2019 American Transplant Congress
Leukopenia at the Time of Liver Transplantation: Medication Tolerance and Clinical Outcomes
*Purpose: Leukopenia post-orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) is associated with an increased incidence of infection and mortality. Prior to OLT, leukopenia may suggest innate immunosuppression and…2019 American Transplant Congress
Cd45rb Mediates Cd8+T Cell Persistence In An Allogeneic Heterologous Immune Response
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Memory T cells primed with microbial antigen can cross-react with alloantigen and mediate graft rejection, a process termed allogeneic heterologous immunity. Human and murine…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Video Intervention to Increase Organ Donor Registration (ODR) at the Department of Motorized Vehicles (DMV)
*Purpose: To implement a sustainable, low cost DMV-based intervention that increased ODR of DMV patrons, and secondarily, increase ODR in African Americans (AAs).*Methods: Results from…2019 American Transplant Congress
Insurance Status Impacts Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
*Purpose: Previous studies have identified treatment disparities in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) based on insurance status and provider. Recent studies have shown more…2019 American Transplant Congress
Healthcare Resource Utilization and Associated Costs of Cytomegalovirus Management among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
1Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, 2Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 3Shire, Cambridge, MA
*Purpose: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients who develop cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and disease are at increased risk of morbidity. We quantified real-world healthcare resource utilization…2019 American Transplant Congress
Direct Oral Anticoagulants: An Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL
*Purpose: The use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) has not been fully adopted by the solid organ transplant (SOT) community due to factors including, fluctuating…2019 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis C Antibody Positive (HCV Ab+)/Nucleic Acid Test Negative (NAT -) Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation into Hepatitis C Negative (HCV -) Recipients: Is It Safe?
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Purpose: Kidneys procured from HCV Ab+/NAT - are not routinely used due to concern for HCV transmission into recipients. However, there has been no report…2019 American Transplant Congress
Organ-Specific Injury and Recovery Mechanisms in Post-Transplant Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
*Purpose: Ischemia reperfusion (I/R) injury is a major contributor to short-term graft function. Dissecting organ specific and common molecular pathways associated with I/R injury among…2019 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Metabolic Outcomes in Islet Autotransplantation before Transplantation
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Auto-transplantation (TPIAT) has been actively performed on patients with severe, debilitating pain of chronic pancreatitis. The outcome of islet transplantation…2019 American Transplant Congress
Management of Post Operative Pain after Pancreas Transplant – Liposomal Bupivicaine Injection or Continuous Catheter Infiltration Reduces Daily Opioid Usage
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
*Purpose: Post-operative pain management is crucial in determining early morbidity after major abdominal surgery. Opioid use may contribute to worsened gastroparesis and intestinal dysmotility in…
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