2020 American Transplant Congress
Deep Learning for Living Donor Surgery: AI Recognition of Surgical Video to Develop Navigation Systems for Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
*Purpose: Laparoscopic surgery for living donors requires high safety, thus establishing of navigation system for surgical operation is urged. The purpose of this study was…2020 American Transplant Congress
Transplantation of HCV Positive Kidneys Confers Excellent Outcomes for HCV Infected and Uninfected Recipients
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
*Purpose: Hepatitis C positive (HCV+) donor kidneys were previously transplanted only into HCV infected recipients (D+/R+). Availability of direct acting anti-virals (DAA) has facilitated the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Acute Rejection in the First Year is a Risk Factor for Subsequent Cardiac Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Cardiac events (CE) remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality after the first post-transplant year. We sought to determine whether acute rejection in…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Large Donor-Recipient Age Gap in Live-Donor Renal Transplant in Tacrolimus Era
*Purpose: A large donor-to-recipient age gap among deceased-donor renal transplant (RT) patients leads to worse outcomes. However, the impact of this age gap among live-donor…2020 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Results Comparing Two Formulations of Prolonged-Release Tacrolimus: Paired Study of Kidney Donors
*Purpose: Although the formulations of prolonged-release tacrolimus (Advagraf® and Envarsus®) are effective after kidney transplantation in terms of efficacy and safety, no paired analysis has…2020 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Gut Microbiome in Liver Transplant Recipients with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its progressive form non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a growing problem globally and recurs even after liver transplant (LT).…2020 American Transplant Congress
Influence of Nonclinical Factors on Adult Liver Organ Donor Offer Decision Making in the United States
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Liver donor graft discard rate remained at approximately 10% in the United States despite the critical organ shortage. We sought to understand practice patterns…2020 American Transplant Congress
Performance of the Retreat Score in Predicting Post-Transplant Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence at a Large Academic Center
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*Purpose: Post-transplant hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence (R-HCC) results in poor outcomes. The RETREAT score was recently derived to predict HCC recurrence, incorporating pre-transplant alpha fetoprotein and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Vasculobiliary Problems Associated with Hepatic Artery Stenosis Following Liver Transplant
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Hepatic artery stenosis (HAS) is a recognized vascular complication of liver transplant (LT) which can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Despite that there…2020 American Transplant Congress
Changes in the Development and Incidence of Bacterial Infections – A 16-Year Analysis
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
*Purpose: Bacterial infections may occur at any time but mostly within the first month post-transplant. However, since recent advances in transplant there has not been…
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