2013 American Transplant Congress
Presence of Pre-Transplant Donor Specific Antibody (DSA) Does Not Reduce Pancreas Allograft Survival in Recipients Treated with IVIG
Department of Surgery, Multi Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background: Evidence indicates that pre-transplant donor specific antibody (DSA) in kidney transplantation recipients worsens graft survival significantly. The impact of pre-transplant DSA on pancreas transplant…2013 American Transplant Congress
DNA Binding Transcription Factors STAT3, PU.1 and CEBPα Cooperate in Regulating the Expression of the Inflammatory Biomarker CCL2 in Human Hepatocytes
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Background: CCL2 is a cytokine of the CC chemokine family primarily secreted by monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells. CCL2 has been shown to be elevated…2013 American Transplant Congress
Cost Implications of New Kidney Allocation Policy
Introduction: Proposed kidney allocation changes in the US are expected to increase average survival. This system would provide first access for candidates in the top…2013 American Transplant Congress
Predicting Survival and Recurrence Following Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: National Analysis of Clinical and Pathologic Staging
Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; Research, UNOS, Richmond, VA
IntroductionAnalysis of longer term survival following liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC-LT) has been limited to single center series or registry analyses lacking pathologic detail.MethodsA…2013 American Transplant Congress
Five-Year Outcomes by Donor Type from the Long-Term Extension of the Belatacept BENEFIT-EXT Study
Introduction: Long-term extension (LTE) results of BENEFIT-EXT demonstrated a consistent safety profile and sustained renal function improvement with belatacept vs CsA over time. Here we…2013 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas (Px) Transplantation (Tx) Following Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD): 5 Year Outcomes – Matched Pair Analysis
Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
DCD Px donors are underutilized accounting for <3% of PxTx in the US. We hypothesize that outcomes of Px Tx from DCD are comparable to…2013 American Transplant Congress
Nesiritide Use in Adult Heart Transplant Recipients with Early Acute Kidney Injury: 6 Month Follow-Up
Purpose: Nesiritide (rhBNP), B-type natriuretic peptide is known to reduce endothelin levels, cause afferent arteriole vasodilatation, increase natriuresis & diuresis. We hypothesize that rhBNP infusion…2013 American Transplant Congress
Benefits of a Robotic Donor Nephrectomy Program: A Series of 100 Consecutive Donors
Multi-organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
Background: The number of robotic operations performed with the da Vinci surgical system has increased over the last decade. Our center adopted robotic donor nephrectomies…2013 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Revised Lung Allocation Score on Heart-Lung Candidates
Introduction: The lung allocation score (LAS) has been used since 2005 to rank US lung transplant candidates for access to transplant. A revised LAS (LAS-R)…2013 American Transplant Congress
Excellent Outcome Following Transplant Using Kidneys from Deceased Donors with Severe Acute Kidney Injury
Background: Our aim was to determine the outcome of transplanting kidneys from selected donors with severe AKI.Methods: We selected all patients receiving single organ deceased…
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