2018 American Transplant Congress
Early Adjunctive Treatment with Human Cytomegaly Virus (CMV) Immunoglobulin Increased CMV-Free Survival after Heart Transplantation
Purpose: There is still an ongoing discussion whether a prophylactic or a preemptive therapy against cytomegalovirus (CMV) is superior to reduce the incidence of CMV…2018 American Transplant Congress
“I'll Be Back”: Increasing Readmission Rates in the Era of the New Kidney Allocation System
Background: National analysis of the impact of the new KAS has indicated an increase in DGF rates, total inpatient hospital costs & 30 day readmission…2018 American Transplant Congress
Sharing Works; Avoiding Kidney Transplantation to an Unintended Recipient by Precision Virtual Cross Match with Excellent Outcomes
1UCSF, San Francisco; 2Donor Network West, San Ramon.
Aim: It was recently estimated that 19.2% of imported kidneys go into an unintended recipient(UR), most commonly due to a positive crossmatch(AJT 2017, 17:2139) so…2018 American Transplant Congress
Reliability of Deceased Donor Procurement Biopsy Images at the Time of Kidney Allocation
Histological findings of procurement deceased-donor kidney biopsies contribute to organ allocation decisions. Representative images of pathology on biopsy slides are often uploaded into United Network…2018 American Transplant Congress
Higher Rates of Rejection in HIV-Infected Kidney Transplant Recipients on Ritonavir-Boosted Protease Inhibitors–Three-Year Follow Up
The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.
Background: One-year rejection rates in HIV-infected kidney transplant recipients range from 15-40%, compared to overall rejection rates of 10% in HIV-negative patients. Protocols for immunosuppression…2018 American Transplant Congress
Successful Transplantation in a Sensitized Patient Allergic to Commercially Available Antibody Induction Agents
Antibody induction in renal transplantation has increased to over 80%. Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) is the most commonly used agent. Hypotension, rash, dyspnea with rATG…2018 American Transplant Congress
Equivalent Post-Donation eGFR after Robotic Assisted versus Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomy
Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta, GA.
Robotic assisted donor nephrectomy (RADN) has gained popularity in recent years as a minimally invasive alternative to traditional laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN). RADN offers advantages…2018 American Transplant Congress
Experiences, Perceptions, and Concerns about Successful Aging among KT Candidates and Recipients
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Background: In the context of a growing number of older ESRD patients, we aimed to understand experiences, perceptions, and concerns about successful aging (SA) among…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Mobile App to Improve Medication Adherence in Kidney Transplant Recipients – Analysis of a Prospective Interventional Study
Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité University Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Background: Non-adherence to medication is one of the leading problems for poor long-term outcome in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Here we analyze the impact of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Patient and Graft Survival in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients Compared to Adult Multi-Organ (Kidney-Pancreas, Simultaneous Liver-Kidney, or Heart-Kidney) Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of OPTN Data
Under the current kidney allocation system (KAS), pediatric (PED) renal transplant (RTx) candidates have a priority to kidneys from donors with KDPI <35%. However, multi-organ…
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