2018 American Transplant Congress
A Meta-Analysis for Induction Therapy of Kidney Transplantation: Comparison of Antithymocyte Globulin and Interleukin 2 Receptor Antagonist
Objectives To compare the efficacy and safety of antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and interleukin 2 receptor antagonist (IL2Ra) in induction therapy of kidney transplantation.Method A literature…2018 American Transplant Congress
Radioisotopic Evaluation of Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) before and 1 Year after Kindey Donation for Transplantation: The Concept of Estimated Renal Functional Reserve (eRFR)
Kidney donors (KD) develop a partial loss of renal function defined as Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). Recovery from AKI is due to renal functional reserve…2018 American Transplant Congress
Objective Markers of Frailty Predict Successful Listing and Survival for Renal Transplant
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background: Across all medical specialties, frailty has been shown to be a predictor of poor health outcomes. Previous studies have shown that gait speed and…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Theoretical Framework to Explain Factors That Impact Completion of the Medical Evaluation Process for African American (AA) End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Patient
Black/African Americans (B/AA) are less likely to seek kidney transplantation or complete the pre-transplant medical evaluation despite higher prevalence rates of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).…2018 American Transplant Congress
Creatinine Monitoring by Remote Blood Spot Testing in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Introduction: Pediatric kidney transplant patients are monitored frequently with laboratory testing to assess kidney transplant function and to optimize therapeutic drug levels. Challenges to timely…2018 American Transplant Congress
Pediatric Kidney Transplant in Norway – Results after Switching from Midline to Retroperitoneal Approach in Recipients below 25 kg
Section for Transplant Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
Introduction: Pediatric kidney transplants demand a high level of surgical and medical involvement and skill. In Norway, all organ transplants are centralized and performed at…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Novel Polymer Pro-Drug APP-103 Reduces I/R Injury and Improves Graft Function in a Pre-Clinical Renal Transplant Model
Purpose: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is the strongest non-HLA factor that augments allogenicity of transplanted organs. Damage subsequent to IRI is critically linked to an abundance…2018 American Transplant Congress
Genetic Risk Factors of Post-Transplant Thrombocytopenia in Kidney Allograft Recipients
Background: Posttransplant thrombocytopenia is prevalent after renal transplantation, which is associated with increased risk of bleeding and other complications. The CXC motif chemokine 12 (CXCL12)…2018 American Transplant Congress
DCD Kidneys with Remuzzi Scores of 4-5 Can Be Accepted for Solitary Kidney Transplantation
Organ Transplant Center, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Background Baseline chronic donor kidney injury is usually scored using Remuzzi's classification. It has been suggested that kidneys with Remuzzi scores of 0-3 can be…2018 American Transplant Congress
Improved Value with Individualized Antithymocyte Globulin Dosing Protocol in Renal Transplant
University of Virginia Healthsystem, Charlottesville, VA.
Medication costs represent one of the largest costs associated with transplantation. With growing pressure to reduce health care costs while maintaining excellent outcomes, this study…
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