2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Patients Requiring Pre-Transplant Mechanical Ventilation
The Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
*Purpose: Increasing transplant candidate acuity has resulted in more patients requiring perioperative intensive care and mechanical ventilation prior to liver transplantation (LT). However, studies on…2020 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Variation in Characteristics of High-KDPI Donors
1United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA, 2Dell Seton Medical Center, Austin, TX
*Purpose: The kidney donor profile index (KDPI) was incorporated into kidney allocation in the United States in 2014, and discard rates for high-KDPI donors (86-100%)…2020 American Transplant Congress
Sarcopenia Predicts Worse Outcomes in Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients
*Purpose: Sarcopenia, or decreased muscle mass and function, is prevalent in adults with end-stage liver disease and negatively affects outcomes in liver transplantation (LT). Sarcopenia,…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of High KDPI Kidneys in Selected Recipients at a Large Center
Miami Transplant Institute, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Kidneys from donors with high KDPI’s are frequently discarded due to concerns about short- and long-term outcomes. Despite the decreased graft survival of these…2020 American Transplant Congress
Lymphycyte Subset Test as a Determinant of Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in Renal Transplant Recipients
Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is an important complication after kidney transplantation (KT). Anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) increases a risk of CMV infection and the American society…2020 American Transplant Congress
Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Early and Late-Onset Cytomegalovirus Infection Following Universal Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplant Recipients
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most important viral infection in organ recipients and can cause life-threatening infections, compromising long-term graft function. Most transplant centers use…2020 American Transplant Congress
Utility of Bimonthly Viral Monitoring for Late-Onset Cytomegalovirus Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Kidney transplant recipients with high-risk cytomegalovirus (CMV) serostatus are at risk for late onset CMV after cessation of antiviral prophylaxis.1-2 Evidence for post-prophylactic viral…2020 American Transplant Congress
An OPO’s Experience in Increasing Transplantation with the Hope Project
*Purpose: The purpose of this report is to describe one OPO’s experience in participating in the Hope Project. This research project is designed to evaluate…2020 American Transplant Congress
Ambient Air Pollution and Post-Transplant Mortality among US Kidney Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) has been associated with increased mortality in the general US population and has been shown to negatively…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Baseline Anti-A/B IgG Titer on the Clinical Outcome in ABO-Incompatible Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: The use of ABO incompatible (ABOi) living donors is an attractive solution for expanding the liver donor pool. We investigated the impact of the…
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