2017 American Transplant Congress
Bariatric Operations at a Service of the Transplant Surgery.
IntroductionInvolvement of bariatric operations in the peri-transplant setting could be at different stages – prospective living organ donor (group 1), prospective organ recipient (2), patients…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Markov Model for Transplant & Renal Outcomes After Liver & Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplants.
The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) will implement a set of clinical criteria for simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplant eligibility. Our aim is to build…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Families' Perspectives of the Harms of Failed Donation After Circulatory Death: A Qualitative Analysis.
Introduction: We sought to identify harms perceived by families of patients who underwent an unsuccessful attempt to donate organs after circulatory death.Methods: We identified a…2017 American Transplant Congress
Medical Mistrust, Perceived Racism, and Experiences of Medical Discrimination Among Transplant Patients.
Background: Racial disparities in access to transplantation are well documented, but little is known about how transplant patients' distrust of the healthcare system, perceived medical…2017 American Transplant Congress
Sequential Liver-Kidney Transplantation Is Equivalent to Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplantation in Candidates Requiring Dialysis Pre-Transplant.
Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Introduction: Liver transplant is the optimal therapy for patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Appropriately-selected candidates with renal impairment benefit from transplantation of liver and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Knowledge and Attitudes Associated with Willingness to Accept HIV+ Organs Among Persons Living with HIV.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore
HIV-to-HIV organ transplants are a novel treatment for organ failure in HIV-positive (HIV+) individuals. However, attitudes of potential HIV+ recipients regarding HIV+ donors remain unknown.Methods:…2017 American Transplant Congress
Life Confocal Imaging of Murine Liver Biopsies as Novel Tool to Assess Graft Viability Prior to Transplantation.
Visceral, Transplant and Thoracic Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Prolonged ischemia time due to organ procurement and transport are main contributors to a decrease in organ quality, which is further enhanced during reperfusion. This…2017 American Transplant Congress
Hepatitis E Virus-Associated Cryoglobulinemia in Solid-Organ-Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Study.
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for acute and chronic autochthonous hepatitis in developed countries, particularly in Western Europe. Conversely to hepatitis B or C,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Urine Biomarkers (UBio) Correlate Poorly with Pre-Liver Transplant (LT) Kidney Biopsy Findings and Post-LT Kidney Function.
UBio might be valuable in determining the etiology of renal dysfunction in LT candidates.Aim: Correlate UBio with pre-LT kidney biopsy and post-LT kidney function.Methods:78 LT…2017 American Transplant Congress
How Much Is a Kidney Worth? Comparing Kidney Transplant Strategies in Liver Transplant Candidates.
1Div Nephrology, ; 2Div Gastroenterology & Hepatology, ; 3Ctr Health Policy, Stanford U, Palo Alto
The number of simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplants for renal failure complicating end-stage liver disease (ESLD) is rising. The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) will…
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