2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunologic Long-Term Outcome of Living Kidney Transplantation Depending On the Donor-Recipient Relationship
Nephrology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Background. Only few data is available about long-term immunologic outcomes of living kidney transplantation (KTx) depending on the donor-recepient relationship.Patients and methods. This single center…2015 American Transplant Congress
Moderate KDPI (35-85) and High KDPI (>85) Grafts Yield Similar Graft Function and Survival
Purpose – To study the impact of donor KDPI on post-transplant kidney function and survival.Methods – We reviewed the records of 309 deceased donor kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor Hemodynamic Profile Presages Graft Survival in Donation After Cardiac Death Liver Transplantation
Transplant Institute, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC.
IntroductionDonation after cardiac death (DCD) grafts are prone to periods of prolonged hypoxemia and hypotension prior to donor expiration, leading to an increased complication rate,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Socioeconomic Predictors of Organ Donation in Pediatric Donors
Transplant Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
BACKGROUND: The availability of pediatric donors does not meet the demand for pediatric recipients who are listed and waiting transplantation. There is a need to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Utilization, Discard, and Outcomes Associated With Hepatitis C (+) Donor Livers in the Era of Direct Acting Anti-Retroviral Therapy
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
While 45% of liver candidates are hepatitis C (HCV) (+) and might benefit from an HCV (+) donor liver, only 7.1% receive one, and HCV…2015 American Transplant Congress
Resolution of Glomerular Fibrin Thrombi in Deceased Donor Kidneys
BackgroundDeceased donor kidneys with Glomerular Fibrin Thrombi (GFT) are frequently discarded, but these kidneys may offer an opportunity to increase deceased donor organs. Our aim…2015 American Transplant Congress
Hypothermic Machine Perfusion Improves the Quality of Marginal Donor Pancreata
Introduction. Pancreas or islet transplantation is considered the most effective treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Due to the persistent organ shortage, pancreata…2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Inferiority of Graft Survival of Living Unrelated Kidney Transplant compared to Living Related Kidney Transplant as Analyzed by First Degree Relative
Henry Ford Transplant Institute, Detroit, MI.
The perceived advantage of donating a kidney directly to a family member is difficult to uncouple in the setting of voluntary exchange or other kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Parameters of Machine Perfusion Evaluating Quality of Kidneys from DCD/ECD Donors
Background Donors from donation after cardiac death(DCD) and expanded criteria donors(ECD) have poorer outcomes compared to standard deceased donors(SCD). It is important to evaluate quality…2015 American Transplant Congress
U.S. National Experience of Liver Transplantation Using Allografts from Octogenarian Donors
Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
IntroductionA continuous worsening of donor organ shortage has led to expand organ acceptance criteria. It is still theoretically possible to utilize hepatic allografts from donors…
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