2019 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of the Highly Sensitized Renal Transplant Candidate in the Post-KAS Era: Who is Left Out?
*Purpose: Highly sensitized kidney transplant candidates are given high priority under the new kidney allocation system (KAS), but it is unclear if all sensitized candidates…2019 American Transplant Congress
Conversion from Tacrolimus Immediate Release to Tacrolimus Extended Release (Envarsus XR®): A Real World Cohort Highlighting Dosing Variability among Patients
*Purpose: Tacrolimus extended release (TacER) (Envarsus XR®) has become an attractive alternative to tacrolimus immediate release (TacIR) due to its once daily dosing scheme, favorable…2019 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Achievement of Therapeutic Tacrolimus Levels with De Novo Extended-Release Tacrolimus Tablets and the Incidence of Rejection in Kidney Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Early therapeutic tacrolimus levels have been associated with improved outcomes in renal transplant recipients while lower exposure to tacrolimus during the first week of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Rejection Outcomes with IL-2 vs. ATG Induction among Kidney Transplant Recipients Induction Differences with Early Steroid Withdrawal
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Early steroid withdrawal in kidney transplant (Ktx) patients is controversial and has demonstrated an increased risk of acute rejection with similar long-term outcomes. Data…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Liver Transplant Renal Dysfunction is an Independent Predictor of Post-Liver Transplant Return to the Operating Room
Department of Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
*Purpose: Pre-liver transplant (LT) renal dysfunction predicts worse outcomes post-LT but the reasons for this are unclear. We aimed at identifying the effect of pre-LT…2019 American Transplant Congress
Higher Population Donor Service Areas Are Associated With Lower Meld At Death On Wait List And Higher Meld At Removal For “Too Sick
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
*Purpose: Plans for distance based allocation in liver transplantation have raised concerns that patients listed in more rural Donor Service Areas (DSAs) will be disadvantaged…2019 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Two Dosing Regimens of Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in High-Risk Liver Transplant Recipients
Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: Significant controversy surrounds the optimal dose and duration of valganciclovir (VGCV) to prevent CMV in high-risk (D+/R-) liver transplant (LT) recipients. High doses cause…2019 American Transplant Congress
Is Exposure to Wildfires Associated with Invasive Fungal Infections?
*Purpose: In recent decades, climate change and other factors have led to a global increase in wildfires. After a large fire in Northern California in…2019 American Transplant Congress
Efficacy of Filgrastim in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Neutropenia frequently occurs after solid organ transplantation (SOT) due to immunosuppression, antiviral prophylaxis, or viral infections. Immunosuppression reduction or antiviral prophylaxis minimization can lead…2019 American Transplant Congress
Treprostinil Attenuates Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rat
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation (KTx) is the optimal treatment for end-stage renal diseases. The surgical procedure of KTx inherently requires cold ischemic preservation and warm reperfusion…
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