2018 American Transplant Congress
Race, Income, and Insurance Status Predict Migration for Liver Transplantation in the United States
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Background: Ongoing organ shortage and regional differences in organ availability have encouraged patients in need of liver transplantation (LT) to travel in order to increase…2018 American Transplant Congress
Elevated Skin Specific Non-HLA Antibodies Correlate with Acute Rejection Episodes in Clinical VCA
Introduction: Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) is unique by presence of the skin in the allografts. Due to the high immunogenicity of skin and the presence…2018 American Transplant Congress
CMV Mismatch Still Negatively Affects Patient and Graft Survival in the Era of CMV Prophylactic and Preemptive Therapy: A Paired Kidney Analysis
Background: The impact of CMV serostatus on kidney transplant outcomes in an era when CMV prophylactic and preemptive strategies are used routinely is not clearly…2018 American Transplant Congress
Tocilizumab Stabilizes Renal Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Chronic Active Antibody Mediated Rejection (CAAMR)
Columbia University, New York.
INTRO: CAAMR after kidney transplantation (KTx) is associated with rates of allograft failure approaching 50% at 2 years from injury involving T cells, B cells,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Hypothermia Outcomes in Living Kidney Transplantation
Background: The effect of donor hypothermia is known to significantly reduce the rate of delayed graft function (DGF) in cadaveric donor kidney transplantation. The effect…2018 American Transplant Congress
Improved Renal Allograft Survival for Pre-Emptive Paediatric Renal Transplant Recipients in the United Kingdom
OBJECTIVESThe aim of this study was to investigate whether being on dialysis at the time of renal transplantation affected renal allograft survival in paediatric renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pre-Transplant Dialysis on ESRD-Free and Patient Survival in Heart Transplant Alone and in Simultaneous Heart/Kidney Transplant Recipients: UNOS Data Analysis
Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, IL.
It is well known that chronic kidney disease has significant negative impact on post-transplant survival in heart transplant (HTx) recipients. Here we wanted to evaluate…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Protocol for the Management of Alemtuzumab Induced Leukopenia in Kidney Transplant Recipients
University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore.
Purpose: Leukopenia is a common complication following alemtuzumab induction in kidney transplant recipients (KTR), often limiting its use. Our institution developed a protocol to manage…2018 American Transplant Congress
Burden of Infectious Complications after Upper Extremity Allotransplantation: A Matched Cohort Study
This study aimed to assess the infectious risk after upper extremity allotransplantation (UEA), a non-vital transplantation procedure requiring lifelong immunosuppression. A matched cohort study was…2018 American Transplant Congress
Solid Organ Transplantation and Data Mining: Risk Factors for Invasive Fungal Disease in Heart Transplant Recipients
We created a database of solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients using innovative data mining tools. This study describing the epidemiology of invasive fungal disease (IFD)…
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