2015 American Transplant Congress
A Retrospective Study to Describe the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Opportunistic Infections After Solid Organ Transplantation
Background: Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at increased risk for infections due to their complex medical conditions and use of immunosuppressive therapies. Despite significant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Post-Transplantation Immunoadsorption Can Be Safely Withheld After ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
Background: After ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation, postoperative plasma exchange (PE) or immunoadsorption (IA) is performed per protocol or depending on postoperative A/B-titers to prevent acute rejection.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Children Using Organ Donation After Circulatory Death– An Analysis of the National Registry
Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary, Cleveland, Cleveland, OH.
The waiting list mortality rate for children is higher than for adults owing to scarce availability of size-appropriate grafts for liver transplantation(OLT). There is a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Utilization and Characteristics of Liver Donors in the US by OPTN-Defined Increased Risk Donor Status
Background: The number of candidates in need of liver transplantation is far larger than the number of organ donors. To expand the organ pool, there…2015 American Transplant Congress
Efforts to Improve Living Kidney Donor Follow-Up Reporting Have Been Successful
1UNOS, Richmond; 2U of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh; 3U of Iowa, Iowa City.
Follow-up reporting for living kidney donors (LKDs) provides important information about short-term risks. On 2/1/13, the OPTN implemented reporting thresholds for clinical data (60% of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from Hypertensive Living Donors
Imperial College Renal and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
The disparity between donor kidney availability and demand has increased utilization of kidneys from marginal living donors, including hypertensive donors. The aim of this study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Cardiac Surgical Procedures After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Introduction: As left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) are increasingly used for patients with end-stage heart failure, the need for non-cardiac surgical procedures (NCS) in these…2015 American Transplant Congress
Sirolimus Based Maintenance Immunosuppression in Pancreas Transplant Recipients
Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
The present study evaluated the outcome of a Sirolimus based maintenance immunosuppressive protocol in pancreas transplant recipients. Between August 2003 and December 2013, a total…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Retransplantation in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant Recipients
National Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Introduction:Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplantation(SPK) is standard of care in selected patients with end stage renal failure secondary to diabetes mellitus. There is little literature examining…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Vein Elongation in Deceased Right Side Cadaveric Renal Grafts: Does It Increase the Risk of Thrombosis Or Hematoma Formation?
Urology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
INTRODUCTION:There is a perceived feeling that elongation of the renal vein in right sided kidney grafts facilitates the vascular anastomosis. On the other hand some…
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