2015 American Transplant Congress

Sunday, May 3, 2015

2:39pm-2:51pm

Is Transplant Volume Associated With Survival in Pediatric Liver Transplants?

W. Cherikh,¹ H. Kim,² A. Wilk,¹ C. Flavin,¹ E. Brewer.³

Concurrent Session: Liver: Pediatrics  •  Room 115-C

2:39pm-2:51pm

Left Ventricular Assist Device–Associated Allosensitization — Clinical Implications

B.-S. Ko, C. Willis, S. Drakos, D. Hurst, A. Kfoury, G. Snow, J. Delgado, E. Hammond, C. Selzman, R. Alharethi, S. McKellar, J. Nativi-Nicolau, E. Gilbert, P. Revelo, D. Miller, B. Reid, J. Fang, D. Eckles, J. Stehlik.

Concurrent Session: "The Pit and the Pendulum": VADs, Dual Organs and Other Matters of the Heart  •  Room 119-B

2:39pm-2:51pm

Pediatrics & Donor Derived Disease Transmission: The US OPTN Experience

M. Green,¹ S. Taranto,² S. Covington,² M. Michaels,¹ C. Wolfe,³ D. Kaul.⁴

Concurrent Session: Donor-Derived Infection/Lifestyle/Tourism/Vaccines  •  Room 115- AB

2:39pm-2:51pm

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Increases Transplantation of Abdominal Organs in Standard Criteria Neurological Death Donors

A. Bongu,¹ W. Washburn,² J. Oliver,¹ J. Nespral,³ A. Davidow,⁴ C. Kadric,³ G. Dikdan,¹ J. Lewis,² U. Pandit,¹ A.-K. Beidas,¹ C. Tourtellot,³ L. Brown,¹ B. Koneru.¹

Concurrent Session: Deceased Donor Management  •  Room 119-A

2:39pm-2:51pm

UNOS KDPI Score Is Significantly Overestimated for Pediatric En-Bloc Kidneys

L. Preczewski, K. Howes, N. Iovenette, A. Needham, B. Gallay.

Concurrent Session: Regulatory Issues in Transplant Administration  •  Room 118-C

2:51pm-3:03pm

A Single Center Study of the Implementation Costs of the New Kidney Allocation System

C. Bostic, T. Stern, S. Niederhaus, J. Bromberg, D. Leeser.

Concurrent Session: Regulatory Issues in Transplant Administration  •  Room 118-C

2:51pm-3:03pm

Examining Long-Term Survivors in Combined Heart-Lung Transplantation

S. Kadakia,¹ S. Jayarajan,¹ S. Taghavi,¹ V. Ambur,¹ C. Lewis,¹ A. Shiose,² G. Wheatley III,² L. Kaiser,³ T. Guy,² Y. Toyoda.²

Concurrent Session: "The Pit and the Pendulum": VADs, Dual Organs and Other Matters of the Heart  •  Room 119-B

2:51pm-3:03pm

Furthering the Link Between Ischemia and Immunity: Development of New Antibody Following Prolonged Delayed Graft Function

A. Gilbert,¹ E. Hall,¹ O. Timofeeva,² M. Awwad,² M. Grafals,¹ P. Weems,¹ D. Li,² S. Rosen-Bronson,² J. Moore,¹ B. Javaid,¹ M. Cooper.¹

Concurrent Session: Kidney Antibody Mediated Rejection I  •  Terrace I-III

2:51pm-3:03pm

Impact of Pretransplant Pregnancy On Immunization and Immunologic Outcome in Kidney Transplantation

O. Staeck,¹ D. Khadzhynov,¹ S. Kreimer,¹ E. Rajakangas,¹ C. Schönemann,² N. Lachmann,² K. Budde,¹ F. Halleck.¹

Concurrent Session: Deceased Donor Management  •  Room 119-A

2:51pm-3:03pm

Infections After Transplant Tourism in Organ Transplant Recipients

D. Kumar,¹ A. Humar,¹ H. Crossman,² C. Kotton,³ M. Levi.²

Concurrent Session: Donor-Derived Infection/Lifestyle/Tourism/Vaccines  •  Room 115- AB