2018 American Transplant Congress
Containment of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) Infections at a Solid Organ Transplant Centre
1ISMETT-IRCCS, Palermo, Italy; 2University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Objectives The aim is to describe epidemiology and analyze the effectiveness of the intervention in CRE containment in SOT patients (pts).Methods In 2012 a taskforce…2018 American Transplant Congress
Living Donor Nephrectomy: Is It as Safe as It Can Be? Analysis of Living Donor Deaths in the United States
The reported rate of death from living donor nephrectomy is 3 in 10,000 donations. Although this risk is low, the important question is how many…2018 American Transplant Congress
Improving Prediction of Post-Transplant Death and Graft Loss with Expanded Clinical Data Collection
US transplant centers are graded for patient and graft survival of their recipients based on comparison to risk-adjusted expectations using elements captured in the national…2018 American Transplant Congress
Specialized Transplant Critical Care Model Improves Access to Transplantation and Short-Term Survival Outcomes after Liver Transplantation in the Highest Acuity Patients
Objective: Liver transplantation (LT) is a lifesaving treatment for end stage liver disease (ESLD). High acuity ESLD patients are disadvantaged as they are frequently denied…2018 American Transplant Congress
How Safe is Crossing the ABO Blood Group Barrier? A Meta-Analysis to Determine the Additive Risk of ABO-Incompatible Kidney Transplantation
Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Background ABO blood group-incompatible (ABOi) kidney transplantation is considered a safe procedure, with non-inferior outcomes in large cohort studies. Its contribution to living kidney transplantation…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Outcomes of Candidates Underwent Liver Transplantaion with Portopulmonary Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis
Background: Portopulmonary hypertension(PPH) was once regarded as a contraindicaton in liver transplantation(LT).However,growing evidence indicated that PPH patients underwent LT may show similar outcomes compared to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Higher Mortality Among Candidates Who Refused Increased-Infectious Risk Kidney Offers.
Increased infectious risk donors (IRD) are younger and healthier than most deceased donors, but IRD kidneys are discarded at higher rates despite potential benefit to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Muscle Mass Is Predictive of Mortality in Obese Renal Transplant Patients.
Introduction: The impact of obesity (body mass index [BMI] > 30 kg/m[sup2]) on kidney allograft outcomes is controversial. Recent studies found that obesity does not…2017 American Transplant Congress
Donor Lymphoid Chimerism in Early Recognition and Prediction of Clinical Outcome Caused by Acute Graft versus Host Disease After Solid Organ Transplant.
Introduction: Acute graft versus host disease (aGvHD) after solid organ transplant (SOT) is rare but related with high mortality. Early accurate diagnosis is critical for…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Clinical Significance of Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
1Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 2Asan Medican Center, Seoul, Korea
Background Increased red cell distribution width (RDW) has been known to be associated with worse prognosis in various populations. Although the levels of RDW are…
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