2015 American Transplant Congress
High Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Correlates With Calculated Pulsatile Perfusion (PP) Resistance Index (RI) and Delayed Graft Function (DGF)
Surgery/Transplant, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH.
Background: Deceased donor (DD) kidney quality is now being determined by calculating the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI). Calculated kidney vascular resistance index (RI) during…2015 American Transplant Congress
U.S. National Experience of Liver Transplantation Using Allografts from Octogenarian Donors
Surgery, Division of Transplantation, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
IntroductionA continuous worsening of donor organ shortage has led to expand organ acceptance criteria. It is still theoretically possible to utilize hepatic allografts from donors…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Utility of Non-Invasive Intra Abdominal Pressure Monitoring After Pediatric Abdominal Organ Transplantation
Intra abdominal pressure (IAP) is monitored in critically ill children because intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) may be associated with renal dysfunction and adverse outcomes.We retrospectively examined…2015 American Transplant Congress
Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease in Pediatric Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients
1Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Chicago; 2Pathology, Northwestern University, Chicago.
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease (EGID) has been associated with immunosuppression use in solid organ transplant recipients. However, its relationship to the post-transplant clinical course is unknown.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Center Volume On Kidney Transplant Outcomes- Mate Kidney Analysis
Background- Reports of the association of center volume and outcomes in kidney transplantation (KTX) may not provide adequate adjustment for donor risk factors. This study…2015 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Community Risk on Early Hospital Readmission Following Kidney Transplant
Background: Early hospital readmission (EHR) is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and cost in kidney transplantation (KT). Community risk may be associated with EHR above…2015 American Transplant Congress
Organ Donation Attitudes of Hispanic College Students in the Rio Grande Valley: Analysis of Free Responses
Purpose: To understand barriers in registering as an organ donor amongst students at a predominantly Hispanic institution.Methods: Self-identified adult (ages 18 and above) Hispanic students…2015 American Transplant Congress
Characteristics of HIV Infected Patients Waitlisted for Kidney Transplantation
IntroductionKidney transplantation in HIV+ individuals has been associated with patient and graft survival rates that are comparable to those reported for HIV- populations. Despite this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Solid Organ Transplantation in a National Private Health Plan: Comparison to SRTR Reports
1Optum, Minneapolis; 2Saint Louis University, St. Louis.
The majority of transplant recipients have private health plans. However, there have been few reports using private health plan data describing the outcomes of this…2015 American Transplant Congress
Living Kidney Donation in the Elderly: The United Kingdom Experience
Introduction: The increasing demand for organs has led many institutions to accept elderly patients onto their living donor programmes. However no large UK based datasets…
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