2017 American Transplant Congress
National Variation in US Kidney Transplant Induction Therapy.
Antibody induction (IND) therapy in kidney transplantation (KTx) reduces acute rejection risk but adds to transplant cost. Currently, only IL2 Receptor antibodies (IL2R-Ab) have FDA…2017 American Transplant Congress
Biliary Complications Following Liver Transplantation – Single-Center Experience Over Three Decades and Recent Risk Factors.
Core Facility Quality Management Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
This study aims to identify independent risk factors for biliary complications after liver transplantation over 3 decades in a large single center. 1607 consecutive liver…2017 American Transplant Congress
Patient-Reported Barriers to the Pre-Kidney Transplant Evaluation in an At-Risk Population in the United States.
Background: Despite our knowledge of barriers to the early stages of the transplant process, we have limited insight into patient reported barriers to the pre-kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Association Between Transportation Strategies and Kidney Transplant Center Staff Perceived Racial Disparities.
Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Background: Racial disparities exist in access to the transplant evaluation process. One contributing factor for this disparity is travel barriers. Transplant center policies to assist…2017 American Transplant Congress
Death After Kidney Transplantation: Assessment of Pre- and Peri-Transplant Risk Factors and of Time-Varying Risk Factors from the Post-Transplant Course.
Deaths over a period of up to 10 years post-transplantation (Tx) and the associated risk factors were examined in patients (pts) with protocol biopsies (total…2017 American Transplant Congress
Racial Differences in Liver Cirrhosis-Related Mortality Among Patients with Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Sodium Score (MELDNa) ≤ 15.
Introduction:Subpopulations of patients with liver cirrhosis exist for whom the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Sodium Score (MELDNa) is suboptimal for mortality prediction and who…2017 American Transplant Congress
Anastomosis Time During Liver Transplantation Impairs Transplant Survival.
Warm ischemia sustained during implantation might harm the liver graft.We investigated the relationship between anastomosis time (AT) and transplant survival in 5223 recipients of deceased-donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
Extraction Time During Liver Retrieval Impairs Survival After Transplantation.
During donor hepatectomy, despite topic cooling to 10-20[deg]C, the liver still sustains warm ischemia that might be harmful.We investigated the relationship between extraction time (ET)…2017 American Transplant Congress
National Variation in Liver Transplant Immunosuppression in the U.S..
Variation in immunosuppression (ISx) for liver transplant (LTx) across US programs has not been described. We examined a novel database integrating national registry and pharmacy…2017 American Transplant Congress
Hispanic Paradox in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.
Northwestern University Transplant Research Collaborative, Chicago
IntroductionA paradoxical survival advantage for Hispanics compared to non-Hispanic whites (NHW) has been well described for many clinical conditions e.g diabetes however, with respect to…
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