2015 American Transplant Congress
Implications of Living Donor Kidney Histology, Volume and Function on Post-Donation GFR
Living kidney donor transplantation is the best modality for treating ESRD as it confers excellent outcomes to patients and it is safe for donors. Postdonation…2015 American Transplant Congress
Utilization of Increased Risk Donors in a Canadian Multi-Organ Transplant Program
Background: Due to a shortage of organ donors and increasing mortality on the wait list, marginal donors, including those at increased risk for blood borne…2015 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Early Everolimus in De Novo Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Purpose: To study the safety and efficacy of immunosuppression with Everolimus (EVL) within the first month after orthotopic liver transplantation.Patients and methods: Recipients who had…2015 American Transplant Congress
Systematic Medical Record Review to Identify Safety Risks in Living Liver Donors
BACKGROUNDPrevention of adverse events (AEs) is important in Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT), as these are healthy volunteers who undergo a major procedure with no…2015 American Transplant Congress
The Penalty Faced By Native Americans in Kidney Transplantation: Decreased Access and Reduced Long-Term Survival
Background: Diabetes and ESRD disproportionately affect NAs (Native Americans), yet waitlisted NAs have lower rates of kidney transplantation than other racial/ethnic groups and worse longer…2015 American Transplant Congress
Use of MELD Exception Points in Patients With Hepatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Metastases: Variable Use and Proposed Criterion for Approval
Purpose: Most patients with metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) have preserved hepatic synthetic function, and their providers may seek increased waitlist priority via MELD exception points.…2015 American Transplant Congress
Early Hospital Readmission After Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Transplantation
Background: Early hospital readmission (EHR) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality after kidney transplantation. However, following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK), EHR rates are unknown,…2015 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Serum sCD30 as a Predictor in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Objective To explore the significance of serum CD30 in predicting acute rejection and pneumonia in kidney transplant recipients. Methods A total of 106 kidney transplant…2015 American Transplant Congress
Controlled DCD Pancreas Transplantation : A Single Centre Experience
Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Background: The use of DCD pancreata are gaining popularity in the UK. Isolated pancreas transplantation (IP) is known to have inferior outcomes in comparison to…2015 American Transplant Congress
MicroRNAs in Kidney Graft Preservation Fluid as Novel Biomarkers for Delayed Graft Function
Transplant Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Introduction: Delayed graft function is a common complication after deceased donor kidney transplantation (KT), which affects both short and long-term outcome. Currently available biomarkers in…
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