2013 American Transplant Congress
Application of Rejection Reversal as Defined by Efficacy Endpoints in Present Day Renal Transplantation
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
In the 1990s, the Efficacy Endpoints (EE) studies proposed criteria for 'successful' response to rejection treatment based on serum creatinine (Cr) as a marker of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Minimally Invasive Panel (MIP) as an Alternative for Surveillance Biopsies, A
Background: early post-transplant events such as subclinical rejections have a measurable impact on log-term graft survival, therefore making screening for such events with surveillance biopsies…2013 American Transplant Congress
Isolated Liver Transplantation for Pediatric Patients with Intestinal Failure Associated Liver Disease
Introduction: Parenteral Nutrition Associated Liver Disease (PNALD) is a devastating complication commonly seen in patients with short gut syndrome (SGS). Most of these patients are…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Proposed US Public Health Service Guidelines for Increased Risk Organ Donors: A Single OPO Analysis
Background: Currently, the OPTN defines donors at increased risk for disease transmission as those donors who meet exclusionary criteria present in 1994 US PHS Guidelines.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Living Donor Positive Cross Match (+XMT) Recipients Maintained on Early Steroid Withdrawal (ESW) Immunosuppression
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Immunomodulation has allowed kidney transplant (KTx) in +XMT patients with good short term outcomes. However, data on long term graft survival with ESW regimen is…2013 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function Managed in the Outpatient Setting
Backgound Delayed graft function (DGF) is common after kidney transplantation and is characterized by non-functioning of the kidney graft frequently requiring dialysis within the first…2013 American Transplant Congress
B Cell “Pas De Deux”: TIM-4 Identifies the Proinflammatory B Effector 1 (Be1) Subset, While TIM-1 Identifies Regulatory Be2/Breg Cells
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
B cells perform important immunological functions. Beyond their unique role in humoral immunity, B cells can serve as APCs, provide co-stimulation, and produce cytokines that…2013 American Transplant Congress
Trends and Utilization of Intestinal Graft Types in Infants and Children ≤ 15 kg
Georgetown Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Introduction: The treatment and management of Intestinal Failure (IF) has evolved into a highly specialized field which allows small infants and children the ability to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Independent Risk Factors Associated with Early Urinary Tract Infection and Its Impact on Bacteremia and Acute Cellular Rejection in 1166 Kidney Transplant Recipients
Background:Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common complication that kidney transplant recipients encounter in the first year of transplantation. Earlier studies have identified several…2013 American Transplant Congress
Incidence of CMV Disease in High-Risk Liver Transplant Recipients on Low Dose Valganciclovir Prophylaxis
Background: CMV serostatus D+/R- is an important risk factor for developing CMV infection post-transplant. Although CMV anti-viral prophylaxis (ppx) has reduced the incidence of CMV…
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