Articles tagged "Length of stay"

2015 American Transplant Congress
Generation, Cryopreservation, Function and In Vivo Fate of Ex-Vivo Expanded Cynomolgus
H. Guo,¹ H. Zhang,¹ L. Lu,¹ M. Ezzelarab,¹ A. Thomson.^1,2
¹Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; ²Department of Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
Background:Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg) function to promote immune tolerance and prevent immunopathogenesis. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that adoptive transfer of Treg prevents rejection of…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Outpatient Management of Delayed Graft Function (DGF) Is Associated With Reduced Length of Stay and Acute Rejection
B. Muth,¹ B. Astor,¹ J. Turk,¹ M. Mohamed,¹ S. Parajuli,¹ D. Kaufman,² D. Mandelbrot,¹ A. Djamali.^1,2
¹Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; ²Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
Delayed graft function (DGF) increases hospital length of stay (LOS) and risk for readmission, rejection, early graft loss and death. We created a multidisciplinary DGF…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Single Center Experience With the Use of an Abbreviated Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Basiliximab Combination Protocol in Renal Transplantation
V. Whittaker,¹ D. Halleran,¹ S. Narsipar,¹ J. Melancon.²
¹Surgery, State University New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; ²Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Purpose: To report one year outcomes from single center experience with a novel induction regimen using anti-thymocyte globulin ( ATG)(rabbit)rATG (3 mg/kg) in divided doses…
2015 American Transplant Congress
Increased Length of Stay After Heart Transplant: What Are the Risk Factors?
A. Velleca, M. Kittleson, N. Perry, J. Patel, F. Liou, S. Siddiqui, J. Rush, D. Ramzy, L. Czer, D. Chang, J. Kobashigawa.
Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Los Angeles, CA.
Purpose: Initial hospital length of stay following heart transplant is variable. The longer the hospital stay, the increased cost related to the surgery. This will…