2020 American Transplant Congress
Survival Following Simultaneous Liver-Lung versus Liver Alone Transplantation: Results of the US National Experience
Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
*Purpose: Although simultaneous thoracic-abdominal transplants are undoubtedly complex, there is little data to compare the post-transplant survival between lung-liver transplant (LLT) and liver alone recipients.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Rates of Urinary Tract Infections in Kidney Transplant Patients Using Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole versus Alternative Agents for Pneumocystis Jiroveci Prophylaxis
Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN
*Purpose: Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) is used in kidney transplant patients for prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) and has demonstrated a decrease in the incidence of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Is Bridging Anticoagulation or Antiplatelet Reversal Necessary Prior to Kidney Transplantation?
AHN Transplant Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: Pre-kidney transplant patients are often placed on anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy, and their perioperative management is often challenging. The aim of this study is…2020 American Transplant Congress
Lung Mucosal Biopsies Deteriorate with Time Post-Transplant: A Molecular Analysis
*Purpose: Mucosal biopsies from the third airway bifurcation (3BMBs) assessed molecularly can be used to detect rejection (DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15685), and may also provide insights into…2020 American Transplant Congress
Increasing Access to Kidney Transplantation Through a Satellite Clinic
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
*Purpose: Distance to a transplant center, a potential barrier for candidates seeking kidney transplant evaluation, can be addressed by satellite clinics. Here we describe our…2020 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pregnancy on Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Propensity Score-Matched Study
Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
*Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate whether the experience of pregnancy and delivery would be associated with poor maternal outcome among kidney transplant recipients.*Methods: A…2020 American Transplant Congress
Circulating MicroRNA Signatures in Chronic Pancreatitis Patients Undergoing Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Transplantation
Baylor University Medical Ctr, Dallas, TX
*Purpose: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is characterized by exocrine insufficiency and severe abdominal pain. Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation (TPIAT) relieves chronic pain and aids restoration…2020 American Transplant Congress
Association of Perfusion Characteristics and Post-Transplant Liver Function in Ischemia-Free Liver Transplantation
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
*Purpose: It has been showed that normothermic machine perfusion (NMP), a novel preservation method, is able to assess and resuscitate liver grafts with risk factors.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Can a Patient with Von Willebrand Disease Donate a Kidney?
*Purpose: Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a haematological condition that can be challenging to deal with during any operative intervention. We report a successful example…2020 American Transplant Congress
Prevalence of Risk Factors for NAFLD among Living Liver Donors
*Purpose: The development of non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) disease has been strongly associated with the presence of polymorphisms in PNPLA3 rs738409. When compared with wild…
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