2018 American Transplant Congress
Spigelius' Line Incision as a Successful Route to Extract the Kidney during Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Live-Donor Nephrectomy
To introduce the advantages, incision designing methods and surgical procedures of spigelius' line incision in retroperitoneal laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy.Methods: The clinical data of 114…2018 American Transplant Congress
Enhanced Recovery after Renal Transplant Surgery Using a Transversus Abdominis Plane Block is Associated with Decreased Hospital Length of Stay
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
BACKGROUNDThe transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block reduces pain and opioid consumption following renal transplant surgery, but its impact on hospital length of stay (LOS) remains…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of an Anastomosis Time on Transplant Outcomes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Background: It is known that the increase in anastomosis time (AT) in deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT) is associated with increased incidence of delayed graft…2018 American Transplant Congress
mTOR Inhibitor Based Immunosuppression Regimens Are Not Associated with Lower Risk for BK Infection
Introduction: BK virus continues to be a significant post-transplant complication with increasing incidence in the current era of potent immunosuppression. Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors…2018 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of BK Viraemia and BK Virus Associated Nephropathy with Standard vs. Augmented Immunosuppression
Renal Transplant, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, United Kingdom.
Introduction:It has been long established that over-immunosuppressed state leads to BK virus reactivation. BK viraemia (BKV) can progress to BK virus associated nephropathy (BKVAN) which…2018 American Transplant Congress
Ethnic and Age Disparities in Outcomes among Liver Transplant Waitlist Candidates
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham; 2Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington DC.
Background: Despite the increasing prevalence of end-stage liver disease (ESLD) in older adults, there is no consensus to determine suitability for liver transplantation (LT) in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hospitalization and Life Support before Liver Transplantation – Easily Available Predictors for Post-Transplant Patient Survival
IntroductionCurrently liver allocation -in contrast to allocation of other organs- is based on urgency in many countries and survival benefit is not included. Aim of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Utility of CMV-Specific CD8+ T-Cell Immune Competence Score in Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Recipients at Risk of Cytomegalovirus Infection
Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common infection that causes significant morbidity among lung and heart-lung (LHL) transplant recipients. We determined the clinical utility of global…2018 American Transplant Congress
Successful Desensitization with Carfilzomib-Based Regimen to Facilitate Lung Transplantation: Initial Experience
1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; 2Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.
Purpose:We describe the successful desensitization of highly sensitized lung transplant candidates (LTCs) using plasma exchange (PLEX),intravenous immunoglobulin G(IVIg),and carfilzomib.Methods:5-patient case series of successful desensitization of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Preventing of Rejection of Vascularized Composite Allografts by Targeting T Cell Metabolism
[Background] Upon antigen recognition and co-stimulation, T lymphocytes upregulate the metabolic machinery necessary to proliferate and sustain effector function. This metabolic reprogramming in T cells…
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