2019 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Doses of Pain Medications Pre-Heart Transplant as a Risk Factor for Outcomes after Transplant
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Chronic pain syndromes prior to heart transplantation (HTx) are not uncommon. However, the use of morphine equivalents in higher doses may be indicative of…2019 American Transplant Congress
First Experience For Cold Storage Of Donor Hearts With Paragonix SherpaPak
*Purpose: Preservation of donor organs is a crucial component for the maintenance of viability after explantation. The current standard for transporting a donor organ includes…2019 American Transplant Congress
What is the Post-Heart Transplant Risk of Infectious Complications from Pre-Transplant Desensitization Therapy?
Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Sensitization or the detection of circulating antibodies in heart transplant candidates appears to be increasing due to the growing use of mechanical circulatory support…2019 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Trends Following Uncontrolled Donation after Cardiac Death Kidney Transplantation: Implications for Normothermic Regional Perfusion?
Transplant Surgery, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation following uncontrolled donation after cardiac (uDCD) remains an underutilized resource in the United States when compared to controlled DCD (cDCD) which has…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Predicts the Risk of Graft Loss in Patients with a Kidney Transplant from Maastricht Type III Asystolic Donors
Nephrology, H.R.U Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain
*Purpose: Recent years have seen an increase in the number of kidney transplants (KT) from Maastricht type III asystolic donors, resulting in the acceptance criteria…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Renal Transplantation in Elderly Patients Older Than 60 Years of Age
*Purpose: Patients ≥ 60 years are the largest growing age group which comprise 40% of all patients with ESRD. Kidney transplantation has been shown to…2019 American Transplant Congress
Induction Therapy in Elderly Kidney Transplant Recipients with Low Immunological Risk
*Purpose: Thymoglobulin (ATG) and Basiliximab (BSX) lead to similar rejection rates in low immunological risk patients. ATG seems to be associated with infectious and malignancy…2019 American Transplant Congress
Type of Induction Does Not Impact Patient or Kidney Allograft Survival in Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States
*Purpose: Induction practices vary widely in the United States for patients undergoing simultaneous liver and kidney (SLK) transplantation. We examined the impact of induction type…2019 American Transplant Congress
Association of Induction Immunosuppression Agents with Incidence of Cytomegalovirus Infection Following Kidney Transplantation
Medicine- Nephrology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common opportunistic infection following renal transplantation and can lead to significant morbidity. Inconsistency in adjusting for donor/recipient pre transplant CMV serostatus and in Alemtuzumab dosing probably contributed to…2019 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Influenza Vaccine in Patients with Kidney Transplant during 2017/2018
*Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of influenza vaccine in kidney transplant recipients during the 2017/2018.*Methods: We retrospectively assessed 136 patients who underwent…
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