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Articles tagged "Methodology"

  • 2018 American Transplant Congress

    A Novel, Dose-Adjusted Tacrolimus Intrapatient Variability Model Identifies High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients Better Than Existing Methodologies

    J. Kim, S. Wilson, Y. Song, J. Schwartz.

    Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc., Northbrook.

    Intrapatient variability (IPV) of tacrolimus trough concentration (TTC) is a risk factor for inferior transplant outcomes. However, assessing IPV is problematic, relying on fixed dose…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Microarray Analysis of Rejection in Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Biopsies: Similarities and Disparities with Conventionally Stabilized Biopsies.

    K. Famulski, J. Revee, P. Halloran.

    Alberta Transplant Applied Genomics Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Despite potential for performing molecular diagnostics on formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) biopsies, there has been no systematic comparison of microarray gene expression data obtained from…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Improving Donor Screening for Cytomegalovirus (CMV): Is CMV IgG Avidity Better Than CMV IgM?

    H. Prince,1 M. Nowicki.1,2

    1Donor Screening Laboratory, VRL Eurofins, Los Angeles, CA; 2Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

    Study purpose: It is standard practice to test organ donors for CMV IgM as a marker of recent CMV infection (defined as primary infection within…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Decision Tree Analysis of Renal Transplantation Recipients Outcomes: A Single Center Data Mining in the Big Data Era.

    J. Zhou,1 Y. Shen,2 R. Wang,1 H. Huang,1 J. Wu,1 J. Chen.1

    1Kidney Disease Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; 2Department of Epidemiology, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Background This is the era of big data and it may help manage clinical practice better. Decision tree analysis is a useful data mining tool…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    The Novel Establishment of Neuroma in Continuity Animal Model Based on Buccal Nerve in Rats.

    Y.-H. Hsieh,1,2 C.-J. Wen,1,3 C.-H. Lin,1,2,3,4 F.-C. Wei,1,2,3 Y.-C. Pei.3,5

    1Center for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 3College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 4Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 5Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

    Introduction: Peripheral nerve regeneration is a challenging and a rapid growing field. Its application is no longer restricted to trauma reconstruction but also in vascularized…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Improving Communication of SRTR Transplant Program Outcomes Evaluations Using a 5-Tier System.

    J. Snyder, A. Wey, N. Salkowski, A. Israni, B. Kasiske.

    Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis

    SRTR developed a 5-tier outcome assessment to improve the accessibility and understanding of the program outcomes evaluations SRTR performs as mandated by the Final Rule…
  • 2017 American Transplant Congress

    Life Threatening Disparities in Calculated MELD Due to Variation in Laboratory Methods within a UNOS Region.

    E. Verna,1 C. Connelly,1 L. Dove,1 J. Emond,1 P. Adem,2 N. Babic,3 J. Corsetti,4 J. Faix,5 J. Hayden,6 M. Lifshitz,7 M. Chiles,1 S. Mohan,1 H. Eldad,1 A. Kratz.1

    1CUMC, NY; 2WMC, NY; 3MSSM, NY; 4URMC, Rochester; 5MMC, NY; 6WCM, NY; 7NYU, NY

    MELD was implemented as an objective measure to prioritize patients for liver transplant (LT). Accuracy and reproducibility of MELD is an essential assumption to ensure…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Predictors of eGFR Slope at One Year in Kidney Transplants – A Big Data Approach.

    J. Zhang, Z. Su, D. Taber, J. Marsden, W. Moran, P. Mauldin, T. Srinivas.

    MUSC, Charleston.

    Background: Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a predictor of graft loss (GL) in kidney transplantation could inform intervention. National data yield eGFRs at fixed time…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Assessment of Chikungunya IgM Prevalence Among Deceased Organ and Tissue Donors Using Two Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) Kits.

    H. Prince, M. Altrich, M. Nowicki.

    Viracor-IBT Laboratories, Los Angeles, CA.

    Study Purpose: The emergence of Chikunungya virus (ChikV) infection in the western hemisphere has raised concerns of donor-derived transmission. We assessed the prevalence of recent…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Matching Strategies in Kidney Paired Donation: A 7-Year Analysis of a Multi-Institutional Registry

    D. Fumo,1,2 L. Reece,2 S. Stepkowski,1 V. Kapoor,1 S. Rees,2 J. Kopke,2 M. Rees.1,2

    1University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH; 2Alliance for Paired Donation, Maumee, OH.

    Failure to convert computer-identified possible Kidney Paired Donation (KPD) exchanges into transplants has prevented KPD from reaching its full potential. The purpose of this study…
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