2018 American Transplant Congress
ABO-Incompatibility Lower Incidence of DSA-Induced Antibody-Mediated Rejection
Introduction:Donor-specific anti-HLA antibody (DSA) and Anti-ABO antibody are major barriers for successful kidney transplantation. Limited data are available about the existences of both DSA and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Non Active Desensitization Protocol: Improving Access to Kidney Transplant for Hyperimmunized Patients
Hyperimmunized patients have a bad access to renal transplantation, despite national priority programs and active desensitization protocols. After having noticed that some HLA antibodies decreased…2018 American Transplant Congress
Burden of Primary CMV Infections Remains High Despite Six Months Valganciclovir Prophylaxis in High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients
A. Prophylaxis has mostly replaced preemptive therapy in CMV seronegative recipients of kidneys from seropositive donors (D+/R-). Primary infections occur commonly even after six months…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in HBsAg-Positive Renal Transplant Recipients with Rituximab Treatment
Background: The risk of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation under immunosuppressant has been well known. Hepatitis B virus reactivation increase patient mortality and graft failure…2018 American Transplant Congress
Changes in Vitamin D Levels after Kidney Transplantation
Nephrology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
IntroductionLow levels of serum vitamin D are common and associated adverse renal outcomes. The frequency of hypovitaminosis D following kidney transplantation (KT) is not well…2018 American Transplant Congress
Qualitative Analysis of Facebook Posts Created via the Donor Application
The Donor App is a smartphone app that helps transplant candidates create a Facebook (FB) post telling their story about organ failure and their need…2018 American Transplant Congress
Innovative Strategies to Accommodate Increased Patient Volume in an Outpatient Transplant Infusion Center
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: To accommodate the increasing volume of patients scheduled for infusions at the Comprehensive Transplant Center(CTC) Infusion suite. It began as a two chair unit…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Proteomic Analysis of Kidneys Subjected to Normothermic Ex Vivo Kidney Perfusion (NEVKP) Demonstrates That Metabolism is an Important Determinant of Kidney Function Following Warm Ischemia
Kidney transplantation reduces mortality compared to staying on dialysis, incentivizing the use of marginal kidneys in face of organ shortage. These marginal kidneys after cardiocirculatory…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Decade of Dual Kidney Transplantation Reveals Excellent Patient Outcomes from Otherwise Discarded Organs
Department of Organ Transplantation, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom.
IntroductionBridging the disparity between the kidney waiting list and donor pool remains challenging. For highly sensitised patients and older recipients the wait is contributing to…2018 American Transplant Congress
Should Kidneys from Donation after Cardiac Death Expanded Criteria Donors Be Transplanted?
Surgery, Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Introduction: Expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys increase the organ pool but their discard rate remains high, especially in the setting of donation after cardiac death…
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