2019 American Transplant Congress
Poor Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Candidates & Recipients with History of Falls
1Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 2Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
*Purpose: In patients with ESRD, serious fall injuries (e.g. fractures) are associated with decreased chance of listing or transplantation. It is likely that KT candidates…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes after Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas versus Pancreas after Kidney Transplantation
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) or pancreas after kidney (PAK) transplant are potential options for diabetic ESRD patients. Historically, PAK pancreas graft outcomes were…2019 American Transplant Congress
Lack of Response to Tocilizumab in Kidney Transplants with Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection
*Purpose: Chronic antibody mediated rejection (cAbMR) is a major cause of long-term kidney transplant (KT) loss. Traditional therapies for cAbMR have unclear efficacy with significant…2019 American Transplant Congress
Alteration in Local Complement Activation in First 24h Post-Lung Transplantation (LTx) Helps Identify Recipients Developing Primary Graft Dysfunction
*Purpose: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a form of acute lung injury driven by ischemia-reperfusion mediated damage. An increase in plasma complement proteins - specifically…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Delayed Graft Function on Allograft Survival in DCD versus DBD Kidneys
Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Several single-center studies have suggested no link between delayed graft function (DGF) and graft survival in recipients of donation after cardiac death (DCD) kidneys,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Early Pancreas Loss in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplants: Does It Matter for the Kidney?
*Purpose: Surgical and immunosuppressive refinements have led to improved outcomes in simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplants. Despite these improvements, early pancreas allograft loss remains not insignificant.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Mortality and Morbidity in Kidney Transplant Recipients with a Failing Graft
*Purpose: Due to their history of renal disease and exposure to immunosuppression, kidney transplant recipients with a failing graft may be at higher risk of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Actions Speak Louder Than Labs – The Impact of Dialysis Compliance on Posttransplant Outcomes
*Purpose: Non-adherence is a modifable risk factor for poor posttransplant outcomes. While the factors contributing to posttransplant non-adherence are complex, noncompliance with the dialysis prescription…2019 American Transplant Congress
Graft Survival of Fourth Time Renal Transplant Recipients Are Similar to Third Time Transplants: A SRTR Database Analysis
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: The number of candidates for repeat kidney transplant in the United States has steadily increased over the last 30 years. Second and third kidney…2019 American Transplant Congress
Recipient TIM4 Expression is Essential for Hepatocellular Function in Liver Transplantation
Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) represents a major risk factor of early graft dysfunction and predisposes to rejection in orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Previous studies…
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