Articles tagged "Kidney/pancreas transplantation"

2019 American Transplant Congress
Vo_2peakSuperior to Current Established Measure of Post Kidney Transplant Survival Score (EPTS Score)
H. Chakkera¹, R. Butterfield¹, M. Buras¹, B. Kaplan²
¹Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, ²Baylor Scott and White, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: The Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) utilizes the calculated estimated posttransplant survival (EPTS) score as the measure of post kidney transplant survival to…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Transplant Cardiac Work Up Does Not Predict Post-Transplant Cardiac Events at One Year among Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Recipients
S. M. Riad¹, S. Konety¹, S. Jackson², N. Raj¹, V. Vakil¹, D. Keys¹, E. Finger³, R. Spong¹
¹Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ²Complex Care Analytics, Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, MN, ³Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Death with functioning kidney allograft due to cardiovascular etiology is among the leading causes of kidney allograft loss after transplantation. Current cardiac work up…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Utility of AlloSure Monitoring in Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Recipients
J. A. Klein, A. Gupta, P. Budhiraja, D. Cibrik
Nephrology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
*Purpose: Determine utility and efficacy of donor-derived cell free DNA (dd-cfDNA) monitoring in simultaneous kidney and pancreas (SPK) recipients compared to kidney transplant alone (KTA).…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Using a Massive Open Online Course on Clinical Kidney, Prancreas and Islet Transplantion in Different Settings of Transplant Education
P. G. De Jong¹, R. A. Hendriks¹, F. Luk², M. E. Reinders²
¹Center for Innovation in Medical Education, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
*Purpose: In 2016 our center launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Kidney, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation. As opposed to on-campus education, this course…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Robotic Pancreas Kidney Transplantation For Type 1 Diabetic Patient With End stage Renal Disease: First Year Experience In Single Institute
S. Lee¹, L. A. Cantrell², A. Agarwal¹, S. K. Rasmussen¹, S. Pelletier¹, K. Brayman¹, J. Oberholzer¹
¹Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA, ²Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA
*Purpose: Simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation for type 1 diabetic patients with end-stage renal disease is a highly successful, but also very invasive surgical procedure. Robotic…
2019 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA for Surveillance in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipients, Can We Extrapolate from Kidney Transplant Alone?
O. K. Olaitan¹, S. Loeb¹, E. Hetterman², V. Peev¹, S. Saltzberg¹, M. Hertl¹, S. Dholakia²
¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²CareDx, Brisbane, CA
*Purpose: Assessment and identification of early organ injury in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney (SPK) patients has clear clinical utility. This analysis was performed to establish…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Morphometric and Metabolic Correlates of Frailty in Pancreas Transplant Recipients
R. Parsons, J. Wolosyn, R. Lynch.
Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Background: Prediction of survival and health resource utilization in the pancreas transplant population requires novel approaches to risk stratification. We studied whether sarcopenia and osteopenia,…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Provision of Highly Specialized Aftercare by the Transplant Center Strongly Improves Patient, Pancreas and Kidney Allograft Survival in Long-Term Follow-Up after Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation
T. Schachtner,^1,2,3 M. Zaks,¹ A. Kahl,¹ P. Reinke.^1,2
¹Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; ²Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany; ³Berlin Institute of Health BIH, Charite and Max Delbrueck Center, Berlin, Germany.
Despite rapid medical advancements in the field of transplantation, mean allograft survival remained at a standstill. If and to what extent a highly specialized and…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Evolutive Analysis of a 20-Year Pancreas Transplant Program
M. Perosa,¹ J. Branez,¹ L. Mota,¹ H. Noujaim,¹ B. Zeballos,¹ L. Ianhez,¹ L. Alvim,¹ D. Machado,¹ C. Watanabe,¹ F. Sergi,¹ M. Paredes,¹ T. Genzini-Miranda,² A. Silvestre,³ G. Martinho,⁴ T. Genzini.¹
¹Abdominal Organ Transplantation, Leforte Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ²Medical School, PUC Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ³Medical School, Sao Camilo, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ⁴Medical School, Ciências Médicas Santa Casa, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
There is a worldwide trend towards a reduction in the annual number of pancreas transplants (PT). In Brazil, only two centers have performed more than…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Experience with Alemtuzumab Induction with Tacrolimus/Mycophenolate +/- Steroids in Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplant Recipients with Portal-Enteric Drainage
D. Harriman, A. Farney, J. Rogers, G. Orlando, A. Reeves-Daniel, M. Gautreaux, W. Doares, S. Kaczmorski, R. Stratta.
Surgery, Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Introduction: Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant (SPKT) recipients are a relatively homogeneous population that are considered high immunological risk because of younger age, presumed autoimmune etiology of…

« Previous Page
1
…
8
9
10
11
12
…
16
Next Page »