2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Donor Age On Pancreas Transplantation Outcome
The global increase in the average donor age over the last decade has resulted in widespread acceptance of pancreases from older donors for transplantation. This…2015 American Transplant Congress
Increase in Neurologic Determination of Death (NDD) Organ Donation in the Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) Era. The Ontario Experience
Some jurisdictions have reported a decrease in neurologic determination of death organ donors (NDD) with the implementation of donation after circulatory death (DCD) organ donation.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Correlation Between Level of Biomarkers Measured in Perfusate of Machine-Preserved ECD/DCD Kidneys and Post-Transplant Graft Function
Background:DCD and ECD kidneys are associated with higher risk of failure compare to SCD kidneys. Therefore we see increasing need to identify sensitive tool to…2015 American Transplant Congress
Establishment of a Novel Model for Hypothermic Machine Perfusion In Vivo in Rabbits
Background: Hypothermic machine perfusion (MP) could improve outcome after transplantation of DCD kidneys, but protective mechanisms of MP remain largely unknown. Therefore, this study aims…2015 American Transplant Congress
CHBP in Preservation Solution and Autologous Blood Perfusate Ameliorates Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Isolated Porcine Kidneys
Background. There is an imperative need to better preserve isolated organs before transplantation. A non-erythropoiesis cyclic helix B peptide (CHBP) derived from erythropoietin was newly…2015 American Transplant Congress
Enhancing Kidney Function Following DCD Donation With Thrombolytic Therapy: A Preliminary Report of a Multicenter Prospective Quasi-Blinded Randomized Trial
Kidneys from donors following cardiac death (DCD) are at risk for inferior outcomes, possibly due to microthrombi and additional warm ischemia. We describe an organ…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Cytokine Release Caused By Induction Immunosupression On Nitric Oxide in Renal transplantation
IntroductionVarying induction immunosuppression regimens have a differential impact on the pattern of cytokine release. Pro-inflammatory cytokines stimulate endothelial cells causing secretion of NO. Serum nitrite…2015 American Transplant Congress
Expanding the Donor Pool: Comparison of Outcomes in DCD Vs Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Living donors (LD) and donation after-circulatory-death (DCD) grafts represent important opportunities to increase the donor pool. We reviewed the combined experience at Toronto General Hospital…2015 American Transplant Congress
Calcineurin Inhibitors (CNI) Minimization Associated With Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Inhibitors (i-mTOR) to Improve Renal Function in Renal Grafts from Uncontrolled Donation After Cardiac Death Donors (UDCDD)
INTRODUCTION: Ischemia injury in kidneys grafts from UDCDD could produce a poor renal function. Minimized blood levels of CNI associated with i-mTOR therapy could avoid…2015 American Transplant Congress
Controlled DCD Pancreas Transplantation : A Single Centre Experience
Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Background: The use of DCD pancreata are gaining popularity in the UK. Isolated pancreas transplantation (IP) is known to have inferior outcomes in comparison to…