2015 American Transplant Congress
Everolimus Versus Mycophenolate for Recipients of Kidney Transplants from Expanded Criteria Donors (ECD) Receiving Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Tacrolimus
Introduction: Recipients of kidneys recovered from expanded criteria donors are at higher risk to develop delayed graft function (DGF) and acute rejection (AR), leading to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Liver Allografts from Living Donors Demonstrate High Expression of Hepatic Functional Genes Compared With Deceased Donors
1Surgery, UVA, Charlottesville, VA; 2Pathology, VCU, Richmond, VA.
Background: Donor shortage motivated alternative practices including living donor liver transplantation (LTx). This study aimed to identify molecular profiles and characteristics in living donor versus…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes of Transplantation Using Kidneys from Expanded Criteria Donors
BackgroundSince the initial definition of ECD established in 2002, their use worldwide has evolved unequally, resulting in a high discard rate. A better understanding of…2015 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation Using Kidneys from Donation After Circulatory Death Donors: Results from the UK Experience
Introduction: Kidneys from donation after circulatory-death donors currently make up over 40% of deceased donor kidney transplants in the UK. In addition, 34% of deceased…2015 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Kidneys from Deceased Donors With Acute Kidney Injury
Division of Transplant Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College, New York.
Due to the shortage of kidneys available for transplantation and the morbidity and mortality that occurs while patients wait for a transplant, utilization of organs…2015 American Transplant Congress
National Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from Diabetic Donors
Despite limited outcomes data, kidneys from diabetic donors are being increasingly used in the USA. To compare outcomes in recipients of kidneys from diabetic versus…2015 American Transplant Congress
Donor-Derived Tumor Transmission Events. A Summary of 2008-2013 Data from the OPTN Ad Hoc Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC)
Purpose: Transmission of donor malignancy via transplantation is an uncommon but significant occurrence. The OPTN Disease Transmission Advisory Committee (DTAC) has monitored such complications since…2015 American Transplant Congress
Where Does It End? Outcome of the Rejected Kidney Offers for Potential Renal Transplant and Their Outcome. A Single Centre Experience
Renal Medicine and Transplant Surgery, St Georges Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Worldwide there are no uniformly acceptable deceased donor selection criteria for renal transplantation. There are national and international guidelines available based on which most…2015 American Transplant Congress
Histopathological Criteria for Elevated Risk of Delayed Graft Function in German Pretransplantation Kidney Biopsies from Deceased Donors
Introduction:Delayed graft function (DGF) is more frequent with so called marginal kidney donors. Moreover, it is linked to increased recipient mortality and inferior transplant outcome.…2015 American Transplant Congress
A Prospective Comparison of the Completeness of Donor Kidney Biopsies
1Transplantation, University of Maryland, Baltimore; 2Pathology, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Background: The use of expanded criteria kidneys has plateaued, possibly due to inadequate pathologic evaluation or lack of a universal grading system. We examined pre-transplant…
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