2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous Liver-Kidney Transplants Using Donation After Cardiac Death Donors Long Term Outcomes Not Inferior to Brain Dead Donors.
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background:The Simultaneous use of both Liver and Kidney from the same DCD donor has become controversial with some authors advocating that DCD organs should not…2016 American Transplant Congress
High KDPI Kidneys (>85%) Do Not Adversely Affect HRQOL After Kidney Transplantation.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Background. Since December 2014, deceased donor kidneys are allocated based on a kidney donor profile index (KDPI) by four sequences, A thru D. Estimated kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
5-Year Follow-Up After Live Donor Nephrectomy – A Prospective Cohort Study.
BackgroundRecently some studies have reported less favorable results after live kidney donation. We investigated therefore which donors will possibly be at risk for chronic kidney…2016 American Transplant Congress
Diabetes Mellitus Predicts Outcome in Obesity After Kidney Transplantation.
Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of allograft loss and death from infection in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Therefore, previous studies suggested bariatric…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Safety of Intravenous Ketorolac Use After Donor Nephrectomy.
Background: The benefit and short-term safety have been established in previous studies; however, the risk of bleeding and long-term renal impairment in patients undergoing donor…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Existing Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Insufficiently Controlled Post-Transplant HbA1c in Kidney Transplantation.
Nephrology, Charité University, Berlin, Germany.
Background Limited data have been reported on the outcomes of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with pre-existing diabetes mellitus type 2 (preDM) at time of transplantation…2016 American Transplant Congress
Recipient Outcomes in U.S. Cases of Post-Donation Living Donor Malignancy.
Background: Under current OPTN policy, living donors (LD) are required to be followed for two years (yrs) post-donation. Cases of malignancy in LD post-donation can…2016 American Transplant Congress
Is Early Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) Safe Post Liver Transplant?
1Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL; 2University of South Florida School of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
Introduction: Biliary complications are the most common cause of morbidity post orthotopic liver transplant (OLT), occurring in 5-32% of this patient population. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography…2016 American Transplant Congress
Risk Factors for Early vs. Late Onset Clostridium difficile Infection(CDI) in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (SOTR).
Multi-Organ Transplant, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Introduction: CDI is one of the most common infections among SOTR, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, the data regarding early vs.…2016 American Transplant Congress
Social Support Does Not Predict Medication Adherence Post-Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Background: Although social support is used to determine eligibility, the relationship between social support and nonadherence remains unclear. We examined the predictive value of social…
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