2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk of ESRD in Potential HIV+ Live Kidney Donors.
1Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; 2University of Alabama, Birmingham.
The HOPE Act allows HIV+ individuals to be live kidney donors; however, candidacy for donation is poorly understood given the potential additional risk of ESRD…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Structural Characteristics as Predictors of Long-Term Kidney Function in Living Kidney Donors.
PurposeKidney structural characteristics may be predictive of long-term living donor outcomes such as a lower estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR).MethodsAs part of the Renal and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Clinical Outcome of Elderly Living Kidney Donors: A Single-Center Study in Japan.
Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: Previous studies and current guidelines have suggested that elderly persons can be living kidney donors; however, reports on elderly donors >70 years old are…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Safety of Intravenous Ketorolac Use After Donor Nephrectomy.
Background: The benefit and short-term safety have been established in previous studies; however, the risk of bleeding and long-term renal impairment in patients undergoing donor…2016 American Transplant Congress
National Trends in Liver Discards: The Weekend Effect.
Overall organ discard rates have increased over the last decade. Given the current organ shortage, understanding factors that contribute to the discard of livers is…2016 American Transplant Congress
Low-Pressure Pneumoperitoneum in Living Kidney Donors: An Age-Dependent Analysis of Recipient Outcomes.
Purpose: Implementation of low-pressure laparoscopy may be facilitated by the use of valveless, recirculating trocar systems that have less intra-abdominal pressure variability, providing adequate surgical…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Kidney Allocation System with Deceased Donor Kidney Utilization at the DSA Level.
1Lifenet Health, Virginia Beach, VA; 2University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: In December 2014, UNOS implemented broad sweeping changes in the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS). Recent summary reports by UNOS suggest that on a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Are Prior Living Kidney Donors with ESRD Being Listed and Receiving Transplantation Priority in a Timely Manner?
BackgroundPrior living donors (PLDs) receive very high priority on the kidney (KI) waiting list (WL). Programs must submit requests for PLD priority to the UNOS…2016 American Transplant Congress
Deceased Donor Urine C5a Predicts Donor and Recipient Acute Kidney Injury.
Anti-complement therapies are currently being tested in human kidney transplantation to prevent DGF. In this large prospective, cohort study of 469 deceased organ donors, we…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Follow Up of Kidney Donors with Asymptomatic Renal Stones.
BACKGROUND:Kidney stones are often found incidentally in potential renal donors and there is a concern that they may become symptomatic and cause damage in the…
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