2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the 2013 Change in Definition of Increased Risk Donors on Lung Transplant Outcomes
*Purpose: The definition for donors at “increased risk” for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV) was updated in 2013 from…2019 American Transplant Congress
Simulation of DSA-Free Lung Allocation
*Purpose: In November 2017, the OPTN Executive Committee removed donation service area (DSA) as the first unit of adult donor lung allocation, replacing it with…2019 American Transplant Congress
Large Series Of Liver Transplantation In Patients With Portal Vein Thrombosis
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is common in the cirrhotic population and no longer considered an absolute contraindication to liver transplantation in most centers.*Methods: Retrospective…2019 American Transplant Congress
Availability of Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Treatment Services at US Hospitals Providing Transplantations
*Purpose: Comprehensive pre-transplant psychosocial assessment is recommended by organ-specific professional transplant (TX) organizations. Given the significant impact on TX outcomes of untreated psychiatric (PSYCH) comorbidities,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Use of an Ideal Body Weight-Based Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Dosing Protocol in Kidney Transplant Recipients to Decrease Cost and Maintain Outcomes at a Large Academic Medical Center
1Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2Transplantation Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
*Purpose: This quality improvement study sought to assess if rejection post-transplant was increased following implementation of an ideal body weight (IBW)-based dosing protocol for patients…2019 American Transplant Congress
How Well Do Kidney Transplant Patients Understand Their Medications and Does Real-Time Assessment of Knowledge Improve Retention of Information?
1University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the impact that early formal assessment and reteaching have on patient medication knowledge after renal transplant.*Methods: This was a…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Race and Antibody-Mediated Injury on Outcomes after Early Subclinical Inflammation
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: The impact of subclinical inflammation (SCI) on transplant outcomes has been variable, based on previous studies in homogeneous cohorts with relatively low immunologic risk.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Patients Transplanted for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
*Purpose: Several studies have reported that HIV+ patients are 4-6 times more likely to develop HCC than uninfected individuals. Our aim was to assess outcomes…2019 American Transplant Congress
Assessing the Effectiveness of Early Maintenance Immunosuppression Practices in Liver Transplantation
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Evidence regarding the efficacy of maintenance immunosuppression (IS) regimens for liver transplantation (LT) arise from clinical trials. However, the ‘real world’ effectiveness of such…2019 American Transplant Congress
Treg Lymphotoxin and Lymphatic Endothelial Cell Lymphotoxin Receptor Interactions Are Required for Treg Stability and Allograft Protection
*Purpose: Regulatory T cells (Treg) restrain allograft rejection through suppressor functions that are dependent upon expression of the transcription factor Foxp3, their proper migration, and…
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