2015 American Transplant Congress
Does Ureteric Stent Avoid Urological Complications After Renal Transplantation? A Retrospective Study of 10 Years Experience
Divison of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
PURPOSE: Urinary leakage and ureteral stenosis are the most common surgical complications after kidney transplantation and are associated with significant morbidity, mortality and prolonged hospital…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Pretransplant Sarcopenia and Sequential Changes in Sarcopenic Parameters After Living Donor Liver Transplantation
The present study investigated the impact of pretransplant sarcopenia on survival and sequential changes in sarcopenic parameters in patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).…2015 American Transplant Congress
Alemtuzumab Dose Adjusted for Weight Reduces Infection Post-Renal Transplantation
Imperial College Kidney and Transplant Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Alemtuzumab [AL] has been increasingly used as an induction agent in renal transplantation. It causes potent lymphocyte depletion and as has been shown to reduce…2015 American Transplant Congress
Comparison of Risk Factors and Outcomes of Daptomycin-Susceptible and -Nonsusceptible Enterococcus Infections in Liver Transplant Recipients
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
PurposeDaptomycin (DAP) has become an important therapeutic agent to treat infections due to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), including in liver transplant recipients (LTRs); however, DAP-nonsusceptible…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Donor and Recipient Weight Incompatibility on Outcomes in Renal Transplantation
Background: Kidney transplantation has been proposed as an accelerated model of nephron reduction resulting from the accumulation of repeated insults, both immunologic and non-immunologic events.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Recreational Marijuana Use Is Not Associated With Worse Kidney Allograft Outcomes
Background: As marijuana (MJ) legalization is ongoing, kidney transplant programs need to develop listing criteria for MJ users. No data exist on whether recreational MJ…2015 American Transplant Congress
Portal Flow <1000 cc Is Not Associated With Early Graft Dysfunction in Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Purpose: The aim of our study was to determine whether a portal flow <1000 cc after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) is associated with a higher…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does HLA-Incompatible Transplantation Confer a Survival Advantage in the UK?
Introduction: HLA-incompatible transplantation is perceived as being a 'high-risk' option with increased mortality and morbidity for transplantation of sensitized recipients of renal transplants. Data from…2015 American Transplant Congress
Recurrent Cytomegalovirus Infection After Solid Organ Transplant
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Background:Cytomegalovirus is a common opportunistic infection after transplant. Relapse may occur after treatment of the initial episode of viremia or disease and secondary prophylaxis is…2015 American Transplant Congress
No Significant Outcome Benefit for Brand-Name Versus Generic Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplant Recipients: SRTR Analysis
IntroGeneric formulations of tacrolimus have been available for maintenance immunosuppression since 2009. Our aim was to evaluate the frequency of use of generic tacrolimus and…
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