2019 American Transplant Congress
Functional Measures of Frailty and Not Sarcopenia Predict Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of Liver Transplant Candidates
Division of Liver Diseases and Transplantation, Columbia Univeristy Medical Center, New York, NY
*Purpose: Sarcopenia determined by single slice measures of abdominal imaging have been correlated with liver transplant (LT) outcomes. However, in end-stage liver disease (ESLD), these…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor Derived Tuberculosis in Solid Organ Transplantation in the United States: 10 Years of UNOS Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee Experience
1DTAC, Richmond, VA, 2UNOS, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: Mycobacterium tuberculosis can be transmitted via organ donation. Failure to recognize tuberculosis (TB) may result in significant morbidity and mortality. Currently, donor screening for…2019 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis among Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients; Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole vs Alternative Therapies
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
*Purpose: To describe Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis (ppx) practices in our transplant recipients and to determine its safety and efficacy.*Methods: Retrospective review of kidney…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Gut Colonization on Liver Transplant Outcomes
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization is common in liver transplant candidates. In addition to the risk of invasive enterococcal infections, dominance of VRE colonization in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Activation of Oxidative Stress-Adoptive Responses during Extended Ex Situ Heart Perfusion
Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
*Purpose: Cardiac function declines in a time-related fashion during ex situ heart perfusion (ESHP) regardless of ventricular load status. We have previously shown that the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Metabolic Profiling of Steatotic Human Livers during Ex-Vivo Normothermic Machine Perfusion
*Purpose: Nearly 40-60% of discarded livers are due to steatosis because of poor recovery from ischemia-reperfusion injury and compromised post-transplant function. We evaluated steatotic (ST)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of a Novel Digital Medicine Program on Adherence and Utilization in Pediatric Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Purpose: Optimal allograft function and long-term graft survival depends on many factors, including adherence to a complex medication regimen. Methods of measuring adherence are…2019 American Transplant Congress
Patient Reported Side Effects Associated with Reduced Quality of Life after Living Donor Kidney Transplant
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: As living donor kidney transplant (LDKT) graft and patient survival approaches 100%, the focus of care turns to patient reported outcome measures such as…2019 American Transplant Congress
Higher Post-Transplant CXCL13 Correlates with the Occurrence of Infection within 1 Year after Kidney Transplantation
*Purpose: Chemokine is a subtype of cytokines that involved in the process of inflammation and immune responses, and play an important role in both kidney…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Impacts Heart Transplant (HT) Survival
1Research, LiveOnNY, Manhattan, NY, 2Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 3LiveOnNY, Manhattan, NY
*Purpose: Retrospective analysis of UNOS data was performed to determine regional variation in the utilization and impact of VAD prior to HT in the United…
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