2019 American Transplant Congress
The Importance of BMP4 Gene Defects in Renal Transplant Patients with CAKUT
*Purpose: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) represent the major causes of chronıc renal failure in children. Urinary tract formation is a…2019 American Transplant Congress
Low Specific Gravity Of First Morning Urine Predicts Bkvn in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Bk Viruria
*Purpose: BK Polyomavirus nephropathy (BKVN) is an important cause of dysfunction and failure of renal transplants. BKV usually infects urinary tract retrogradely. The collecting duct…2019 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Disparities in Liver Supply/Demand Ratio within Fixed-Distance and Fixed-Person Circles
1JHU, Baltimore, MD, 2USNA, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Geographic disparity in deceased donor liver allocation has been extensively documented. Many stakeholders believe allocating within circular fixed-distance or fixed-person boundaries would reduce geographic…2019 American Transplant Congress
When to Transplant for Wilson’s Disease: A Review
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Wilson’s disease (WD) is a rare genetic disorder of copper metabolism, which leads to the accumulation of copper in the body, causing damage to…2019 American Transplant Congress
500 Pediatric Liver Transplants At A Freestanding Pediatric Hospital – Where It Is Done Best
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
*Purpose: Our institution, a freestanding pediatric hospital (FPH) has a large pediatric liver transplant (LT) experience. Our aim was to analyze our experience with other…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact Of Inhaled Vasodilator Therapy On Early Morbidity And Mortality After Lung Transplant
*Purpose: Within the first 72 hours of lung transplant, recipients may develop primary graft dysfunction (PGD). This complication is associated with acute and chronic rejection,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Frailty is Highly Prevalent in Lung Transplant Candidates and Varies by Frailty Tool
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Lung transplantation is a lifesaving therapy in patients with advanced lung disease. However, frail lung transplant candidates are more likely to be delisted or…2019 American Transplant Congress
Passive Veno-venous Bypass Instead Of Centrifugal Pump Is Feasible And Low Cost For Experimental Pig Liver Transplant
Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Historically, veno-venous bypass centrifugal pumps are often used to complete OLT; here, we describe a simplified method of passive veno-venous bypass in landrace pigs…2019 American Transplant Congress
A Cost Saving Quality Improvement Project in Solid Organ Transplant Population Following Tacrolimus Switch from Prograf® to Adoport® Immunosuppression – A Single Centre Experience
Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Tacrolimus is widely used immunosuppressive drugs in transplantation. The use of generic medications is cost saving and economically advantageous for the National Health Services…2019 American Transplant Congress
Development of an Aggressiveness Report Card
*Purpose: Use of suboptimal kidneys (SOKs) is not uniform across centers. We hypothesize that creating an aggressiveness report card (ARC) that provides surgeons with timely…
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