2015 American Transplant Congress
The Effects of High-Risk Donors and Recipients on Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Program-Specific Outcomes
Public reporting of transplant program-specific outcomes may dissuade programs from accepting high-risk donors and recipients, and thereby restrict access to transplant. It has been proposed…2015 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Follow-Up of Cardiovascular Comorbidity in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients – Results from the 4C-T Study
Purpose: Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) carry an increased cardiovascular risk. Cardiovascular death is the second leading cause of death in children after renal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Post Kidney Transplant Complications by Urinary Exosomal mRNA Analysis
IntroductionMonitoring of kidney allograft status is important for the graft longevity. Conventional urinary markers are not sensitive and specific enough to diagnose graft injuries so…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outpatient Management of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) Is Associated With Reduced Length of Stay and Acute Rejection
Delayed graft function (DGF) increases hospital length of stay (LOS) and risk for readmission, rejection, early graft loss and death. We created a multidisciplinary DGF…2015 American Transplant Congress
Referral for Kidney Transplantation in Georgia: Data from the RaDIANT Community Study
PurposeThe rate of kidney transplantation (KTx) varies significantly across US dialysis facilities. Referral for KTx from dialysis facility providers is the first key step in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Targeted Genetic Renal Disease Panel With NexGen Sequencing for Unbiased Testing of Living Kidney Donors for Genetic Kidney Disease
Recent studies indicate that living donors biologically related to their transplant recipient may be at higher risk of ESRD compared to unrelated donors, possibly secondary…2015 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Predictors of Organ Donation Among African-American Men
Objective: The growth of the national transplant waiting list continues to far outpace the number of available organs, particularly among African Americans (AA). This study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Diabetic Kidney Transplant Recipients: Impaired Infection Control and Alloreactivity
New onset diabetes after transplant (NODAT) has been associated with an increased risk of infection and sepsis. Previous studies, however, failed to identify differences in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Patient Outcomes After Listing for Kidney Alone Transplantation in Potential Recipients Aged Over 70 Years
BackgroundLow likelihood of listing and subsequent deceased donor transplantation has previously been reported for the elderly with additional concerns about patient frailty, morbidity and mortality…2015 American Transplant Congress
Sevoflurane Based Anesthesia in Recipients Reduces 2 Year Acute Rejection in Living Donor Kidney Transplantation. Results from the VAPOR-Trial
IntroductionVolatile anesthetic agents like sevoflurane may protect against the ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI) that is inevitable part of organ donation and transplantation. It is…
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