintenance immunosuppression among kidney transplant (KTX) recipients. Because of structural resemblances between macrolide antibiotics (azithromycin,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Duration of Dialysis, N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide and Post-Transplant Mortality in Renal Transplant Recipients
Background and objective: Pre-transplant dialysis duration (DD) is associated with increased mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTRs) due to accelerated atherosclerosis, intradialytic volume overload and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Parathyroidectomy Outcomes in Renal Transplant Recipients: Subtotal vs. Total
Introduction:Best practice in management of persistent hyperparathyroidism in renal transplant recipients has been debated and there is no consensus on whether medical or surgical management…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Price of Diabetes Medication Management in Kidney Transplantation: Similar Rates of Readmissions, but More Healthcare Utilization
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Background: The aim of this study was to determine whether changing diabetes (DM) medications during the index admission for kidney transplant (KT) is significantly associated…2018 American Transplant Congress
Factors Influencing Post-Transplant Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Introduction: Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a significant cause of end stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma necessitating liver transplant. Little data exists on the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cold Ischemia Time is an Important Risk Factor for Post-Liver Transplant Prolonged Length of Stay
Background: Cold ischemia time (CIT) is often viewed as a categorical risk factor in liver transplantation. We hypothesize that the risk for adverse outcomes increases…2018 American Transplant Congress
Offer Acceptance Practices and Geographic Variability in Allocation MELD at Transplant
1SRTR, Minneapolis; 2U.S. Navy, Anapolis.
Offer acceptance practices may cause geographic variability in allocation model for end-stage liver disease (aMELD) score at transplant and could magnify the apparent impact of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Allocation: One OPO's Experience with Expedited versus Non-Expedited Placement
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.
Background: One organ procurement organization (OPO) sought to study expedited versus non-expedited livers recovered/transplanted after local/regional centers declined. The OPO sought to determine relative recipient…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hispanics' Perceptions of a Culturally Targeted Transplant Program: A Mixed Methods Study
1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; 2Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Background: Although Hispanics have a disproportionally higher prevalence of end-stage renal disease than non-Hispanic whites, fewer waitlisted Hispanics receive living donor kidney transplants (LDKTs). Northwestern…
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