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…2018 American Transplant Congress
Age Difference between Donor and Recipient Predisposes to Early Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Pediatric Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction: Previous studies in adult kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) have shown that an increased age difference between donor and recipient increases the risk of arterial…2018 American Transplant Congress
Using Distal Abdominal Aorta as an Outflow Tract for En Bloc Kidney Transplantation from Infant Donors with Extremely Low Body Weight
Pediatric kidney donors are underutilized due to high risk of postoperative thrombosis and other complications. To address these problems, we develop a novel en bloc…2018 American Transplant Congress
T Cell Lineage Imbalance and Regulatory Immune Populations in HCC Patients Undergoing Downstaging While Waitlisted for Liver Transplantation
Purpose:In this study, we monitored peripheral lymphocyte lineage and regulatory immune populations in HCC patients undergoing DEB-TACE as a bridge to liver transplantation.Methods: Liver transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor-to-Recipient Weight Ratio is Significantly Associated with Hepatic Artery Thrombosis Following Pediatric Whole Liver Transplantation
Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Background: Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) following pediatric liver transplantation is associated with increased morbidity and risk of graft failure. In our clinical practice, we have…2018 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of NIH Research Funding in Transplantation: The Important Impact of Physician-Scientists in Abdominal Transplant Research
Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Introduction: Obtaining National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for scientific research has become increasingly difficult. With increasing clinical demands and declining NIH funding, performing research…2018 American Transplant Congress
Heart and Lung Offer Acceptance Practices Are Associated with Organ Yield and Local Placement
Below average offer acceptance practices could delay placement of donor hearts and lungs and may ultimately lead to organ discard. Recovered thoracic organs are rarely…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evidence of a Clinically Significant Drug-Drug Interaction between Cannabidiol and Tacrolimus: A Case Report
Cannabidiol (CBD), a major purified non-psychoactive component of marijuana with anticonvulsant properties, is being studied under an expanded access IND as an adjuvant treatment for…2018 American Transplant Congress
Tumor Recurrence in Kidney Transplant Recipients with a History of Pretransplant Malignancy
Introduction: A growing body of evidence indicates that kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with a history of pre-transplant malignancy (PTM)have a higher incidence of post-transplant de-novo…2018 American Transplant Congress
Maintenance Immunosuppression Trends in Hand and Facial VCA Transplantation
PURPOSE: Authors have speculated that vascularized composite allotransplantation recipients (VCAR) require greater maintenance immunosuppression than solid organ recipients due to skin's higher antigenicity. This has…
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