2019 American Transplant Congress
Intra-Operative Kinetics of Anti-HLA Antibodies in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In simultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLKT) in highly-sensitized patients, donor specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) can be present prior to transplant leading to positive crossmatch, yet…2019 American Transplant Congress
Resistance of T Follicular Helper Cells to Depletion by Anti-Thymocyte Globulin
*Purpose: T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are a subset of CD4+ T cells that specializes in providing help for germinal center (GC) reactions where B…2019 American Transplant Congress
EBV Latent Proteins Encode for Peptides That Prevent Natural Killer Cell Inhibition
*Purpose: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects more than 90% of adults worldwide and is associated with several malignancies, including post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD). Although EBV infection…2019 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcome between Identical Twins in USA from 2001-2017
Starzl Transplant Institute, Univ of Pittsburgh Med Center, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: This study provides the outcome of Identical-Twin (IT) Kidney-Transplants (KT) in the USA.*Methods: The data from U.S. Census Bureau, National Center for Health Statistics,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Low Incidence of Acute Renal Failure with Minimal Prophylaxis after Iodinated-Contrast TC in Ambulatory Renal Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Kidney transplant patients are at risk of contrast-induced nephropathy. CT scan with contrast is a very common imaging test. Our objective is to study…2019 American Transplant Congress
Interstitial CD68+ Cells Infiltration and Kidney Graft Outcome
*Purpose: Macrophage infiltration, as an expression of early inflammation, is associated with unfavorable kidney graft outcome in protocol biopsies. However, few studies have evaluated the…2019 American Transplant Congress
Quantifying Opioid Use after Renal Transplantation
Transplant Center, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
*Purpose: Drug overdose deaths and opioid-involved deaths have reached epidemic levels in the United States. Opioid drugs are currently used to alleviate acute post-operative pain…2019 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplantation and Sleep: What do Patients Distress for?
The Third Xiangya hospital of Central South University, ChangSha, China
*Purpose: To investigate sleep quality and explore potential contributing factors that affect sleep in renal transplant patients.*Methods: Subjects were recruited from Perioperative renal transplant patients.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Body Mass Index Alone Should Not Be Used to Exclude Potential Kidney Transplant Recipients
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC
*Purpose: Patients with extreme obesity (EO, BMI ≥40 kg/m2) are frequently excluded as renal transplant candidates. The study purpose was to analyze outcomes of deceased…2019 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Blood Transfusion and Risk for Post-Transplant Sensitization and Rejection
*Purpose: Pre-transplant blood transfusion is a well-established risk factor for sensitization to human leukocyte antigens (HLA). HLA sensitization is associated with increased wait-list time, risk…
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