2015 American Transplant Congress
Infectious Complications in ABO Incompatible Kidney Transplantation Recipient According to the Rituximab Dose
BackgroundDesensitization with rituximab and intravenous immunoglobulin improves ABO incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation (KT) outcomes. However, infections have been noted in association with rituximab administration. In…2015 American Transplant Congress
Grip Strength, Gait Speed, and Chair Stands Predict Sarcopenia in Male But Not Female Liver Transplant Candidates
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
Background: Sarcopenia, as determined by cross-sectional skeletal muscle index (SMI), is associated with waitlist mortality in liver transplant (LT) candidates, but has limited clinical utility…2015 American Transplant Congress
Distal Splenorenal Shunt (DSRS): A Durable Bridge to Liver Transplantation
Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Diseases, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA.
Background: Variceal bleeding has a high rate of in-hospital mortality approaching 50%. Patients with well-compensated cirrhosis and recurrent variceal bleeding may benefit from long-term prophylaxis…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Liver Re-Transplant Recipients With MELD above 40: A Decade Long Experience
Introduction:A significant proportion of liver transplant recipients will suffer from graft loss, after which liver retransplant (reLTx) becomes their only therapeutic option. Patients with very…2015 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Measurement of Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipoprotein in Living Kidney Donors
Introduction: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a biomarker for acute kidney injury. This study was conducted to determine the clinical implications of perioperative plasma NGAL…2015 American Transplant Congress
Do Community-Solicited NDDs Experience More Coercion to Donate a Kidney Than Traditional NDD Donors?
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell, New York, NY.
BACKGROUND:Studies of non-directed donors (NDDs) have shown comparable psychosocial functioning to traditional donors. Within NDDs there are some that come forward in response to community…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Obesity Impact on Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation Outcomes
Background: Donor obesity has been reported as a risk factor for early pancreas allograft failure. The relationship between donor obesity and long-term pancreas allograft survival…2015 American Transplant Congress
Import Pancreas Transplants: Good from Far or Far from Good?
General Surgery-Transplantation, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Background: Many transplant (tx) programs are reluctant to import pancreas allografts because of concerns that outcomes might be inferior to locally procured organs. Methods: Single…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Discrete Choice Experiment to Explore Patients' Preferences for Kidney Transplant Monitoring by Video-Conferencing
INTRODUCTIONAn experiment to assess the clinical outcomes and the economic efficiency of a videoconferencing system for the renal transplant patient's monitoring is currently under way…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Reduce Opioid Analgesic Requirements in the Post-Operative Period in Renal Transplant Recipients?
Introduction: Renal transplant recipients are a challenge where pain management is concerned. The theory that transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block provides additional analgesic benefit reducing…
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