2016 American Transplant Congress
Controlled Cardiac Death Donor Program for Kidney Transplantation – Spanish Multicenter Experience with Two Years of Follow-Up.
Background: Controlled donation after cardiac death (cDCD) programs are running in several countries for years. National transplant organization (ONT) has developed a nation-wide program in…2016 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmisison Among Older Kideny Transplant Recipients.
Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
BACKGROUND: We previously established 31% of all kidney transplant (KT) recipients experience early hospital readmission (EHR). We hypothesized that rates of EHR might be higher…2016 American Transplant Congress
Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Kidney Transplantation: A Rare but Serious Complication.
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Purposes: Study the clinical characteristics of cases with thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in the renal allograft, identify the triggers of this disease and determine its impact…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Effect of DRI and KDPI on Outcomes of High MELD Patients Undergoing Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplant.
Background: Patients with a high Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score have an increased risk for dying without transplant. Renal function worsens secondary…2016 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Murine Orthotopic Forelimb Transplantation Model That Allows for Reliable Assessment of Post-Transplant Upper Extremity Function.
Background: Studies related to functional return for upper extremity transplantation have been limited by the lack of a functional VCA animal model. The rat hindlimb…2016 American Transplant Congress
Tailored Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction (rATG) Dosing for Kidney Transplantation.
1MMC, Portland, ME; 2MGMC, Augusta, ME.
Purpose: Although rATG is the most commonly used induction immunotherapy for kidney transplantation (KT), optimal dosing remains unknown. In order to minimize adverse effects and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Financial Cost of Cold Ischemia Time in Kidney Transplantation.
PURPOSE: A new kidney allocation system (KAS) was implemented in December 2014 using the kidney donor profile index (KDPI), which prioritizes historically-disadvantaged populations. While KAS…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Different Immunosuppressive Protocols on Early and Long Term Outcomes After Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation.
Surgery/Transplant, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Between January 1990 and December 2014, 800 combined kidney pancreas transplant procedures were performed at The Ohio State University. The immunosuppressive protocols have changed significantly…2016 American Transplant Congress
Functional Capacity Pre-Transplantation Measured by 6 Minute Walk Test and Clinical Outcomes.
Background:The 6 minute walk is an inexpensive, low-technology test for measuring a patient's functional capacity and overall fitness. The utility of 6 minute walk test…2016 American Transplant Congress
One-Year Graft Loss Risk in Kidney Transplants – A Big Data Approach.
MUSC, Charleston, SC; IBM Corp., Armonk.
Background Predictive models using national data are limited by lack of evolving patient level data. A Big Data approach using both static and dynamic variables…
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