2020 American Transplant Congress
A Hybrid Data Envelopment Analysis-Artificial Neural Network (DEANN) Technique for Extrapolating the Evolution of Kidney Transplant Patients
*Purpose: The current study introduces a hybrid Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) - Artificial Neural Network (ANN) technique to extrapolate the evolution of transplant patients based…2020 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of De Novo Renal Transplant Recipients with Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI)-Free, Belatacept+Everolimus-Based Immunosuppression
*Purpose: Compared with CNI-based immunosuppression, kidney transplant recipients receiving belatacept-based treatment present with a favorable metabolic profile, reduced chronic allograft nephropathy, and improved renal function,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation as a Salvage and Uncommon Procedure for a Patient with Colorectal Liver Metastsis with Promising Results, Case Presentation and Literature Review
Transplant Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide. About 50% of patients with CRC will develop metastases during the course of the…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Initial Alpha-Fetoprotein >100 but <1,000 ng/mL and Pre-Transplant alpha-Fetoprotein Reduction on Outcomes after Liver Transplant in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
1Department of Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, CA, 2Department of Medicine, USC, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Under current UNOS policy, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) >1,000 ng/mL are required to show a reduction in AFP to 100 but2020 American Transplant Congress
Split Liver Transplantation in a Combined Adult/Pediatric Transplant Program
School of Clinical Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand, Parktown, South Africa
*Purpose: Split liver transplantation (SLT) is an accepted surgical strategy to decrease waitlist mortality for pediatric recipients, concerns regarding increased morbidity right tri-segment graft (RTG)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of CMV and EBV DNAemia in the Development of Invasive Fungal Disease among Pediatric Intestinal and Liver Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Invasive fungal disease (IFD) among pediatric solid organ transplant recipients is a relatively rare event, however often results in death. There are many factors…2020 American Transplant Congress
Cancer Risk in Living Kidney Donors (LKDs) in the United States
*Purpose: Individuals who wish to donate a kidney for transplantation are evaluated for transmissible diseases (including cancer) prior to donation. Outcomes in LKDs after donation…2020 American Transplant Congress
Treatment of BK Viremia in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Experience
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
*Purpose: Over the past 10 years, our center has utilized various strategies in managing BK viremia in our kidney transplant recipients. Reducing immunosuppression (IMS) in…2020 American Transplant Congress
Report of Organ Offers Linked with Instant Messaging Data Provides a Basis for Quality Improvement
Health Informatics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
*Purpose: Thousands of viable organs are discarded every year with incorrect or inappropriate reasons for declination. One limitation on the accessibility of organ transplantation is…2020 American Transplant Congress
Medication Knowledge Retention and Adherence Following Transplant: Is There Room for Improvement?
*Purpose: Transplant recipients’ complex medication regimens following transplant can lead to non-adherence, which has been linked to increased rates of acute rejection and graft loss.…
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