2017 American Transplant Congress
High Risk Renal Transplant Recipients on Steroid Free Immunosupression Regimen. Indiana University Experience.
Renal Transplant, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Background : Immunologic risk often influence the choice immunosuppressive regimen used in renal transplant recipient. Patient with positive flow cytometry crossmatch (FCXM) or presence of…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmission Among Immunologically Vulnerable Kidney Transplantation Recipients.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BACKGROUND: We previously established that 31% of all kidney transplant (KT) recipients experience early hospital readmission (EHR), or readmission within 30 days of discharge following…2016 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Sick Patients with MELD Score ≥ 35.
Background: The liver transplant candidates with MELD score ≥ 35 were very sick and with high mortality without liver transplantation. All these patients are in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Why Are Pancreas Transplants Declining in the United States in the Past Decade?
In the past decade, the annual number of pancreas transplants (PTxs) in the US has steadily declined coincident with increasing numbers of PTxs performed outside…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the National Overdose Death Epidemic on the Deceased-Donor Pool.
Beginning in 2010, there was a dramatic increase in heroin and other opioid overdose(OD) deaths in several regions across the country, primarily among young Caucasians.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Steroid Free Immunosuppression and Clinical Outcomes in Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant with Positive Flow Cytometry Crossmatch.
Indiana University, Indianapolis.
Background: Positive flow cytometry crossmatch (FCXM) is considered a high immunologic risk for transplantation. Available studies reporting outcomes in positive FCXM kidney transplants were done…2016 American Transplant Congress
Management and Outcomes of Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Heart Transplant Patients.
Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (UEDVT) is common in post-heart transplant (OHT) patients, likely due to their multiple intravascular catheters and post-surgical state. The clinical…2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver Evaluation for Heart Transplantation: Which Is Better, Noninvasive Scans or Liver Biopsy?
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Background: Patients awaiting heart transplantation who have known liver disease from congestive hepatopathy are at increased risk for mortality post-transplantation. The evaluation of the liver…2016 American Transplant Congress
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for Severe Aortic Stenosis as a Bridge to Liver Transplantation.
Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Historically, severe symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) has been corrected surgically with aortic valve replacement. In patients with end stage liver disease (ESLD), cardiac surgery…2016 American Transplant Congress
Hospital Readmissions in the First Year Post Transplant Over a 12-Year Span at a Single Center.
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
There is an increased focus on hospital readmissions as a driver of health care costs and indicator of health care quality. Study Purpose: Understanding the…
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