2015 American Transplant Congress
The Natural History of Kidney Graft Cortical Microcirculation Determined by Real-Time Contrast-Enhanced Sonography (RT-CES)
Decreasing kidney graft cortical microcirculation has been related to poor prognosis in kidney transplantation. Cortical capillary blood flow (CCBF) can be measured by real-time contrast-enhanced…2015 American Transplant Congress
What Can UNOS Data Tell Us About Patient Outcomes After Primary Renal Allograft Failure?
Evidence based approaches to patient care after Renal Allograft Failure do not exist, despite this being a high mortality period. Access to retransplantation is important…2015 American Transplant Congress
Preserved Kidney Volume in Living Kidney Donors: Correlation With 2 Year Renal Function Using CKD-EPI Equation to Predict Remaining GFR
1Indiana University; 2Ohio State University, Columbus.
Background: The aim of our study was to evaluate whether preserved kidney volume correlates with donor renal function at 2-years post-donation using the CKD-EPI eGFR…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Weight Gain After Transplantation Can Cause Adverse Effect On Transplant Kidney Function
Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background: Outcomes of kidney transplant recipients with increased body mass index (BMI) remain controversial. We studied the relationship between change of BMI and transplant kidney…2015 American Transplant Congress
Measuring Affinity of Polyclonal HLA-Specific Antibodies in Highly Sensitised Cases Can Serve as an Additional Biomarker to Guide Direct Transplantation
Significant numbers of patients on transplant waiting lists in the UK are sensitised (43%). Direct transplantation across these HLA-specific antibodies using risk stratification strategies are…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immune Phenotyping of Peripheral Blood Samples from the CTOT-10 Belatacept Study
The purpose of the CTOT-10 study is to evaluate belatacept as maintenance therapy, while minimizing calcineurin inhibitors and corticosteroids in renal transplantation. We designed mechanistic…2015 American Transplant Congress
Lessons Learned from the Clinical Use of Normothermic Regional Perfusion (nRP) in Uncontrolled Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD)
The national protocol for the uDCD program restricts donor age < 55 y, no flow period < 30 min and total warm ischemia time (WIT)…2015 American Transplant Congress
Identifying Predictors for 30-Day Readmission in Renal Transplant Recipients
Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine risk factors associated with 30-day hospital readmissions in renal transplant recipients.Methods: This single center longitudinal study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outbreak of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1pdm) in a Kidney Transplant Unit – The Protective Effect of Vaccination
Background: Seasonal influenza vaccination is recommended for patients with end-stage renal disease, although the efficacy of the vaccination among these patients is unknown. We characterize…2015 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Measurement of Plasma Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipoprotein in Living Kidney Donors
Introduction: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a biomarker for acute kidney injury. This study was conducted to determine the clinical implications of perioperative plasma NGAL…
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