2018 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Transplantation within the ASTS: A Member Survey
ASTS, Pediatric Transplant Task Force, Arlington, VA.
Pediatric transplantation has always been a subset of transplants that are performed by members of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS). The ASTS formed…2018 American Transplant Congress
Organ Transplant Abuse in China (5): Role of the Chinese State
1China Organ Harvest Research Center, Middletown, NY; 2Human Rights Law Foundation, Washington, DC.
PurposeThis report identifies the role of the Chinese state in organ transplant abuses in China, including the harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience as…2018 American Transplant Congress
Presentation and Outcomes of Post-Transplant Proliferative Disorder at a Single Institution Pediatric Transplant Center
Purpose: The aim of this study was to characterize features present at the time of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) diagnosis, as well as outcomes, following…2018 American Transplant Congress
Ex-Vivo Subnormothermic Oxygenated Machine Perfusion of Rodent Hindlimb: Feasibility Study to Elongate Preservation Time of Vascularized Composite Allograft
PURPOSE: A pressing challenge in the field of VCA is adequate tissue preservation. Static cold preservation, successfully used in field of solid organ transplantation, greatly…2018 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Kidney Transplant Human Leukocyte Antigen Eplet Mismatching to De Novo Donor Specific Antibody Production and Post-Transplant Outcomes
Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) eplet mismatches (EMM) are associated with the development of de novo donor specific antibody (dnDSA) in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). There…2018 American Transplant Congress
FSGS Pattern with Podocyte Proliferation and Heavy Proteinuria Combined Late Antibody Mediated Rejection of Renal Allograft: Collapsing Glomerulopathy or Transplant Podocytopathy?
Background: Collapsing Glomerulopathy is a pathologically and clinically distinct variant of FSGS with poor prognosis.Hemodynamic disturbances may play a role in the development of the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Machine Learning to Assess Kidney Donor Risk
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Organ quality estimation is critical in allocation and organ acceptance in renal transplantation. Standard methods determine the likelihood of an outcome of interest utilizing Cox…2018 American Transplant Congress
High GFR in Kidney Donors is Associated with Increased Risk of Proteinuria and Diabetes
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background: Measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has been part of the donor evaluation to rule out low GFR donors from taking undue risk for ESRD.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Steroid Avoidance in Renal Transplant Patients Treated with Everolimus and Low-Exposure Tacrolimus
Background: Previous studies reported efficacy and safety of steroid-free regimens after kidney transplant (KT). However, there is no robust evidence on this strategy in patients…2018 American Transplant Congress
Presence of Chronic Vascular Lesions on Allograft Biopsy is Associated with Greater Improvement in Renal Function after Conversion from Tacrolimus to Belatacept
Background: Conversion from tacrolimus to belatacept has been shown to be beneficial for an increasing number of kidney transplant (KT) patients. However, predicting factors for…
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