2016 American Transplant Congress
Sequential and Long-Term Protocol Biopsy Is Useful for the Detection of Subclinical Lesions of Clinical Interest in Kidney Allografts.
Objectives: Detection of subclinical lesions is important to overcome the obstacles to improve long-term graft survival after kidney transplantation. The aim of this study was…2016 American Transplant Congress
Development of an Integrated Transplant Data Mart for Customized Data Reporting.
Background: Transplant centers have a large amount of clinical data from multiple data sources that are utilized for quality tracking of clinical outcomes, regulatory reports,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Probability, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes of Biliary Complications After Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Adult Liver Transplant Recipients: 20 Years Experience from a Single Center.
General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) after liver transplantation (LT) is a devastating complication associated with ischemic biliary cholangiopathy (IBC) that can occur even after successful revascularization.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Beyond the Bones – The Association Between Vitamin D, Graft Outcomes and Vascular Disease.
1UPMC, Pittsburgh; 2University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Background: Vitamin D deficiency in KTRs is an emerging theme. The purported associations between Vitamin D deficiency and various metabolic, cardiovascular and non-metabolic adverse events…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Onset Hyperuricemia Is a Prognostic Marker for Kidney Allograft Dysfunction.
Aim: It is not certain whether hyperuricemia is a true risk factor of kidney allograft failure. We investigated the association of hyperuricemia and graft outcome.Methods:…2016 American Transplant Congress
Ex-Vivo Normothermic Perfusion for Assessment of High Risk Deceased Donor Kidneys for Transplantation.
Surgery, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA.
Despite the organ shortage, many procured deceased donor kidneys are deemed too high risk for failure and discarded. Ex-vivo normothermic perfusion (EVNP) may be useful…2016 American Transplant Congress
Serum Bicarbonate and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Background: Metabolic acidosis indicated by low serum bicarbonate (TCO2) level has been known as a risk factor for mortality and progressive renal dysfunction in patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
Association of Pre-Transplant Midodrine Use and Complications After Kidney Transplantation.
Background: Midodrine is increasingly prescribed to decrease the severity and complications of hypotension in dialysis patients. The impacts of midodrine use before kidney transplantation on…2016 American Transplant Congress
Fluctuation of Renal Function During the First Year Is Associated with Negative Impact on Long-Term Kidney Graft Survival: A Retrospective, Propensity Score-Matched Study.
Background: Post-transplant renal function in the first year has been reported to predict long-term renal graft survival. The present study examined whether the fluctuation of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Stratification for Optimized Utilization of Deceased Donor Kidneys with Acute Kidney Injury by KDIGO Criteria.
BackgroundDeceased donor kidneys with acute kidney injury (AKI) raise fear of poor graft outcomes to the transplant clinicians and consequently are often discarded. However, the…
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