2015 American Transplant Congress
Determinants and Sequelae of Hepatic Artery Thrombosis After Liver Transplantation: A Registry Study of Recipient Diagnosis and Coagulopathy
Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) is a dreaded complication following liver transplantation. Despite improvements in technique and procurement, HAT still occurs in approximately 2-5% of recipients.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Induction Therapy Improves 15-Year Graft Survival in Kidney Transplant Recipients With Acute Rejection
Transplant Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Background: Graft(GS) and patient survival(PS) has been shown to be superior in patients without delayed graft function (DGF) or acute rejection(AR). Induction therapy(IT) is frequently…2015 American Transplant Congress
MELD/PELD 35+ Candidates Benefit from Regional Sharing
Background: Based on a proposal from the Liver and Intestinal Organ Transplantation Committee, the OPTN implemented regional sharing for MELD/PELD 35+ candidates on June 18,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Serum Uric Acid Is Associated With Hypertension in Kidney Donors
Introduction:Uric acid has been linked to the development of hypertension and possibly CKD. Moreover, some preliminary data suggests that lowering uric acid maybe associated with…2015 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Impact of Live Liver Donation: A Self Report of the Donation Experience
Introduction: Recipient outcomes of LDLT are well reported, however outcomes for adult to adult living liver donors (LD) are based on short term data. Much…2015 American Transplant Congress
Does the Site Or Etiology of Renal Artery Stenosis Influence the Sucess Rate of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty?
Divison of Urology, Renal Transplantation Unit, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Purpose: The incidence of transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) ranges from 1 to 23% and is the most frequent vascular complication following renal transplantation. It…2015 American Transplant Congress
Induction Therapy With either Anti-Thymocyte Antibodies or Il2 Receptor Inhibitors Appears to Decrease the Risk of Graft Loss in DCD Liver Transplantation Compared to No Induction Therapy
University of Washington, Seattle.
An analysis of our center's outcomes in DCD liver transplants suggested that induction with anti-thymocyte antibody preparations (ATG) may reduce the risk of graft loss…2015 American Transplant Congress
Import Pancreas Transplants: Good from Far or Far from Good?
General Surgery-Transplantation, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Background: Many transplant (tx) programs are reluctant to import pancreas allografts because of concerns that outcomes might be inferior to locally procured organs. Methods: Single…2015 American Transplant Congress
Acute Kidney Injury in the MELD Era of Liver Transplantation. Are Calcineurin Inhibitors So Problematic for Renal Function?
Acute kidney injury(AKI)after liver transplantation (LT) is common.Calcineurin inhibitors(CNI)have to be well-balanced.The aims were analyze the specific effect of CNI on AKI in a cohort…2015 American Transplant Congress
Do CMS Oversight and the Systems Improvement Agreement Really Change Institutional Behavior?
Center for Transplantation and Organ Failure, University of kentucky, Lexington, KY.
In 2010 the pulmonary transplant program at the University of Kentucky entered a Systems Improvement Agreement (SIA) with CMS as a consequence of poor performance…
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