2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Delayed Graft Function on Long Term Graft Survival Adjusted for Donor Kidney Quality Assessed by the KDPI.
Nephrology Charite Campus Mitte, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
IntroductionDelayed graft function (DGF) is associated with impaired graft survival in kidney transplant recipients. The kidney donor profile index (KDPI) is increasingly evaluated as a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Correlation of Donor Clinical and Histopathological Characteristics with Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: There is lack of consensus in the perceived accuracy of frozen biopsy interpretation. Interobserver variability in assessment of pre-implantation biopsies limits its value to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Zero-Time Biopsy of Potential Donor Kidneys to Aid Decision-Making: A 9-Year Single-Center Experience.
Necker-Enfants Malades, Tenon and European Georges Pompidou Hospitals, Paris, France
The added benefits of zero-time biopsy of a potential donor kidney on top of standard donor biological and clinical data to aid in the decision…2017 American Transplant Congress
Using Scheduled Commercial Flights for Transport of Liver for Transplant.
Transport of liver procured from a brain dead donor (BDD) to the receiving hospital by chartered private flight (PF) is a costly endeavour. Also the…2016 American Transplant Congress
Does Pre-Emptive Transplantation Improve Survival Compared to Transplantation After Dialysis Among Deceased Donor Kidney Recipients?
Previous studies have shown that pre-emptive transplantation of kidneys from living donors is associated with longer graft survival than those who have initiated dialysis prior…2016 American Transplant Congress
Differential Effect of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) on Kidney Transplant Outcomes: When Does DGF Not Make a Difference?
Delayed graft function (DGF), defined as need for dialysis in 1st week following kidney transplant (KT), is an early surrogate marker of organ quality and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Really Old (>84 Years) Deceased Donor Livers Can Save Lives.
Avoiding death of the liver transplant candidate who depends on the inadequate organ supply requires careful strategy. Nevertheless, transplantation of livers from potential donors older…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Black vs Non-Black Patients Administered Belatacept (Bela) or Cyclosporine (CsA) in BENEFIT-EXT.
Studies consistently show worse outcomes for black vs non-black kidney transplant recipients. At 7 yrs post-transplant in BENEFIT-EXT (NCT00114777), bela was associated with similar graft…2016 American Transplant Congress
Missed Opportunities After Cardiac Death: Should Every Donation After Cardiac Death (DCD) Referral Be Pursued? A Large Single US Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) Experience.
Medical Division, Gift of Life Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
We wished to evaluate in detail those DCD cases in which our OPO did not pursue organ donation but the potential DCD candidate expired within…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes in Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Positive Patients Receiving Belatacept (Bela) or Cyclosporine (CsA) in BENEFIT-EXT.
At 7 yrs post transplant in BENEFIT-EXT (NCT00114777), bela-treated pts had similar graft survival and improved renal function vs CsA-treated pts. Bela is indicated for…
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