2019 American Transplant Congress
Finding Opportunities for Increased Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Utilization: Results of an American Society of Transplant Surgeons/Association of Organ Procurement Organizations Survey
*Purpose: Liver allografts from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors remain underutilized in the U.S. Improved utilization requires expanded potential donor identification by organ procurement…2019 American Transplant Congress
Factors Associated with the Acceptance of Livers for Liver Transplantation: Validation of the Discard Risk Index in the Eurotransplant Region
*Purpose: In times of organ shortage it has to be better understood why available livers are not transplanted. This study aims to analyze factors associated…2019 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Predictors for Pediatric Liver Allograft Utilization and Outcome of the Use of Paediatric Donor Livers in Adult Recipients
Organ Transplant Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of SYSU, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: We determined to find out the utilization rate of pediatric livers, identify risk factors for graft discard and analyse the outcomes of adult liver…2019 American Transplant Congress
Molecular Features of Rejection in Endobronchial Mucosa Biopsies
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Mucosal biopsies are safer and easier to collect than transbronchial biopsies (TBB) but cannot be assessed histologically for lung rejection. Reliable assessment would change…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Enoxaparin Prophylaxis on Early VTE Post Lung Transplant
*Purpose: Thromboembolic complications are common post-transplant leading to significant morbidity. We instituted early enoxaparin prophylaxis (ppx) in lung transplant recipients (LTR) due to an observed…2019 American Transplant Congress
Hepatopancreatobiliary Training In Transplant Fellowships: H And B, Maybe?
1Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Richardson, TX, 2Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: HPB surgery is an evolving specialty, but only about 15% of the active HPB surgeons have undergone training in a dedicated HPB program -…2019 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Post Liver Transplant 30-Day Readmission Using Deep Neural Network Model
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is a complex, expensive process and requires multidisciplinary care. A significant portion of the estimated $735,000 LT cost can be attributed…2019 American Transplant Congress
Characterization Of Increased Risk Donor Post-transplant Viral Surveillance Protocol At A Comprehensive Transplant Center
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: With the growing opioid crisis, the number of deceased donors classified as Increased Risk Donor (IRD) has increased to nearly 20% nationally. The Organ…2019 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Heterotopic Cardiac Xenograft Survival from Thrombomudulin Expressing Multigene Donor Pig
*Purpose: Genetic engineering (GE) technology has made knockout and multigene expressing animals available. These animals can be used for xenotransplantation (xTX)to treat end stage diseases.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Association between CD19-Positive Rate and Antibody-Mediated Rejection Following Rituximab Administration in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Surgical Branch, Institute of Kidney Diseases, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Japan
*Purpose: Rituximab, which suppresses antibody production, is widely used for desensitization in ABO-incompatible and donor-specific antibody-positive kidney transplantation. However, data regarding the effects of individual…
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