2018 American Transplant Congress
The Net State of Immunosuppression in Septuagenarian Liver Transplant Recipients: Balancing Rejection and Infection Risks
Purpose: Careful patient selection and perioperative management have allowed for successful liver transplantation in elderly patients. Elderly patients may be more susceptible to the infectious…2018 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Impact of Antecedent Bariatric Surgery on Liver Transplant Outcomes: A Retrospective Matched Case-Control Study
OBJECTIVE: Bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with significant malabsorption and nutritional deficiencies, which can have profound consequences on the liver transplant (LT) patient. The magnitude…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Liver Transplant in Sequential Eras in Patients with Polycystic Liver Disease at Various Stages of Disease
1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; 2SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.
Patients with polycystic liver disease (PLD) receive liver transplants at various time points in their disease process. Some patients receive liver transplant alone (L), some…2018 American Transplant Congress
Disparate Risk Factors for Early and Late Death Impact Survival after Lung Transplant
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Purpose: After implementation of the lung allocation score, there has been improvement in one- and three-year survival but not in five-year survival after lung transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Aquaporin 4 Blockade Alters T Cell Trafficking through a Novel Mechanism of S1PR1 Regulation
1Immunology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; 2Aeromics LLC, Cleveland, OH.
The ubiquitous water channels aquaporins mediate a variety of immune functions. We previously demonstrated that aquaporin 4 (AQP4) is expressed by CD4 and CD8 T…2018 American Transplant Congress
An Enhanced Educational Program for Kidney Transplant Candidates and Their Supports: Knowledge Gained but Room for Improvement
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit.
Given the complexities of transplantation, success relies on both medical and lifestyle management. Patients and their support systems require extensive education on the requirements of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Transmission of Rabies through Solid Organ Transplant: A Big Issue in China
Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Purpose To summarize and analyze the clinical characteristic, prophylaxis and treatment of rabies transmitted through solid organ transplant. Methods Four recipients and their donors diagnosed…2018 American Transplant Congress
Colistin (COL) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTR): Friend or Foe?
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Data on COL use in SOTR are lacking. In other populations, high dose (HD) COL (>4.4mg/kg/day) has been associated with clinical and microbiologic cure…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Infection-Related Outcomes Associated with Transplant Tourism
Transplant Infectious Diseases, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background:Patients who receive organ transplants via transplant tourism may have a greater risk of complications. We sought to describe the infectious risks associated with this…2018 American Transplant Congress
TACI-Ig as a Desensitization Agent in a Rat Model of Antibody Mediated Rejection
We examined the effect of APRIL/BLyS blockade on B cell lineages & donor specific antibody (DSA) in preclinical rodent model as a novel desensitization strategy.…
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