2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Immediate Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Introduction Delayed graft function (DGF), defined as dialysis needed the first week after transplantation are related with poor graft outcomes. There are few information about…2018 American Transplant Congress
Reducing Discards for Deceased Kidney Donors over Age 50 by Restricting Biopsy Criteria
Clinical Division, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
The placement of kidneys from deceased organ donors of advanced age is an ongoing challenge. An Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) evaluated its discard rate for…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Induction Agent on Development of Febrile Neutropenia Following Kidney Transplant
Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
Neutropenia is common after kidney transplant (KT), usually due to medication side effects (induction agents maintenance medications, antibiotics), and is associated with worse patient and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Association of Immunosuppressive Therapy Regimen with Sepsis Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Recipients
OBJECTIVE: Immunosuppressive therapy (IST) could impact sepsis outcomes by altering the host immune response. We examined the associations of IST regimens with sepsis outcomes among…2018 American Transplant Congress
Multi-Center Examination of the Reliability and Validity of the Live Donor Assessment Tool (LDAT) as an Enhancement to the Psychosocial Evaluation of Living Donors
Purpose: The LDAT is the first psychosocial assessment tool developed to standardize live donor (LD) psychosocial evaluations (PsychE). It assesses motivation, LD knowledge/expectations, support, closeness…2018 American Transplant Congress
Determining the Utility of Protocol Biopsies in Kidney Transplant Recipients
1Virginia Commonwealth University, Falls Church; 2Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church.
Protocol biopsies may allow for early detection and treatment of kidney transplant rejection or other correctable pathology, leading to improved graft survival. Unfortunately, biopsies may…2018 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Outcome in Liver Transplant Patients with Renal Insufficiency and Intraoperative CVVH
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI.
Background: Intraoperative continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) is an important tool to manage liver transplant (LT) patients with renal insufficiencies. Methods: All LT patients with renal…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Safety and Efficacy of Splenic Artery Ligation in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh.
Introduction: Portal hypertension in recipients undergoing living donor liver transplant (LDLT) is thought to be one of the main causes of posttransplant graft dysfunction. In…2018 American Transplant Congress
Benefit of Anti-Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin(HBIG) Monotherapy Compared to HBIG Combined with Entecavir in Long Term Renal Function
Background: To reduce the HBV reinfection after liver transplantation, anti-hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) alone or combination with antiviral nucleotide analogues are usually used regimen. However,…2018 American Transplant Congress
Upper Limb Early Cannulation Arteriovenous Grafts (ecAVG) for Complex Vascular Access – A Healthy Alternative to Central Venous Catheters (CVC)
IntroductionPatients with few transplant options and failing dialysis access are challenging to manage. Transitioning away from a CVC to fistula / graft is often difficult.…
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