2019 American Transplant Congress
National Landscape of Donors Allocated through the Hope Act in the United States
*Purpose: To address the shortage of donor organs and to increase transplantation opportunities for HIV+ recipients, the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act was enacted…2019 American Transplant Congress
Apolipoprotein L1 Genotyping in Potential African American Living Kidney Donors
*Purpose: African Americans(AA) account for 13% of the US population, yet compose more than one third of dialysis patients. Inheriting two Apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donors Who Lose Weight in Order to Be Able to Donate, Gain More Weight after Donation
*Purpose: Living donor kidney transplantation is widely accepted to be the treatment of choice for end-stage kidney disease, and great efforts are undertaken to expand…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Model For Predicting eGFR At A Year After Donation In Living Related Kidney Transplant Donors
Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
*Purpose: Predicting post-donation kidney function precisely is considerably beneficial for both candidates of living-related kidney donors and their physicians when judging the feasibility of kidney…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor Management in Donation after Brain Death: A Window of Opportunity – Are Pro-Inflammatory Mediators the Target and What is the Effect of Duration of Brain Death?
*Purpose: Donation after brain death (BD) is a crucial source of transplanted organs - uncertainty remains how duration of BD contributes to outcomes: This study…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infection after Renal Transplantation
*Purpose: We summarized the experience of diagnosis and treatment of donor-derived carbapene-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infection after renal transplantation.*Methods: From January 2015 to June 2018,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Standardized Pain Management Post Donor Nephrectomy Results in Decreased Length of Stay
*Purpose: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy has reduced the burden associated with open surgery, but a significant percentage of donors still suffer from postoperative pain. It is…2019 American Transplant Congress
Case Series Of Total Laparoscopic-hand Assisted Living Donor Right Hepatectomy: First 19 Cases At A Single Center In Usa
*Purpose: One of the major limitations of living-donor liver donation is the associated morbidity of the procedure. Although left and left-lateral hepatectomy has been performed…2019 American Transplant Congress
Exploring Perceptions of Organ Procurement: Need for a Formal Medical Student Curriculum
*Purpose: Medical student participation in organ procurement provides early exposure to surgery and may inspire donor advocacy. We evaluated medical students’ experiences with an organ…2018 American Transplant Congress
Introduction of Direct Acting Antivirals for HCV: Fewer Kidney Discards but a Long Way to Go
Organ shortage remains a great challenge facing the field of kidney transplantation. Donor hepatitis C virus positivity (DHCV+) is one of the highest ranking factors…
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