2016 American Transplant Congress
Return on Investment for Financial Assistance for Living Kidney Donors in the United States.
Background: Federal financial support through the National Living Donor Assistance Center (NLDAC) assists potential living donors who have prohibitive out-of-pocket expenses. We calculated the return…2016 American Transplant Congress
Induction Therapy with Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin (rATG, Thymoglobulin®) vs Basiliximab After Kidney Transplantation: A Health Economic Analysis from a German Perspective.
Study objective. A health economic analysis was undertaken to quantify the economic consequences of acute rejection and serious adverse events in patients receiving induction with…2016 American Transplant Congress
Initial Experience Treating Hepatitis C Positive Kidney Transplant Recipients with Non-Interferon-Containing Regimens: Successes and Challenges.
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.
Historically, treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with interferon-based regimens after kidney transplantation has been associated with risk of rejection & graft loss. Direct…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Death-Censored Graft Loss in the DeKAF Study.
The aim of the Deterioration of Kidney Allograft Function study (DeKAF) was to identify and assess the pathologies of troubled kidney grafts, that is, those…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Cold Ischemia Time on the Outcomes of Kidneys with KDPI >85%: Mate Kidney Analysis.
Nephrology, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
The new kidney allocation scheme recommends simultaneous local and regional offer for kidneys with KDPI >85% in order to minimize discard rates. It is unclear…2016 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus/Low Tacrolimus(TAC) Compared to MPA/RegularTAC for Renal Transplantation in the Elderly Recipient – Preliminary Analysis of the nEverOld Trial.
In the last decade, elderly patients (≥60y) have been more frequently listed for renal transplantation. From 2007 to 2014 the percentage of elderly renal transplant…2016 American Transplant Congress
Association of Neighborhood Poverty and Living Donor Kidney Transplant Rates by Donor Relationship to Recipient.
Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: Living donor (LD) kidney transplant is associated with increased access to transplant and improved patient and allograft outcomes. Despite the known benefits, LD rates…2016 American Transplant Congress
Lower Rates of Living Donor Kidney Transplantation(LD) Among African Americans: What Prevents Higher Rates of Donation?
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC.
Purpose: African Americans (AA) are less likely to undergo LD kidney transplantation. Reasons may include decreased health literacy, increased obesity, or hypertension. We sought to…2016 American Transplant Congress
YKL-40 Predicts Renal Recovery in Deceased-Donor Transplantation.
Background Deceased-donor kidneys with acute kidney injury (AKI) are often discarded for fear of poor transplantation outcomes. Donor biomarkers that predict post-transplant renal recovery could…2016 American Transplant Congress
Lessons Learned Transplanting High KDPI Kidneys Over a Decade: Improvements in Graft Survival Stem from Lower Rates of Early Graft Loss.
Purpose. The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) recently replaced SCD/ECD designations, to provide transplant centers a more precise estimate of predicted graft survival, with the…
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