2016 American Transplant Congress
The Safety and Efficacy of Suspended Gasless Laparoscopy Living-Donor Nephrectomy in Renal Transplantation.
Organ Transplantation Center, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.
BACKGROUNDS: To develop a minimally invasive surgery for the kidney transplant donor and get the no CO2 pressure condition harvested kidney, we have developed suspended…2016 American Transplant Congress
Conversion from Tacrolimus to Belatacept in Pancreas Transplant Alone Recipients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
Medicine/Nephrology & Surgery/Transplant, Indiana University, Indianapolis.
Background: CNI toxicity is a well known risk factor for chronic kidney disease and ESRD in organ transplants. We report our experience in converting Pancreas…2016 American Transplant Congress
Obesity Is Associated with Increased Risk of ESRD Among Living Kidney Donors.
Background: Living kidney donor (LKD) demographics have changed, and transplant centers have relaxed selection criteria to include LKDs who are obese. Prior studies of LKDs…2016 American Transplant Congress
Use of Small (<10kg) Kidney Donors in the US.
The supply of kidneys for transplant continues to exceed the demand. Efforts to expand the donor pool have led to interest in small pediatric kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Should Renin Angiotensin Blockade Be the Mainstay of Hypertension Treatment in Kidney Donors?
Introduction: The prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in kidney donors is comparable to what is seen in the general population. How HTN in donors is treated…2016 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function Is an Independent Risk Factor for Renal Allograft Rejection.
Background: Numerous risk factors for delayed graft function (DGF) after kidney transplantation (KTx) have been identified. However the effect of DGF as an independent risk…2016 American Transplant Congress
Do All cPRA 100% Candidates Have Equal Access to Organ Allocation?
Renal transplant candidates with cPRA values of 98%, 99%, and 100% received local, regional, and national priority, respectively, for deceased donor kidneys with the new…2016 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Investigation of the Reliability and Validity of the Live Donor Assessment Tool (LDAT).
Recanati Miller Transplantation Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
Purpose: The LDAT was the first psychosocial assessment instrument developed to standardize the live donor (LD) psychosocial evaluation (PsychE). Previously, it was found to be…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Inguinal Hernia Repair in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Transplant Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
It is assumed that kidney transplant (KT) recipients have more complications, longer length of stay (LOS) and higher hospital cost associated with general surgery procedures,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Donor-Recipient Relationship on Development of CKD.
Two studies have reported a small increase of ESRD in LDs compared to healthy matched controls. However, the majority of ESRD has been in relatives…
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