2017 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of the Conversion from Brand Name to Generic Immunosuppression in Hospitalized Organ Transplant Recipients.
Purpose: Safe and effective immunosuppressant medications are critical to accomplish good graft and patient survival rates. The availability of “AB-rated” generic immunosuppression affords the opportunity…2016 American Transplant Congress
Frequency and Utility of Donor-Specific Antibody Testing in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplant.
Introduction: The risk of antibody mediated rejection (AMR) in simultaneous liver kidney (SLK) recipients is thought to be lower than in kidney alone patients due…2016 American Transplant Congress
Prolonged Pre-Transplant Dialysis Duration Reverses the “Nephroprotective Effect” in Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant Recipients.
University of Florida, Gainesville.
Past literature has suggested that simultaneous liver-kidney(SLK) transplant recipients may experience a nephroprotective effect compared to kidney(Ki) alone transplant recipients. Since hepatorenal syndrome is a…2016 American Transplant Congress
Hospital Readmissions Following Discharge After Liver Transplantation (LT).
Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background:Our objective was to describe incidence and causes readmissions within 30 days of discharge following liver transplantation (LT).Methodology:Medical records of 1027 consecutive patients who underwent…2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver Recipient with Renal Dysfunction: Liver Only or Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplant?
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
Background: The OPTN listing criteria for Simultaneous liver-kidney transplant (SLK) are not well defined. There are concerns about rising numbers of SLKs, which take kidneys…2016 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Outcomes in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis and Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving an Orthotopic Liver Transplant Alone.
Kidney Transplant in patients with liver cirrhosis and advanced CKD remains debatable. The 2012 simultaneous liver kidney transplant (SLKT) summit guidelines recommend SLKT in patients…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Pilot Study of Donor: A Smart Phone Application for Identifying Live Kidney and Liver Donors.
Background: With over 100,000 candidates waiting, rates of deceased donation stagnant, and only 17,000 Kidney and liver transplants a year, live donor transplantation may represent…2016 American Transplant Congress
Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation for Polycystic Liver and Kidney Disease: Analysis from the UNOS Dataset.
Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate predictors of outcomes in combined liver-kidney (L/K) transplants for PLD/PKD.Methods: We queried the UNOS dataset for…2016 American Transplant Congress
Factors Mediating Kidney Rejection in Patients of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplants.
BACKGROUND & AIM: Kidney grafts in simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) recipients are considered to be immunologically protected due to hepatic tolerance, although recent studies have alternatively…2016 American Transplant Congress
Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation in Children: Long-Term Follow-Up in 27 Children.
Combined liver and kidney transplantation (CLKT) is an important treatment option for patients suffering from diseases like autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) or primary…