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Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors Does Not Increase the Risk of Acute Rejection after Renal Transplantation, The
Nephrology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), is the pro-drug of mycophenolic acid (MPA), which is formed after de-esterification. Adequate exposure to MPA is associated with a decreased…2013 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation Using Donors with Standard and Extended Criteria Kidneys
Piedmont Transplant Institute, Atlanta, GA
Introduction:The advent of MELD scoring resulted in an increase in the number of simultaneous liver-kidney transplants (SLKT) being performed due to the higher priority weighting…2013 American Transplant Congress
Partial Grafts Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Graft Failure in Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Surgery, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Liver transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) using living donor grafts has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of disease recurrence when compared…2013 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors to Non-Adherence in Kidney Transplantation Patients Applying Triangulation Methodology in a Universal Access Medication Health System
Background: Brazil is the second in total number of kidney transplant (KTx) in the world, and it also the world biggest universal public health system.…2013 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Sexual Functions in Females Receiving Renal Replacement Therapies
Introduction & objectives:We aimed to determine the factors affecting changes in sexual function by comparing the sexual functions of a female kidney transplant recipient (KTR)…2013 American Transplant Congress
Psychosocial Outcomes 3 to 9 Years after Living Liver Donation in the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study (A2ALL)
U. of Pittsburgh; Northwestern U; Lahey Clinic
Background: Psychosocial outcomes data come primarily from the first few years post liver donation and are based largely on generic quality of life measures that…2013 American Transplant Congress
Prior Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant (SPK) Recipients with a Functioning Pancreas Allograft Have Improved Patient and Graft Survival after Kidney Retransplantation
Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Background: Many prior SPK patients present for a second kidney allograft. Prior studies have addressed the technical challenges to re-transplantation in this population, but there…2013 American Transplant Congress
Results of a Behavioral Contract Intervention To Improve Adherence and Healthcare Outcomes among Renal Transplant Recipients
PURPOSE: To report the results of a 12-month randomized controlled trial of an intervention using behavioral contracts to improve immunosuppressant therpy (IST) adherence and associated…2013 American Transplant Congress
Steroid Avoidance in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients: 5-Year Results of a Prospective and Randomized Multicenter Study
Institut de Transplantation-Urologie-Néphrologie (ITUN), Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France
Introduction. We report here the actual 5-year results of a prospective and randomized steroid avoidance study conducted in 6 university hospitals in adult patients receiving…2013 American Transplant Congress
Surgical Anastomosis Time and Its Effect on Delayed Graft Function and Early Outcomes in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
Urology, Nephrology, Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
Objective: Most studies have focused on the impact of factors such as donor age, gender and cold ischemic time on subsequent graft function and graft…
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