2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Postoperative Serum Chloride Changes on Graft Function and Acute Rejection in Recipients of Living Kidney Transplants
Background: In the non-transplant setting, hyperchloremia has been associated with kidney injury. We sought to study the impact of serum chloride (SCl) on transplant outcomes.Methods:…2018 American Transplant Congress
Progression of Vertebral Bone Disease among Kidney Allograft Recipients on Steroid Maintenance
BackgroundOsteoporosis has been recognized as a significant cause of morbidity post kidney transplantation. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of osteoporosis at one year post…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Ethnicity on Recipient Characteristics, Kidney Transplant Provision and Outcomes in a High-Volume National Health Service Hospital
Background. Several reports have demonstrated that outcomes of kidney transplantation (KTx) can be influenced by recipient's ethnicity and social status. However, available data mostly refer…2018 American Transplant Congress
Intensified Immunosuppression Improves Early Renal Allograft Function after Transplantation in a Porcine Model with Extended Asystolic Warm Ischemic Time
PURPOSE: Extensive ischemia-reperfusion injury significantly increases the immunogenicity of renal allograft which may be associated with increased risk of acute rejection (AR). This study investigated…2018 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Changes in Impact of HLA Mismatch among Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
U.S. pediatric deceased-donor kidney transplantation (pDDKT) allocation now deemphasizes HLA matching to improve equality in access to transplantation, but other national systems still consider HLA…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody (CPRA) Calculator Supporting Both Allele-Level and Antigen-Level HLA Specificities
Introduction:The number of HLA alleles represented on Luminex assays has increased over time, allowing for improved characterization of anti-HLA antibody specificity. Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Associated with Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction According to Mg/Kg of Total Body Weight in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Pharmacy, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
Purpose: The optimal dosing weight used for rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction therapy in transplantation continues to lack a consensus. The impact of alternative dosing…2018 American Transplant Congress
CT Based Anthropometric Visceral Fat Measures Predict Complexity, Complications and Low Clearance in Living Donor Nephrectomy
Donor nephrectomy complexity, complications and residual renal function remain subject to large degrees of unexplained heterogeneity. This study assessed intrabdominal and perinephric fat content using…2018 American Transplant Congress
Facilitators and Barriers to Patient Portal Use among Pre- and Post-Kidney Transplant Patients at an Urban Center in the United States
Background: As health information becomes digitized it is critical to understand the nuances of patient technology use in order to promote the use of electronic…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Mobile App to Improve Medication Adherence in Kidney Transplant Recipients – Analysis of a Prospective Interventional Study
Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité University Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Background: Non-adherence to medication is one of the leading problems for poor long-term outcome in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). Here we analyze the impact of…
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