2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Patients with CPRA Values >98% After Implementation of the New OPTN/UNOS Kidney Allocation System (KAS): A Single Center Study Update.
Background: Sensitized patients have had prolonged waiting times and greater incidence of death while on the waiting list. On December 4, 2014, UNOS/OPTN activated a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Utility in Treating Renal Failure in End-Stage Liver Disease with Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplantation.
The number of simultaneous liver-kidney transplants (SLKT) for end-stage liver disease (ESLD) with renal failure is rising. The overall utility of kidneys used in this…2016 American Transplant Congress
Twenty Years of Evolving Trends in Racial Disparities for Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Med Univ of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Objective: To determine if baseline risks and post-transplant outcome disparities in African American (AA) kidney transplant recipients have evolved over time.Methods: Analysis of 20-years of…2016 American Transplant Congress
YKL-40 Predicts Renal Recovery in Deceased-Donor Transplantation.
Background Deceased-donor kidneys with acute kidney injury (AKI) are often discarded for fear of poor transplantation outcomes. Donor biomarkers that predict post-transplant renal recovery could…2016 American Transplant Congress
Acute Rejections and Incidence of De Novo DSA Depend on Donor Factors and Deceased Donor Kidney Associated Risk Assessed by the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI).
Nephrology, Charite, Berlin, Germany.
Introduction: Little data exist analyzing the influence of donor kidney quality on the immunologic outcome and applying the KDPI in a European cohort.Methods: This retrospective…2016 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics and Outcome of Patients Placed on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation as Bridge to Lung Transplantation.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
BackgroundExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly utilized as bridge to lung transplantation (LT), with studies reporting one-year survival of 50-90%. Lower than expected survival has…2016 American Transplant Congress
Should HLA DR and DQ Eplet Mismatching Replace Traditional DR and DQ Mismatching for Deceased Donor Offers in Pediatric Renal Transplantation?
Introduction. It is now appreciated that greater HLA DR mismatching of the first pediatric kidney transplantation is associated with higher degrees of sensitization, lower rates…2016 American Transplant Congress
Understanding the Drivers Behind an Early Post-KAS Rise in Delayed Graft Function (DGF) Rates.
Background: DGF among solitary deceased donor kidney transplants (tx) increased by 22% (p<0.0001) -- from 24.6% to 30.1% -- during the first 6 months of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Six-Minute-Walk Distance in Predicting Lung Transplant Benefit in the Lung Allocation Score Era.
Transplant physicians evaluate patients for lung transplant (LTx) who are on ventilators and ECMO with high lung allocation scores (LAS). Six-minute walk distance (6MWD) predicts…2016 American Transplant Congress
Financial Cost of Cold Ischemia Time in Kidney Transplantation.
PURPOSE: A new kidney allocation system (KAS) was implemented in December 2014 using the kidney donor profile index (KDPI), which prioritizes historically-disadvantaged populations. While KAS…
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