2018 American Transplant Congress
Furosemide Stress Test as a Predicting Biomarker for Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation
Delayed graft function (DGF) is considered as a risk factor for long-term allograft failure and rejection episodes.There is currently no biomarker in the immediate post-kidney…2018 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Tract Infections May Be Associated with De Novo Donor-Specific Anti-Human Leucocyte Antigen Antibodies: Single-Center Study
Introduction: We have recently shown that immunosuppression reduction with BK virus is associated with the development of de novo donor anti-human leukocyte antigen-specific antibodies (dnDSA).…2018 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications Associated with Eculizumab Used for ABO-Incompatible Renal Transplantation
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago.
Introduction: A novel approach in ABO-incompatible (ABOi) living donor renal transplant (LDRT) includes use of eculizumab (ECU) that allows for avoidance of traditional desensitization. We…2018 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Outcomes in Age Mismatched Living Kidney Transplants from Donors > 60 Years: A UNOS Database Analysis
Indiana University, Indianapolis.
Background: Donor and recipient age mismatch kidney transplantation are known to affect graft survival. We examined the impact of age mismatching on graft survival after…2018 American Transplant Congress
Highly Correlative Whole-Tissue Gene/protein Signatures to Score FFPE Transplant Biopsies with Inflammation and Acute Rejection
Unversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco.
Background: We have previously reported the quantification of a common immune response module (CRM) of 11 genes to identify and score acute rejection (AR) across…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Analysis of Impact of Intraoperative Hepatic Blood Inflow on Acute Kidney Injury Following Allogeneic Liver Transplantation
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major and severe complication following allogeneic liver transplantation and is associated with increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. With…2018 American Transplant Congress
Recipient ABO Blood-Type is Associated with Their Survival after Adult-to-Adult Living-Donor Liver Transplantation: Blood-Type O is Disadvantage?
PURPOSE: Accumulating evidence has suggested that ABO blood-type is associated with the prevalence and severity of infectious diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases, however, its impact…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Direct-Acting Hepatitis C Treatment Regimens on Calcineurin Inhibitors in Liver and Kidney Transplant Patients
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC.
Background: It has been suggested that treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAA) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) may decrease calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) concentrations. The purpose of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy Safety: Experience of 500 Cases in Hispanic Population at a Single Institution
Transplantation Surgery, Colombiana de Trasplantes, Bogota, Colombia.
Background: Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy (LDN) has become the best option in living donation because its safety and low rate of complications. This report aims…2018 American Transplant Congress
Gastrointestinal Autologous Reconstruction for Management of Chronic Gut Failure in the New Era of Visceral Transplantation
Center for Gut Rehabilitation & Transplantaion, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
OBJECTIVE(S): Chronic gut failure(CGF) is associated with life-threatening complications, impaired life-quality, and burdened healthcare-cost. With recent advances in autologous-reconstruction along with visceral transplantation, evidence-based practical…
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