2020 American Transplant Congress
Uncontrolled DCD vs DBD Liver Transplantation in the United States: Is it Safe to Push the Envelope?
*Purpose: Uncontrolled donation after cardiac death (uDCD) liver transplantation has been theorized as a potential option to increase the donor pool due to the typical…2020 American Transplant Congress
Induction Therapy with Basiliximab versus Thymoglobulin in African-American Kidney Transplant Recipients in the Current Era of Immunosuppression
*Purpose: It is now common practice in the transplant community to select induction therapy on the basis of perceived immunological risk for acute rejection which…2020 American Transplant Congress
Managing the Road to Kidney Transplantation in the Elderly
Nephrology, UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: We hypothesize that careful patient selection and waitlist management minimizes the impact of advanced recipient age on kidney transplant outcomes.*Methods: A total of 3,521…2020 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Risks Factors of Kidney Allograft Loss Due to BK Virus: UNOS Data Set
*Purpose: BK virus infection can lead to graft dysfunction and loss in kidney transplant patients. Incidence and prevalence of BK Viremia (BKV) and BK Virus…2020 American Transplant Congress
High Volume, Highly Efficient, Outcome- Centric KPD Program: A Single Center Experience with Direct Exchange Based Strategies
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Purpose: We report our three and a half year experience with direct exchange (loop) based strategy single center KPD program.*Methods: 1. Inclusion of HLA and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Improved Outcomes Over the Past 13 Years in HIV Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients-A Single Center Experience
*Purpose: Kidney transplantation in HIV positive recipients (HIV+) is the treatment of choice for renal failure in patients (P) who maintain CD4+ counts ≥ 200/mm3and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Analysis of Risks Factors for Kidney Allograft Loss Due to Bk Nephropathy and Graft Loss Due to Other Causes: UNOS Data Set
*Purpose: 1-10% of the kidney transplant recipients develop BK virus nephropathy (BKVN). The risk factors associated with BKVN are not clearly understood. Here, we evaluate…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Deceased Donor Split/Partial Liver Transplant for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: To mitigate waiting time for liver transplant for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and increase available organs, partial or split liver transplant (SLT) has been utilized.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Comparative Analysis of Patient Outcomes between Urology-Led versus General Surgery-Led Kidney Transplant Centers
*Purpose: To assess renal patient outcomes between kidney transplant centers across the United States based on whether their surgical leader was initially trained via the…2020 American Transplant Congress
Early Allograft Dysfunction as a Predictor for Graft and Patient Survival after Liver Transplantation
Multi Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Purpose: Early allograft dysfunction (EAD) after liver transplantation has been associated with long-term reduced graft and patient survival. In this single center cohort study, we…
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