2018 American Transplant Congress
Urinary CXCL9 Monitoring to Accompany a Safe CNI-to-Belatacept Conversion in Kidney Transplant Patients
Background: Converting renal transplant recipients from CNI to belatacept immunosuppression has been proposed as a strategy to limit nephrotoxicity, but it is associated with an…2018 American Transplant Congress
Taking Specific Steps to Pursue Living Donor Kidney Transplant is Associated with Greater Odds of Having a Potential Living Donor Identified
Background:When planning interventions to increase living donor kidney transplant (LDKT), it is important to understand what actions can patients take that are associated with an…2018 American Transplant Congress
Enhanced Recovery after Renal Transplant Surgery Using a Transversus Abdominis Plane Block is Associated with Decreased Hospital Length of Stay
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
BACKGROUNDThe transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block reduces pain and opioid consumption following renal transplant surgery, but its impact on hospital length of stay (LOS) remains…2018 American Transplant Congress
Novel Approach to Molecular Testing Using Routine Diagnostic Tissue
1University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom; 2Columbia University, New York.
Currently, molecular diagnostics in kidney transplantation requires dedicated fresh tissue. This requirement limits use in mainstream clinical settings due to perceived increased patient risk in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics of Polyomavirus Nephropathy in Renal Transplant Recipient in China: 10 Year Experience
Background: Till now regular BKV screening after kidney transplantation is not performed in many transplant centers in China. As several noninvasive methods were available in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Influenza Vaccine Implementation by Transplant Pharmacy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
1Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA; 2Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
Background: In solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients, influenza infection can lead to subsequent graft dysfunction and mortality. In an effort to increase vaccination rates, transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Drug Action on IgM Memory B Cell Survival and Growth In Vitro; -Application for Individualized Immunosuppression after Kidney Transplants-
(Background)Recently, the establishment of early diagnosis and treatment methods for antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) has garnered much attention.Strong immunosuppression including desensitization is accompanied by severe side…2018 American Transplant Congress
Malignancies in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Long-Term Observational Study
Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Background: Previous studies have shown increased incidence of malignancies in patients after kidney transplantation. However, most of the existing data on post-transplant malignancies is limited…2018 American Transplant Congress
C4d Staining and Graft Survival in Renal Transplant Recipients
Nephrology and Transplant, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Introduction: C4d staining in peritubular capillaries strongly correlates with presence of acute or chronic antibody mediated rejection (AMR). Data on the significance of variable C4d…2018 American Transplant Congress
Kidney and Liver DCD Outcomes – A Five Year Review
Background: The demand for organ transplantation exceeds the supply and has led to an increase in use of donation after cardiac death (DCD) solid organs…
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