2017 American Transplant Congress
Combined Dual-Kidney Liver Transplantation in the United States: A Review of UNOS/OPTN Data Between 2002 and 2012.
Department of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
BackgroundSimultaneous liver-kidney transplantation (SLKT) has increased demand for donor kidneys during a national organ shortage. In kidney-alone recipients, dual kidney transplantation (DKT) using “marginal” donor…2017 American Transplant Congress
Can Viral Load Be Used as a Surrogate Marker in Clinical Studies of Cytomegalovirus in Solid Organ Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis.
Background: Regulatory trials assessing CMV drugs have utilized symptomatic CMV disease as the primary endpoint. However CMV disease occurs infrequently, CMV syndrome is nonspecific, and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Factors Predicting 30-Day Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplant.
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background: Hospital readmissions after kidney transplant have been associated with increased morbidity, mortality, decreased quality of life, and increased healthcare costs. The objective of this…2017 American Transplant Congress
Technical Refinement to Prevent Hepatic Outflow Disturbance in Right Lobe Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Simplified One-Orifice Venoplasty.
Department of Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Middle hepatic vein (MHV) reconstruction is often essential to avoid hepatic congestion and serious graft dysfunction in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The aim of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Use of Hepatitis C Infected Organs for Kidney Transplantation: A Medical Decision Analysis.
1Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada; 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Given that Hepatitis C (HCV) can be cured, organs from HCV+ deceased donors might be used in HCV- recipients if treatment at the time of…2017 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Transplant: The Influence of Intraoperative Hemodynamics on Delayed Graft Function.
Despite advantages of living donor kidneys, intraoperative insults may subject these kidneys to poor outcomes. Therefore, we investigated whether intraoperative fluid volumes and hemodynamics in…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Colectomy in Liver Transplant Recipients.
Liver transplant recipients (LTR), like the general population, often require surgical procedures for non-transplant related issues. Given the need for immunosuppression and the physiologic impact…2017 American Transplant Congress
Variability in Tacrolimus Concentrations Across Pediatric Solid Organ Transplants.
PURPOSE: We characterized the evolution of out-of-range tacrolimus (TAC) concentrations and associated factors during 1 year following a pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT).METHODS: Heart, kidney…2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation in Octogenarians: The Mayo Clinic Experience.
Transplant Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
BackgroundKidney transplantation (KTx) is the preferred renal replacement therapy in selected individuals.There is limited data on transplantation of octogenarians. The purpose of this study was…2017 American Transplant Congress
Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplantation into the Liver of a Patient with Previous Hepatitis C Infection.
Hepatic parenchymal disease such as hepatitis has been considered a relative contraindication to islet transplantation as the islets are infused into the liver. Islet transplantation…
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