2019 American Transplant Congress
Concentric Circles, One Year in: Concentrated Organ Discard and Waitlist Deaths in High Traffic Areas
1Emory, Atlanta, GA, 2Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, 3Washington University St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
*Purpose: Lung transplantation was the first organ system to entirely dispense with Donor Service Areas (DSAs) and Regions in favor of 250 nautical mile (NM)…2019 American Transplant Congress
Caregiving before Thoracic Transplantation–A Qualitative Inquiry
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2University of Florida-Gainesville, Gainesville, FL
*Purpose: Although post-transplant caregiver (CG) support is a prerequisite for transplant listing, research shows CG outcomes including stress and social functioning may be worse during…2019 American Transplant Congress
Pharmacist Impact on Vaccinations Rates in Cardiothoracic Transplant Recipients
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI
*Purpose: The purpose of this project is to determine the impact pharmacists have on cardiothoracic transplant recipients’ vaccination status at the time of transplant surgery.*Methods:…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Removing DSA as a First Unit of Lung Allocation: Preliminary Results
*Purpose: In an emergency action on November 24, 2017 the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) altered US lung allocation policy by replacing the donor…2019 American Transplant Congress
Donate HCV Trial: Transplanting Thoracic Organs from Hepatitis C Donors to Uninfected Patients
*Purpose: Given the need for thoracic organs and the high mortality of patients awaiting heart or lung transplantation, it is imperative to find ways to…2019 American Transplant Congress
Impact Of Inhaled Vasodilator Therapy On Early Morbidity And Mortality After Lung Transplant
*Purpose: Within the first 72 hours of lung transplant, recipients may develop primary graft dysfunction (PGD). This complication is associated with acute and chronic rejection,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Examination of a Novel Immunoregulatory Marker in Kidney and Lung Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The T-cell immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif domain (TIGIT) is a co-inhibitory receptor mainly expressed on T cells and NK cells. TIGIT has…2019 American Transplant Congress
The Frequency of Tissue-Resident Donor T and NK Cells in Peripheral Blood after Lung Transplantation is Modulated by Normothermic Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
*Purpose: The appearance of passenger donor lymphocytes in recipient blood after double lung transplantation has been described decades ago. However, neither their early kinetics, nor…2019 American Transplant Congress
Intact Lymphatics Are Essential for Costimulation Blockade-Induced Lung Allograft Survival
*Purpose: Blocking lymphangiogenesis is thought to diminish immune responses to donor tissues. However, lung transplantation (Tx), which involves airway and vascular but not lymphatic anastomoses,…2019 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes for Lung Transplantation Recipients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
*Purpose: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) afflicts ~20-40% people in the western world and is a risk factor for comorbidities prevalent in the lung transplant…
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