2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Pediatric Outcomes of Simultaneous vs. Sequential Liver-Kidney Transplantation: A Review of the UNOS Database
*Purpose: The long-term pediatric outcomes of simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplantation and sequential liver and kidney transplantation, liver after kidney (LAK) and kidney after liver (KAL),…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Donor Specific Antibodies in Intestinal/Multivisceral Transplant Recipients
1University Health System, San Antonio, TX, 2Nebraska Medicine, Omaha, NE
*Purpose: Evaluate the effects of donor specific antibodies (DSAs) on outcomes in post-intestinal/multivisceral (MV) transplant patients and describe the presentation of DSAs post-transplant.*Methods: This single-center…2020 American Transplant Congress
Role of B-Cell Subsets in Allograft Rejection in Intestinal Transplantation
Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University, Washington, DC
*Purpose: While B-cells contribute to allograft rejection by presenting antigens to T-cells and by producing donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) and various cytokines, their pathophysiology in transplant…2020 American Transplant Congress
Trends in Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplantation in the United States over 30 Years
*Purpose: We describe trends in intestinal transplantation use and outcomes over time in the USA.*Methods: We use the cohort of intestinal and multivisceral transplants 1990-2019…2020 American Transplant Congress
Role of APC Subsets in Rejection and Graft-Versus-Host-Disease in Intestinal Transplantation
Transplant Institute, MedStar Georgetown University, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Intestinal transplantation (ITx) is arguably the most immunogenic and complex organ transplantation, often accompanied with high rates of allograft rejection (AR) and graft-versus-host disease…2020 American Transplant Congress
Combined Heart-Liver Transplantation Has Excellent Long-Term Outcomes
*Purpose: Combined heart-liver transplants (CHLTx) have been shown to have good short-term outcomes in those with end-stage heart and liver disease: we conducted a comprehensive…2020 American Transplant Congress
Belatacept in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Previous Non-Renal Solid Organ Transplants
Emory Transplant Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
*Purpose: Selective co-stimulatory blockade with belatacept has demonstrated long-term benefits in renal transplantation, with improved glomerular filtration rate and decreased risk of death and graft…2020 American Transplant Congress
Perioperative Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in Liver Transplantation: A Case Series
*Purpose: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving treatment modality for patients who develop cardiopulmonary failure refractory to conventional efforts. ECMO has been used sparingly…2020 American Transplant Congress
Abdominal Multiorgan Retrieval from Pigs in a Slaughterhouse: A Reliable and Efficient Donation after Circulatory Death Model for Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion
Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
*Purpose: Advances in organ perfusion technology have been driven by the increasing necessity to utilise organs from donors after circulatory death (DCD) and marginal donors.…2019 American Transplant Congress
Measuring and Monitoring Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplantation Associated with Being Listed for a Multi-Organ Transplant (MOT)
*Purpose: In 2018, the OPTN published a new methodology for measuring and monitoring disparities in access to deceased donor kidney (KI) transplantation (Tx) among kidney-alone…
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