2018 American Transplant Congress
High Serum Resistin Levels Predict Future Acute Kidney Injury in Kidney Transplantation Patients
Introduction:Resistin has a pathogenic role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. This study was evaluated the association between serum resistin levels and future acute…2018 American Transplant Congress
Progression of Vertebral Bone Disease among Kidney Allograft Recipients on Steroid Maintenance
BackgroundOsteoporosis has been recognized as a significant cause of morbidity post kidney transplantation. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of osteoporosis at one year post…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Sarcopenia on Patients Undergoing Liver Re-Transplantation
Transplant Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Background:Loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) has been found to be a measure of mortality after primary liver transplantation. We aimed to evaluate its effect in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Graft Survival amongst Recipients of Liver Allografts with Prolonged Cold Ischemic Time (CIT)
Background: CIT is an independent risk factor for worse outcomes in liver transplantation (LT). Factors contributing to improved graft survival in organs with CIT ≥12…2018 American Transplant Congress
Non-US Citizen Liver Transplant Recipients (LTR) Have Superior Outcomes Compared to US Citizen LTR: A Retrospective Study of 50,422 Subjects Using the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) from 1992-2015
The US performs over 7,000 liver transplants per year and a substantial subset of Non-US citizen recipients exist. United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) policy…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cumulative United States Experience in Domino Liver Transplants
Surgery, State University of New York, Downstate, Brooklyn, CA.
Background/Purpose: The ongoing shortage of livers in the setting of growing waiting lists remains a challenge in transplantation. First introduced in 1995, sequential or domino…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Opioid Strikes Back: Pre-Transplant Opioid Exposure is Associated with Increased Readmissions after Renal Transplant
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Recent analyses suggest that opioid use in renal transplant recipients is associated with increased complications, graft loss and mortality. The aim of this study was…2018 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Immunosuppressive Medication Adherence in Chinese Renal Transplant Recipients: Marital Status and Immunosuppressive Medication Beliefs
Purpose: Our aim was to examine the beliefs on immunosuppressive medication (IM) and IM adherence in Chinese renal transplant recipients, and explore the predictors of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Donor-Recipient Gender-Mismatch on Long Term Function after Pancreas Transplantation
Background: Several studies in solid organ transplantation have shown a correlation between gender-match and risk of graft loss. In this study we aimed to analyze…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of Steroid Maintenance in Recipients with Pancreas Transplant Alone: A Single Center Experience
Background: In solid organ transplantation, the use of steroids for maintenance therapy is common. However, the appropriateness of steroid maintenance or withdrawal in pancreas transplantation…
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