Articles tagged "Graft failure"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Early Graft Loss in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
P. Amaechi, R. Rodriguez, V. Rao, D. Taber, M. Posadas Salas.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Older kidney transplant recipients are vulnerable to early graft loss likely due to frailty and burden of comorbidities. Other factors not inherent to the recipient…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Cost Effectiveness of Treatment for Acute Antibody-Mediated Rejection
C. McDermott, K. Carsky, P. Ferrin, A. Gaines, D. Chernobylsky, M. Killackey, A. Paramesh, R. Zhang, J. Buell.
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
Purpose: Because AMR can be a risk factor for graft loss, the expense created by AMR treatment may be subject to scrutiny in patients who…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Urinary Sulfate Excretion and Late Graft Failure in Renal Transplant Recipients
M. Said,¹ A. Post,¹ I. Minovic,¹ M. van Londen,¹ H. van Goor,² D. Postmus,³ M. Heiner-Fokkema,⁴ E. van den Berg,¹ A. Pasch,⁵ G. Navis,¹ S. Bakker.¹
¹Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ²Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ³Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ⁴Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; ⁵Department of Biomedical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
BackgroundHydrogen sulfide (H2S), produced from the metabolism of dietary sulfur-containing amino acids, is allegedly a potential renoprotective compound. High 24h urinary excretion of pathway intermediate…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Primary Graft Dysfunction After Pediatric Heart Transplant.
K. Mowers, K. Simpson, P. Eghtesady, O. Petrucci, C. Canter, C. Castleberry.
Pediatric Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Background: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD), as defined by ISHLT Consensus Guidelines, has been associated with worse outcomes in adult heart transplant recipients, even in patients…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Center-Level Differences in Outcomes Following High-KDPI Kidney Transplants.
L. Wu, A. Massie, X. Luo, M. Bowring, D. Segev.
JHU, Baltimore
The SRTR reports regularly about center-level differences in graft failure after deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). While these models are adjusted, they provide only information…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Lactate Level Immediate Post-Liver Transplantation Is a Predictor of Early Allograft Dysfunction.
K. Takahashi,^1,2 S. Nagai,¹ M. Safwan,¹ K. Putchakayala,¹ K. Collins,¹ M. Rizzari,¹ A. Yoshida,¹ M. Abouljoud,¹ S.-M. Jafri.³
¹Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI; ²Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; ³Gastroenterology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Background; Early allograft dysfunction (EAD) after liver transplantation (LT) is defined as a peak values of aminotransferase >2000 IU/mL during the first week or an…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcomes of Adult Kidney Transplants from Small Single Pediatric Donors Are Equivalent to Standard Criteria Donors.
R. McMillan, K. Gray, T. Khader, A. Jabri, J. Kim, A. Watkins.
Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
PurposeWe analyzed long term outcomes of adult kidney transplant recipients from single pediatric donors at a large volume center.MethodsA retrospective review of 90 adult kidney…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Antibodies to Angiotensin Type II Receptor I Are Associated with Primary Graft Dysfunction After Orthotopic Heart Transplant in Patients with Ventricular Assist Device as Bridge to Transplant.
M. Hickey,¹ E. DePasquale,² S. Shah,³ D. Vucicevic,² J. Zhang,¹ N. Valenzuela,¹ M. Deng,² E. Reed.¹
¹UCLA Immunogenetics Center, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; ²UCLA Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; ³UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) following orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) is one of the leading causes of posttransplant mortality. We hypothesized that antibody to angiotensin type…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Dialysis Prior to Renal Transplantation.
D. Aufhauser Jr,¹ A. Peng,¹ D. Murken,¹ S. Concors,¹ M. Levine.^1,2
¹Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; ²Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Introduction: To increase access for patients with delayed transplant referral, the new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) recognizes waiting time from the earlier of dialysis initiation…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Extending the Limit for Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Similar Outcomes After Left vs. Right Lobe Graft, a Propensity Score Analysis.
T. Wong, K. Ng, J. Fung, K. Chok, A. Chan, C. Lo.
Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate the impact of graft selection (left vs. right lobe) in LDLT.MethodThis was a retrospective study that included all patients who…