2017 American Transplant Congress
Kidney Transplantation Outcomes from Donors with Acute Kidney Injury.
Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Background- Organ scarcity and increased waiting times for kidney transplantation has led the transplant community to utilize more sub-optimal organs while continuing providing survival benefit…2017 American Transplant Congress
In Mid Wait Regions Shorter Height and Female Sex Confer Lower Probability of Liver Transplant (LT) Among Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).
In the United States (U.S.) median MELD score at LT varies by region. Women without MELD exception have known longer wait times than men, which…2017 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes in HIV(+) Kidney Re-Tranpslant (ReTx) Recipients vs. Primary Transplant (PrimTx) Recipients.
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia
Hahnemann University Hospital has performed 113 kidney transplants, including 7 ReTx. Herein we describe characteristics and allograft outcomes of HIV(+) kidney transplant recipients based on…2017 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Graft Loss in an Urban Predominantly Minority Cohort of Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Monterfiore/Einstein Center for Transplantation, Bronx, NY
BackgroundWe aimed to determine the demographic and clinical characteristics associated with graft loss in a cohort of kidney transplant recipients with a high African-American and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Substance Abuse in Acute Liver Failure: Time to Talk About Opiates.
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit
Purpose: Prescription opiate utilization is on the rise. Research on acute liver failure (ALF) has focused on acetaminophen (APAP) overdose or other medical etiologies but…2017 American Transplant Congress
Provision of Highly Specialized Aftercare by the Transplant Center Strongly Improves Patient and Allograft Survival in Long-Term Follow-Up After Kidney Transplantation.
Despite rapid medical advancements in the field of transplantation, mean kidney allograft survival remained at a standstill. If and to what extent a highly specialized…2017 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Right Donor Nephrectomy, Single Center Experience.
Transplant Surgery, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Right donor nephrectomy,especially when conducted laparoscopically,has not been accepted by most transplant surgeons because of the consequent short right renal vein and the possible increased…2017 American Transplant Congress
Three Year Outcomes Following Positive Crossmatch Renal Transplantation Despite Failure to Convert to Negative Flow Crossmatch After Desensitization.
Purpose: To determine outcomes of positive crossmatch (PXM) renal transplant recipients that failed to convert to a negative flow cytometry crossmatch (FCXM) despite desensitization. Methods:…2017 American Transplant Congress
Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of Active Tuberculosis in Transplant Recipients from a Low Prevalence Region.
Multi-Organ Transplant Program, UHN, Toronto, Canada
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR). Therapy for TB is complex in this population due to drug…2017 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Insurance Status on Waiting List and Post-Lung Transplant Survival in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis.
1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; 2Scientific Reg of Transplant Recipients, Minneapolis, MN
Studies show that insurance status at the time of wait-listing affects waitlist and posttransplant survival after lung transplant. No studies have analyzed the effect of…
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