2020 American Transplant Congress
Defining the Psychological Profile of Living Organ Donors Using Personality Assessment Inventory
*Purpose: We aim to assess the psychological profile of living organ donors using normative referenced psychological assessment of personality and pathology.*Methods: Evaluation for living kidney…2020 American Transplant Congress
Relationship between Tacrolimus Levels and Short-Term Outcome in Korean Pediatric Patients with Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Liver transplantation (LT) is a life-saving procedure in patients with end stage liver disease. After LT, immunosuppresive regimens are needed in order to prevent…2020 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Oral Candidiasis Incidence at Large Academic Medical Center in Absence of Pharmacologic Prophylaxis at Discharge
*Purpose: Oral candidiasis (OC) is a common complication in solid organ transplant recipients. Despite AST guidelines recommending against universal prophylaxis, it has become common practice…2020 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for BK Virus Infection after Kidney Transplantation in the Contemporary Era: A Single-Centre Observational Study
*Purpose: BK infection remains a risk factor for kidney transplant dysfunction and allograft loss. While many risk factors are reported in the literature, many are…2020 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Kidney Costs and Transplant Outcomes Analysis of Undocumented Aliens
*Purpose: The purpose of the study was to perform an outcomes and cost comparison analysis between dialysis and kidney transplantation in individuals identified as undocumented…2020 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Based Early Steroid Withdrawal Regimens: Differential Responses in African Americans and Non-African Americans
*Purpose: Racial disparities in outcomes of kidney transplant recipients (KTxR) are well-described for early steroid withdrawal (ESW) under calcineurin inhibitor (CNI)-based regimens, however little data…2020 American Transplant Congress
An Early Look at the National Liver Review Board
*Purpose: On May 14, 2019, the National Liver Review Board (NLRB) was implemented, establishing a national structure for liver exceptions comprised of three specialty review…2020 American Transplant Congress
Dosing and Outcomes of Conversion to Extended-Release Tacrolimus in Heart and Lung Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Extended release tacrolimus (LCP-Tac) is a novel once daily formulation with improved pharmacokinetic parameters compared to immediate release tacrolimus (IR-Tac). LCP-Tac use in renal…2020 American Transplant Congress
Heart Transplant Outcomes for Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) Before and after the 2018 Revision of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Adult Heart Allocation System
*Purpose: In October of 2018 UNOS chaged their adult heart allocation criteria to address disparity in waiting list survival. The implications of this policy change…2020 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Receiving Lung Transplant with and without ECMO Bridge – A Single Center Experience
Pulmonary & Critical Care, USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: ECMO is a viable bridge to lung transplantation (LTx) for end-stage cystic fibrosis (CF) patients refractory to traditional medical support. We sought to identify…
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