2018 American Transplant Congress
The Renal Sparing Protocol after Heart Transplant That Keeps Giving
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) such as cyclosporine and tacrolimus are known to cause chronic renal failure. As a result, programs have developed renal-sparing protocols (RSP)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Potential Barriers to Renal Patient Care: Perspectives of Dialysis and Transplant Social Workers
Background: Little is studied about social workers' (SW) perceptions and experiences in dialysis and transplant care. We aimed to assess patient care experiences and perspectives…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Recipients with End-Stage Renal Disease Largely Benefit from Kidney Transplantation
Background: The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) following liver transplant (LT) has increased. The actual benefit of kidney transplantation (KT) is not completely understood…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis on Patient Outcomes after Liver Transplantation Using the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipient (SRTR) Database
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is associated with abdominal inflammation and increased morbidity in patients with end-stage liver disease. However, SBP has generally not been associated…2018 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Memory T Cell Subsets in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Previously Treated Active Tuberculosis
Introduction:Cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses including CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells contribute to control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) infection. There are no data on long term TB-specific…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Acute Kidney Injury Does Not Affect Fibrosis on 1 Year Post-Transplant Kidney Biopsy
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
PurposeThe use of kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury (AKI) at the time of donation is a potential method by which to expand…2018 American Transplant Congress
Complications and QoL after Living Donor Hepatectomy: Analysis of 176 Cases at a Single Center
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Background: Living liver donation is one of the most selfless and humane acts a person can perform. Few single-center reports have been published specifically evaluating…2018 American Transplant Congress
Metformin Use after Kidney Transplantation: A Safe Option in Carefully Selected Patients
Recent guidelines support metformin as a therapeutic option in diabetic patients with mild to moderate renal insufficiency. The frequency and outcomes of metformin use in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Mortality and ESRD in Older Live Kidney Donors with Hypertension
1Johns Hopkins, Baltimore; 2University of Colorado, Aurora; 3SRTR, Minneapolis.
Hypertension in otherwise healthy screened older kidney donor candidates is viewed as relatively benign, yet the long-term outcome of older donors with hypertension is unclear.…2018 American Transplant Congress
Prospective Multicenter Validation of Human Transitional B Cell Cytokines as a Predictive Biomarker in Renal Transplantation
1UPMC, Pittsburgh; 2UCL, London, United Kingdom.
In renal transplantation, non-invasive biomarkers are needed to identify patients at risk for poor outcomes and guide pre-emptive therapy. Here, we assessed B cell cytokines…
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