Articles tagged "Graft survival"

2018 American Transplant Congress
Pre Liver Transplant (LT) Prediction of Surgical Complexity by Recipient Risk Grading and Optimizing Outcomes: The Ochsner Experience
H. Sharma,¹ H. Bohorquez,^1,2 D. Bruce,¹ J. Seal,¹ A. Cohen,^1,2 E. Bugeaud,¹ I. Carmody,^1,2 D. Sonnier,¹ A. Mathur,¹ D. Marroquin,¹ M. Voltz,¹ L. DeGregorio,¹ G. Loss.^1,2
¹Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA; ²School of Medicine, University of Queensland, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Ochsner Unit has been assigning the potential recipient with surgical complexity category since 2015 to preempt surgical risk .Aim: To review outcomes after the…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcome Analysis of Renal Re-Transplantation Compared to a Matched Control Group of First Transplantation
A. Schwarz,¹ F. Schaefer,¹ T. Framke,² S. Linnenweber,¹ H. Haller.¹
¹Nephrology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ²Biostatistics, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Background: 15% of our renal transplant program is re-transplantation (Tx2). We aimed to know if Tx2 has a higher risk than first transplantation (Tx1) and…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Is Kidney Transplantation Safe in Patients over 71 Years Old?
G. Andani, P. Tulissi, M. Gropuzzo, S. Crestani, C. Vallone, U. Baccarani, D. Montanaro, A. Risaliti.
Department of Kidney & Liver Transplantation, ASUIUD, Udine, Italy.
Introduction: Kidney transplantation in elderly patients is superior over dialysis as therapy for end stage renal disease (ESRD). We analyzed different parameters to evaluate patient…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Marijuana Use Should Not Preclude Consideration for Kidney Transplantation
K. Fabbri, T. Anderson-Haag, A. Spenningsby, A. Israni, R. Nygaard, P. Stahler.
Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN.
Purpose: Policies for transplant eligibility for tobacco and marijuana (MJ) users vary among transplant centers. The aim of this study was to compare the impact…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Direct Acting Antiviral Agents (DAAs) for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Induced Liver Diseases on Registration and Outcome on Waiting List (WL) for Liver Transplant (LT)
C. Antoine,¹ C. Jasseron,¹ F. Conti,² S. Dharancy,³ C. Duvoux,⁴ A. Coilly.⁵
¹Medical and Scientific Department, Agence de la Biomedecine, Agence de la Biomedecine, La Plaine Saint Denis, Saint Denis, France; ²Department of Hepatology, University Hospital La Pitie, Paris, France; ³Department of Hepatology, University Hospital Huriez, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France; ⁴Department of Hepatology, University Hospital Henri Mondor, Créteil, Val de Marne, France; ⁵Department of Hepatology, University Hospital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, Val de Marne, France.
2d-generation DAAs have dramatically improved the management of patients with HCV, including patients with advanced diseases. In France, since 2013, DAA have been largely used,…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Digital-Enabled Refills and Medication Adherence among Transplant Recipients
S. Boghani, H. Kirkham, G. Pietradoni, N. Hira.
Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL.
Purpose: Impact of nonadherence among transplant recipients has been well documented as a significant contributor of allograft failure. The objective of this study was to…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Ex Vivo-Expanded Human CD19⁺CD73^–CD25⁺CD71⁺TIM-1⁺ B Regulatory Cells Can Prolong Allograft Survival in a Humanized Mouse Model of Skin Transplantation and Are Dependent on TIM-1-Mediated Regulation of STAT3 Signaling
S. Shankar,¹ J. Stolp,^1,2 S. Juvet,^1,3 J. Hester,¹ K. Wood.¹
¹Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; ²Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, Australia; ³Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.
The importance of B regulatory cells (Breg) in both health and disease has rapidly become evident over the last decade. Breg are able to control…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Significance of Antibody-Mediated Vascular Rejection (AMVR) on Graft Survival: Correlation with Pure Antibody-Mediated Rejection (AMR)
B. Ozdemir,¹ F. Ozdemir,² A. Terzi,² G. Ozdemir,¹ A. Ok Atilgan,¹ E. Ayvazoglu Soy,³ A. Akdur,³ G. Moray,³ M. Haberal.³
¹Pathology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey; ²Nephrology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey; ³Transplantation, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Introduction: The importance of the endarteritis on graft survival in recipients with AMR is controversial. Thus we aimed to understand the prognostic value of the…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas and Kidney Co-Transplantation in Type II Diabetes: A Single Center Experience
J. Choi, J. Jung, H. Kwon, S. Shin, Y. Kim, D. Han.
Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: Diabetic CKD patients present increased morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular complications. Pancreas transplantation can restore insulin independence in patients with type I diabetes…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Social Outcome after Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Y. Hamasaki,¹ T. Matsuda,¹ M. Kubota,¹ J. Hashimoto,¹ Y. Takahashi,¹ M. Muramatsu,² T. Kawamura,³ K. Sakai,² S. Shishido.^1,2
¹Pediatric Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; ²Nephrology, Toho University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; ³Nephrology, Sakura Medical Center, Toho University, Sakura, Japan.
BackgroundPatients' and graft survival rates after pediatric kidney transplantation (KTx) were recently improved because of progress in immunosuppressants, perioperative care, and operative procedures. Therefore the…