2017 American Transplant Congress
Intended and Unexpected Impact of the New Kidney Allocation System on a Large Volume Transplant Program.
University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
On December 4, 2014 the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) went into effect in the United States. The intentions of KAS were to increase the…2017 American Transplant Congress
Warm Ischemic Time as an Additive Predictor of Graft Survival in KDPI/KDRI Era of Kidneys from Donors After Cardiac Death: A Single-Center Experience Over Three Decades.
It is important to predict the outcome of grafts prior to kidney transplantation and establish an appropriate allocation system, particularly to consider expanded criteria donors…2017 American Transplant Congress
Intraomental Non-Purified Islet Transplantation Isolated from DCD Donor Pancreas.
Transplant Center, Tianjin First Center Hospital, Tianjin, China
Objective: We have proved that omentum was a more efficient site to perform non-purified islet transplantation with more safety in Beagle dog islet auto-transplantation model.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Global Kidney Exchange.
Introduction: Instead of thinking of the developing world as a place where there are desperate people who will sell their kidneys for money, we propose…2016 American Transplant Congress
Utility of a Scoring Tool for Living Kidney Donor Volunteers.
A comprehensive yet efficient evaluation of living kidney donor volunteers (LKDV) is key to a successful transplant program. Donor selection is complex and must balance…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is There a Difference Between DCD and DBD Kidney Transplantation with Similar KDPI?
Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Introduction: Renal transplant outcomes are a result of a combination of donor and recipient factors. In 2014, the nomenclature used to describe donor quality was…2016 American Transplant Congress
Results from 100 Consecutive Donation-After-Circulatory Death (DCD) Liver Transplants Using a Thrombolytic Protocol.
Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
Background: In early 2010, our center implemented a thrombolytic protocol for DCD liver transplantation in an effort to reduce biliary complications and improve graft survival.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Altruistic Kidney Donation: From the Donor's Perspetive.
Introduction: Although all living kidney donors are offered yearly reviews post-transplant, the restricted contact time and medical focus limits understanding of the motivations and experiences…2016 American Transplant Congress
Reducing Non-Anastomotic Biliary Strictures After Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation, a Matter of Time?
Abdominal Transplantation Surgery, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Liver Transplantation (LT) from donation after circulatory death (DCD) is associated with increased non-anastomotic biliary strictures (NAS) and graft loss. Donor and recipient demographics, transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Activated Cytoprotective Mechanisms in DBD Kidneys Correlate with Kidney Function in Transplant Recipients: A Study Using Clinical Samples from the UK QUOD Biobank.
The onset of abnormal pathophysiological changes following brain death adversely impact kidney function following transplantation. Understanding the biological mechanisms that affect kidney quality will allow…
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