2018 American Transplant Congress
Reliability of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Reporting to the OPTN
Background: Chronic rejection of the lung allograft is traditionally classified as bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) diagnosed by obstructive airway physiology. The OPTN requires the reporting…2018 American Transplant Congress
Oral Vancomycin Monotherapy versus Combination Therapy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Uncomplicated Clostridium difficile Infection: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Introduction:Solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients are at high risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and CDI recurrence. A combination of metronidazole and oral vancomycin is…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Changes to the LAS Calculation
Purpose: On 2/19/2015 major revisions to the Lung Allocation Score (LAS) calculation were made to more appropriately reflect candidates' waiting list urgency and post-transplant survival.…2018 American Transplant Congress
EVLP on Donor Lungs: National Trends and Outcomes
Purpose: The OPTN/UNOS added fields to the deceased donor registration form on 3/31/2015 to capture the intent to utilize ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) on…2018 American Transplant Congress
Survival Rates of Patients with Previous Cardiac Surgery Undergoing Lung Transplant
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Severe heart diseases are traditionally considered a contraindication for Lung transplantation (LTx). There are suggestions that patients with severe heart diseases undergoing LTx will…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Trial Using Pulmonary Rehabilitation to Treat Frailty
Background: Frailty is a novel risk factor to potential lung transplant candidates and recipients associated with excess morbidity and mortality. Limited data is available on…2018 American Transplant Congress
Alveolar Macrophages Derived from MCMV Latently Infected Donors Drives the Viral Reactivation and Dissemination Following the Orthotopic Left Lung Transplantation in Mice
Background: The incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease is higher in lung transplants, than in other SOT recipients, especially in high-risk D+/R- recipients. Using a murine…2018 American Transplant Congress
Leukocytes from Recipients with Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction after Lung Transplant Adoptively Transfer Alloreactivity to Vessel Grafts Trans Vivo
1HTTG, MHH, Hannover, Germany; 2Transplantimmunology, MHH, Hannover, Germany.
Introduction: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is the main cause of early mortality after lung transplantation (LTx). Multiple mechanisms have been described, but the link between…2017 American Transplant Congress
Truth in Pathology: Autopsy Findings in Lungs Declined for Transplantation.
Healthy lungs are scarce among available organ donors who are becoming progressively older and have increasing numbers of comorbidities. Selection criteria that include excellent oxygenation…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Insurance Status on Waiting List and Post-Lung Transplant Survival in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; 2Scientific Reg of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN
Studies show that insurance status at the time of wait-listing affects waitlist and posttransplant survival after lung transplant. No studies have analyzed the effect of…
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