2018 American Transplant Congress
The Price of Diabetes Medication Management in Kidney Transplantation: Similar Rates of Readmissions, but More Healthcare Utilization
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Background: The aim of this study was to determine whether changing diabetes (DM) medications during the index admission for kidney transplant (KT) is significantly associated…2018 American Transplant Congress
Factors Influencing Post-Transplant Mortality in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Introduction: Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a significant cause of end stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma necessitating liver transplant. Little data exists on the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cold Ischemia Time is an Important Risk Factor for Post-Liver Transplant Prolonged Length of Stay
Background: Cold ischemia time (CIT) is often viewed as a categorical risk factor in liver transplantation. We hypothesize that the risk for adverse outcomes increases…2018 American Transplant Congress
Offer Acceptance Practices and Geographic Variability in Allocation MELD at Transplant
1SRTR, Minneapolis; 2U.S. Navy, Anapolis.
Offer acceptance practices may cause geographic variability in allocation model for end-stage liver disease (aMELD) score at transplant and could magnify the apparent impact of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Allocation: One OPO's Experience with Expedited versus Non-Expedited Placement
LifeShare Transplant Donor Services of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.
Background: One organ procurement organization (OPO) sought to study expedited versus non-expedited livers recovered/transplanted after local/regional centers declined. The OPO sought to determine relative recipient…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hispanics' Perceptions of a Culturally Targeted Transplant Program: A Mixed Methods Study
1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; 2Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
Background: Although Hispanics have a disproportionally higher prevalence of end-stage renal disease than non-Hispanic whites, fewer waitlisted Hispanics receive living donor kidney transplants (LDKTs). Northwestern…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Single Center Transition of Care Model from Pediatric Heart Recipients to Adult Services Ongoing Study Model
Heart Transplant, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
This is an ongoing look at designing a pediatric to adult transition model and lessons learned over time. It has been shown that the first…2018 American Transplant Congress
Provision of Highly Specialized Aftercare by the Transplant Center Strongly Improves Patient, Pancreas and Kidney Allograft Survival in Long-Term Follow-Up after Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation
Despite rapid medical advancements in the field of transplantation, mean allograft survival remained at a standstill. If and to what extent a highly specialized and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Transplant for Type 2 Diabetes is Associated with Preserved Function, but Impaired Glucose Tolerance: A Comparative Analysis
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background: The indications and outcomes of pancreas transplantation for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Hypoxia Results in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Activation of the Unfolded Protein Response in Isolated Human Islets and Human Donor Pancreases
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.
Background: The Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) is activated as an adaptive response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, however if ER stress is not resolved, UPR…
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