2013 American Transplant Congress
Robot Assisted Combined Kidney Transplantation and Sleeve Gastrectomy
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL
Background: Morbidly obese patients with end stage renal disease have a lower chance of obtaining kidney transplantation than non-obese counterparts because of high risk of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Does Low-Dose Valganciclovir for Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis Affect Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients?
Solid Organ Transplant, University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT
INTRODUCTION: Valganciclovir (VGC) is used for CMV ppx in kidney tx recipients (KTR). Based on previous PK and efficacy studies, a lower potential for AEs…2013 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Drain Placement on the Rate of Wound Complications in Kidney Transplantation, The
Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia; Drexel University, Philadelphia
IntroductionWound complications are common complications after kidney transplantation. We sought to determine whether the placement of a drain was associated with a decreased incidence of…2013 American Transplant Congress
Gender Disparities in Renal Replacement Therapy in Pediatric End Stage Renal Disease
Among adults with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), there is evidence that females are less likely to receive renal transplant compared to males and blacks…2013 American Transplant Congress
Combined Lung and Liver Transplantation: Analysis of a Single-Center Experience
Combined lung-liver transplantation (CLLTx) is emerging as a viable option for end-stage lung and liver disease patients not expected to survive either transplant alone. We…2013 American Transplant Congress
Differential Depletion and Recovery of Lymphocyte Subsets in Lymph Nodes of Alemtuzumab-Treated Cynomolgus Monkeys
Background: Alemtuzumab (Campath-1H) is a humanized mAb directed against CD52 that depletes circulating but not bone marrow lymphocytes. A transient increase in proportion of circulating…2013 American Transplant Congress
Results of Response Guided Therapy (RGT) Using Telaprevir in Liver Transplant Recipients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Recurrence: A Single Center Experience of 18 Patients
The Liver Institute, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Introduction: There is no data on response guided therapy in liver transplant recipients with HCV genotype I recurrence.Aim: This is a Clinical Protocol developed to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Perceived Barriers to Adherence in Pediatric Transplantation from the Guardian’s Perspective
Adolescents have increased non-adherence risk. Comparisons of perceived barriers to adherence in pediatric and adolescent solid organ transplant recipients (SOT) have not been conducted.15 US…2013 American Transplant Congress
National Survey of Kidney Transplant Centres: Policy on Morbid Obesity in the Transplant Patient
Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC, Canada
Morbid obesity is common in the dialysis population, for whom weight loss is difficult due to fatigue and malaise. Post-transplantation, obesity is further exacerbated due…2013 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Resource Utilization between Three Induction Regimens in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Medicine, Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Induction therapy is commonly used in kidney transplantation due to its ability to decrease the frequency of early acute rejection; it is associated with higher…
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