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…2013 American Transplant Congress
Transplant Glomerulopathy – An Analysis of 96 Cases To Determine the Risk Factors of Allograft Failure
Cornell University, New York, NY
Transplant glomerulopathy (TG) is a histological pattern characterized by duplication of glomerular basement membrane. Chronic antibody-mediated injury is a major cause for its development. Risk…2013 American Transplant Congress
Role of CD4+CD25+ T reg Cells on Allo-B Cell Formation and DSA Production in a Chronic Rejection Model after T Cell Depletion, The
Emory Transplant Center, Atlanta, GA
[Background] Donor specific antibody (DSA) has been causally linked to chronic rejection that accounts for the failure of 20-40% of organ transplants. However, the role…2013 American Transplant Congress
Donor Evaluation Efficiency Issues in Kidney Paired Donation: Increased Evaluations, Turn Downs, Time to Donation and Cost
Introduction Kidney paired donation (KPD) is critically dependent on the availability of a large number of willing and acceptable donors. Accepting a large number of…2013 American Transplant Congress
National Sharing of ECD Kidneys Is Justified, Even in the Face of Prolonged CIT
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Current kidney allocation in the US includes national sharing of ECD kidneys in cases of 0 HLA- A- B DR mismatches. Concerns regarding prolonged CIT…2013 American Transplant Congress
Paired Donation (PD) Problem Solving 101-A Single Center Protocol to Rapidly Facilitate Large Simultaneous Swaps
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Kidney PD is the best option for incompatible living donor (LD) pairs. However, the logistics of large swap procedures can be complex and time consuming.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Pre Liver Transplant Loco Regional Bridging Therapy for HCC: Efficacy of Combined TACE and RFA Versus TACE Alone Based on Explant Pathology
Aim: to compare efficacy of combined transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) versus TACE alone in pre transplant treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) based…2013 American Transplant Congress
Medical Nonadherence as a Cause of Renal Allograft Failure: A Ten Year Single Center Retrospective Analysis
Annette C & Harold C Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background: Despite the advent of modern immunosuppression, long term renal allograft outcomes have remained relatively unchanged. In the renal transplant population, medical nonadherence is a…2013 American Transplant Congress
Drop in Allograft Function Associates with Drop in Bone Mineral Density Z Score in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
The high prevalence of renal osteodystrophy (ROD) in pediatric renal transplant recipients has been linked to the duration of dialysis pre transplant, exposure to steroids,…
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