2016 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Preformed Anti-HLA Antibodies in the Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation.
Background:Anti-HLA antibodies are risk factors for acute and chronic rejection and allograft loss. Its detection represents a major advance and is widely used in organ…2016 American Transplant Congress
How Tacrolimus Variability Affects Donor Specific Antibodies, Rejection and Outcome After Kidney Transplantation.
Purpose:To investigate the effect of tacrolimus(tac) variability on the development of Donor Specific Antibodies(DSA),rejection and outcome in relation to Age, Gender, Ethnicity and Body Mass…2016 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation in Patients Actively Drinking Less Than 6 Months Before Transplant Presenting with Acute Decompensation: A Single-Center Experience.
Background: Alcohol is amongst the leading causes of liver disease worldwide. Most centers have a 6-month abstinence requirement before transplantation candidacy. Mortality rates for acute…2016 American Transplant Congress
LACE Index Risk Assessment Tool Predicts Liver Transplant Readmissions.
Background:One-fifth of Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital an annual cost of $17.4 billion. The LACE Index (Length of stay, Acuity of the admission,…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Anticoagulation Use for Portal Vein Thrombosis in University of Wisconsin Liver Transplant Patients.
Background: The prevalence of Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) in cirrhotic liver transplant patients increases the risk of morbidity and mortality post-liver transplantation. Current research suggests…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Preventive and Therapeutic Effect of Immunoglobulin on Infectious Complications in Donation After Cardiac Death Liver Transplant Recipients: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.
Aims: To prospectively investigate the preventive and therapeutic effect of immunoglobulin on infectious complications in DCD liver transplant recipients, and synthetically evaluate its influence on…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long Term Outcome of De-Novo Autoimmune Hepatitis in Pediatric Recipients of Liver Transplantation.
Background: De-novo autoimmune hepatitis (DAIH) is a chronic immune mediated graft disorder seen following liver transplantation (LT). The long-term course and outcome of DAIH is…2016 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes Following Inguinal Hernia Repair in Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Transplant Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
It is assumed that kidney transplant (KT) recipients have more complications, longer length of stay (LOS) and higher hospital cost associated with general surgery procedures,…2016 American Transplant Congress
When Living Donor Liver Allografts Fail: Exploring the Pitfalls of Retransplantation Using Deceased Donor Organs.
Background: In the US, living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is associated with increased long-term graft and patient survival compared to deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT).…2016 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Death-Censored Graft Loss in the DeKAF Study.
The aim of the Deterioration of Kidney Allograft Function study (DeKAF) was to identify and assess the pathologies of troubled kidney grafts, that is, those…
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