2020 American Transplant Congress
Single versus Dual Immunosuppression in Liver Transplantation for Autoimmune Liver Diseases
*Purpose: There is limited evidence on the optimal maintenance immunosuppression after liver transplant (LT) for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), and autoimmune…2020 American Transplant Congress
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence after Severe Acute Cellular Rejection
1Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, 2Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
*Purpose: The interplay between acute cellular rejection (ACR), immunosuppression and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence in patients who underwent liver transplantation (LT) for HCC is still…2020 American Transplant Congress
Single-Dose Pre-Operative Pregabalin to Minimize Pain and Opioid Use after Liver Transplantation
Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Multimodal pain management strategies, including pregabalin (PGB) alone, have demonstrated efficacy in minimizing post-surgical pain and opioid use. Our study aimed to determine if…2020 American Transplant Congress
Rare Case of Donor Transmission of Hepatitis a Virus in Two Kidney Transplant Recipients
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Infectious transmission via solid organ transplant (SOT) remains an inherent risk of transplantation despite measures to mitigate the risk. We report a rare case…2020 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Features and Outcomes of Post-Transplant Osteomyelitis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: As survival time of solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) increases, comorbidities associated with advancing age such as diabetes mellitus and peripheral arterial disease combined…2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Liver Failure Requiring Liver Transplantation Due to Acute Hepatitis A Infection: A Case Series
*Purpose: On August 1, Philadelphia declared a public health emergency regarding rapid increases in new acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) cases, with 355 locally-acquired cases…2020 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Families and Authorization for Research: Differences among Ethnic Groups
Miami Transplant Institute, University of Miami, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Clinical research in transplantation is key to advancement of the field. NIH-sponsored trials such as HOPE in Action and APOLLO network require deceased donor…2020 American Transplant Congress
Diabetes Burnout: An Under-Recognized Risk-Factor in Post-Transplant Care Management
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
*Purpose: One-third of dialysis patients will have spontaneous glycemic control improvement, necessitating discontinuation of antihyperglycemic therapy, termed diabetes burnout. The aim of this study was…2020 American Transplant Congress
Improved Platelet Sequestration with Humanization of Von Willebrand Factor in Pig Xenogeneic Lung Perfusion Model
*Purpose: Von Willebrand factor (vWF) is an important element of hemostasis and when activated, mediates platelet adhesion and promotes platelet aggregation under shear stress conditions.…2020 American Transplant Congress
HLA Diversity Affects Epitope Mismatch Cutoffs Utilized to Predict De Novo DSA Development and Graft Rejection in Renal Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Recent studies have investigated epitope matching in order to determine its predictive power in determining renal transplant outcomes, both in terms of de novo…
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