2015 American Transplant Congress
The Value of Perfusion Fluid Culture Analysis in Deceased Donor Renal Transplants. 5 Years Single Centre Experience
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Introduction: Microbiological analysis of kidney perfusion/transport solution is not routinely performed in all UK transplant centres. The aim of this study is to assess the…2015 American Transplant Congress
Proteinuria as Non-Invasive Marker for Renal Allograft Histology and Survival: A Population-Based Study
University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Background:Proteinuria is routinely measured for assessment of renal allograft status, but its diagnostic value for transplant pathology and herewith-related prognostic value remain unclear.Methods:We included 1518…2015 American Transplant Congress
Immunologic Long-Term Outcome of Living Kidney Transplantation Depending On the Donor-Recipient Relationship
Nephrology, Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Background. Only few data is available about long-term immunologic outcomes of living kidney transplantation (KTx) depending on the donor-recepient relationship.Patients and methods. This single center…2015 American Transplant Congress
Induction Avoidance in 2-Haplotype-Matched White Living Kidney Transplantation
Background: We hypothesize that 2-haplotype matched white living kidney transplant recipients carry a low immunologic risk for rejection, and therefore do not give induction therapy…2015 American Transplant Congress
Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Measurement in Renal Transplantation
BackgroundAllograft biopsy is the definitive diagnostic methods for evaluation of renal dysfunction, but there is always the risk of complications. Efforts to develop a notable…2015 American Transplant Congress
DNA Methylation Classifier Associates With Long-Term Graft Function Post-Kidney Transplantation
1UVA, Charlottesville, VA; 2VCU, Richmond, VA; 3Noerthwestern University, Chicago, IL.
"Background. Late graft failure is a major problem after kidney transplantation (KT) mainly due to chronic renal allograft dysfunction (CRAD). Data about common pathways of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Analysis of Patient Refusals for Transplantation
Disparities in access to the kidney transplant wait list have been described for women, African Americans (AAs), and the elderly. However, few data are available…2015 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of GFR Outcomes During the First Year of Transplant According to the Kidney Donor Risk Index Transplantation in México. The Experience of a Single Center
Several scoring systems have been proposed to evaluate the quality of kidneys from deceased donors (DD). Recently, Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI) was introduced in…2015 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept Treatment Through Home Infusion as a Safe and Reasonable Alternative to Intitution-Based Treatment: A Retrospective Analysis of Medical Records
1Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ; 2BiologicTx, Totowa, NJ.
Purpose: Belatacept is a selective T-cell costimulation blocker indicated for prophylaxis of organ rejection in adult patients receiving a kidney transplant in combination with basiliximab…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Tool to Evaluate Coercion, Pressure, and Motivation in Potential Live Kidney Donors
Live donor kidney transplantation yields improved graft survival and recipient longevity, as compared to deceased donors. However, one concern with living donation is the potential…
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