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…2015 American Transplant Congress
Utilization and Characteristics of Pancreas and Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Donors in the US by OPTN-Defined Increased Risk Donor Status
Background: The number of candidates in need of pancreas transplantation is far larger than the number of organ donors. To expand the organ pool, there…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Joint Survival Longitudinal Approach to Better Assess the Etiological Role of Risk Factors of Kidney Transplant Graft Failure
Background. Although risk factors of graft failure after renal transplantation have been widely considered, it is difficult to distinguish their etiological role: a direct association…2015 American Transplant Congress
Utilization and Characteristics of Kidney Donors in the US by OPTN-Defined Increased Risk Donor Status
Background: The number of candidates in need of kidney transplantation is far larger than the number of organ donors. To expand the organ pool, there…2015 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of One-Year Outcomes in High Risk Kidney Transplantation: ABO Incompatible and DSA Positive/CDC-AHG Negative
Back ground: Both donor specific anti-HLA antibody (DSA) and anti-ABO are the major barriers in kidney transplantation. We evaluated the outcomes of desensitization protocols in…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of CDC High Risk Donors on Patient and Graft Survival After Liver Transplantation
We hypothesized that CDC high risk donors (HRD) might be younger than non-HRD and have other characteristics associated with favorable outcomes after liver transplant (LT).…
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