2018 American Transplant Congress
Validation of Genetic Variants Identified in GWAS for Tacrolimus Troughs
Purpose: Tacrolimus (TAC) is a substrate for CYP3A4/5 enzymes. It is well-known that variants in these genes are associated with variability in TAC trough concentrations.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept and Tacrolimus Corticosteroid-Free Regimens Lead to Elevated Mycophenolic Acid Exposure at 1 and 3 Months after Kidney Transplantation
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is generally administered as a fixed dose. Studies have shown a relationship between MPA exposure (MPAAUC) but no data evaluates this relationship…2018 American Transplant Congress
Immunosuppression Does Not Affect Adverse Pathological Outcomes in Men Who Underwent Radical Prostatectomy
Introduction: The impact of imuunosuppression (IS) on biological aggressiveness of cancer prostate (PCa) is unclear. We aim to assess the adverse pathological (AP) outcomes in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation before and after the New National Kidney Allocation System
We aimed to assess the potential unintended impact of a new national kidney allocation system (KAS) in December 2014 on living donor kidney transplant (LDKT)…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…
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