2015 American Transplant Congress
Gradual Warming Up Perfusion Post Static Cold Storage Reduces Renal Injury
We hypothesize that the sudden warm reperfusion after Cold Storage [CS] is detrimental for the graft and we therefore evaluated different warming-up procedures before reperfusion.Methods:Rat…2015 American Transplant Congress
Microvascular (MIA) and Interstitial (i) Inflammation Influence Late Death-Censored Graft Failure (DCGF) After Kidney Transplantation
We and others have shown late DCGF is due to ongoing, most often immune, injury. Though there is general agreement that antibody-mediated injury is a…2015 American Transplant Congress
Banff Criteria Are Inadequate to Assess Chronic Renal Allograft Injury 10 Years Post-Transplantation
Background: The Banff criteria have been developed to assess acute and chronic injury in renal allografts. However, the criteria have been based on biopsies for…2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Inferior Outcomes of Third and Fourth Renal Transplant. An Analysis of Our Experience
Transplant Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, United Kingdom.
INTRODUCTIONOutcome of third and subsequent renal transplants have not been associated with favorable outcomes. We analyze our experience in patients with three or more kidney-transplants…2015 American Transplant Congress
Renal Dysfunction After Liver Transplantation in Recipients With Pre-Transplant Normal Renal Function
Background. Renal dysfunction is a severe complication associated with adverse outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). The aim of our study is to identify the incidence…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patients With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) Experience Survival Benefit After Live Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT)
Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Diseases, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA.
Background: SBP is a life threatening complication of end stage liver disease. Reports indicate a 40-50% one year mortality rate in patients who experience SBP…2015 American Transplant Congress
Husband to Wife Renal Transplants Are Associated With a Higher Risk of Early Antibody Mediated Rejection and Transplant Glomerulopathy
Patients with a low level preformed donor specific antibodies [DSA] with a negative FCXM/CDC cross match are at high risk of antibody mediated rejection [AMR]…2015 American Transplant Congress
Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy of Multiple Renal Artery Kidneys: Single Center Experience
Multi-Organ Transplant Center, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Introduction:Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) is the preferred procedure to procure kidneys from most living donors (LDs). However, transplant surgeons might shy away from LDN when…2015 American Transplant Congress
Lung Biopsy Findings in Pediatric Lung Transplant Patients With Restrictive Physiology
Background: Long-term survival in pediatric lung transplantation is limited by bronchiolitis obliterans (BO), but varieties of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) are poorly understood. Restrictive…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Recipients Older Than 70: A Single Center Experience
Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN.
Age is no longer considered a contraindication to renal transplantation. To date, little is known in regards to the grafts and patients outcomes in elderly…
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