2016 American Transplant Congress
A 15-Year Retrospective Analysis of Acute Kidney Injury in Non Renal Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: Incidence, Outcome and Progression Toward End Stage Chronic Kidney Disease.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication in critically ill patients admitted to Intensive Care Units, often complicated by high mortality and progression toward…2016 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous En-Bloc Dual Transplantation: A New Approach.
Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA.
Purpose: Most techniques of Dual Transplantation are based on the sequential placement of each kidney. This requires more dissection, anesthesia time, and exposes the recipient…2016 American Transplant Congress
Soluble ST2 and Cardiovascular (CV) Outcomes and Mortality in Kidney Transplant Candidates.
1Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ; 2Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Introduction: Soluble ST2(sST2), involved in T-cell mediated inflammation and cardiac fibrosis, is a better predictor of cardiovascular events(CVE) in heart failure(HF) and is less affected…2016 American Transplant Congress
Development of an Integrated Transplant Data Mart for Customized Data Reporting.
Background: Transplant centers have a large amount of clinical data from multiple data sources that are utilized for quality tracking of clinical outcomes, regulatory reports,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is Early Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Safe Post Liver Transplant?
1Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; 2University of South Florida School of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
Introduction: Biliary complications are the most common cause of morbidity post orthotopic liver transplant (OLT), occurring in 5-32% of this patient population. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography…2016 American Transplant Congress
Japanese Multicenter Study of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome in Living Donor Liver Transplantation.
Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
It is well known that hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) manifested with hypo-oxygenemia secondary to intra-pulmonary shunt has negative impacts on outcomes of liver transplantation in deceased…2015 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes Associated With Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Colonization Or Infection After Small Intestinal Transplantation
BACKGROUND: Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal (VRE) infections cause significant morbidity and mortality amongst SOT recipients. However, little is known about the relevance of VRE in small intestinal…2015 American Transplant Congress
Safer and More Effective Treatment of Acute Postoperative Pain in Living Liver Donors
BACKGROUND: As part of Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplant Cohort Study (A2ALL), donors were found to experience significant pain post donation, and more than half…2015 American Transplant Congress
Risks for Readmission Post-Renal Transplant: A Co-Morbid Condition
Transplant Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Background: Recently CMS addressed “excessive” readmission rates with a punitive 5% cut in reimbursement. For decades renal transplantation has been highly regulated with published outcomes…2015 American Transplant Congress
Distal Splenorenal Shunt (DSRS): A Durable Bridge to Liver Transplantation
Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Diseases, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, MA.
Background: Variceal bleeding has a high rate of in-hospital mortality approaching 50%. Patients with well-compensated cirrhosis and recurrent variceal bleeding may benefit from long-term prophylaxis…
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