2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact of the Organ Procurement Organization Surgeon on Utilization of High KDPI Kidneys
*Purpose: In 2014, TXSB organ procurement organization (OPO) employed a full-time donor surgeon. We previously demonstrated that presence of a donor surgeon had a beneficial…2019 American Transplant Congress
Hard-to-Place Kidney Offers: Through the Lens of the United Network for Organ Sharing Organ Center
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: In 2016, the rate of deceased donor kidney discard continued to increase to 20%. It is well documented that multiple factors contribute to lower…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Of Dosing Weight Selection On Rabbit Anti-thymocyte Globulin Induction Immunosuppression In High-risk, Obese Renal Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: There are limited data regarding the optimal weight-based dosing strategy for rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction in renal transplantation. At our center, rATG is…2019 American Transplant Congress
More Advanced Heart Failure Prior To Transplant May Influence The Cytomegalovirus Specific T Cell Response In Cytomegalovirus Positive Recipients.
Bellvitge Universitary Hospital, L' Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
*Purpose: Current assessment of risk of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in CMV+ heart transplant (HT) recipients is poor. A diminished CMV-specific T cell response against 2…2019 American Transplant Congress
Association of Induction Immunosuppression Agents with Incidence of Cytomegalovirus Infection Following Kidney Transplantation
Medicine- Nephrology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common opportunistic infection following renal transplantation and can lead to significant morbidity. Inconsistency in adjusting for donor/recipient pre transplant CMV serostatus and in Alemtuzumab dosing probably contributed to…2019 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Trends in Drug Intoxicated Deceased Donor Recovery and Utilization
United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
*Purpose: The impact of the current opioid epidemic has been felt throughout the nation, and has seen significant geographic variation in the impact on decease…2019 American Transplant Congress
Distribution And Outcomes Of Donor Right Kidneys In A National Paired Kidney Exchange Program
*Purpose: Left living donor kidneys for transplant (txp) are preferred to right living donor kidneys for longer renal vein length which decreases technical difficulty of…2019 American Transplant Congress
Transplanting Thoracic Organs From Hcv Donors To Uninfected Patients: Evaluation Of Lung Allografts
*Purpose: Prior to the development of direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV), there was concern that patients who received lungs from…2019 American Transplant Congress
Unplanned Pregnancies after Liver Transplant Are Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
*Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyze planned vs. unplanned pregnancies in female liver transplant recipients. Background: Over 30% of female transplant patients…2019 American Transplant Congress
Identification Of Pre-transplant Biomarkers Of Recipient Immune Dysfunction That Predict Recipient Risk Of Death Following Liver Transplant: The Immune Frailty Index
*Purpose: Cirrhosis-related immune dysfunction is well recognized and likely contributes to early mortality following liver transplant (LT) resulting from infections; however, few prior studies have…
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