2020 American Transplant Congress
Pilot Donor App Users Maintain Higher Transplant Rates Than Matched Controls
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: We previously conducted a pilot study demonstrating that patients who used the Donor App (DA) were 6.6 times more likely to generate a live…2020 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplantation of Donors and Recipients’ with Situs Inversus Totalis: Case Reports and Literature Review
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*Purpose: Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT) is a rare condition affecting 0.1% of the general population. It was historically a contraindication for LTx and graft donation.…2020 American Transplant Congress
Adenovirus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Case Series
University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
*Purpose: Adenovirus (AdV) is associated with poor outcomes in immunosuppressed patients and data on incidence and management in kidney transplant (KT) recipients is limited. *Methods:…2020 American Transplant Congress
Increased Graft Survival Following Implementation of the Kidney Allocation Score
1Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, 2Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
*Purpose: The Kidney Allocation Score (KAS) was developed to improve matching of donor and recipients; we examine the effect of this change on transplantation practice…2020 American Transplant Congress
Taking on Pediatric Liver Tumors – Beyond Hepatoblastoma
MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, Washington, DC
*Purpose: Background. Hepatic angiosarcomas, hepatocellular carcinoma, hemangioendothelioma, and rhabdomyosarcoma of the bile ducts are very rare tumors in children with historically poor prognosis. Median survival…2020 American Transplant Congress
Five Year Patient Important Outcomes of Treated Acute Rejections Diagnosed with Protocol and Clinical Biopsy after Pancreas Transplant Alone for Type 1 Diabetes
*Purpose: STUDY PURPOSE: Acute rejection (AR) after Pancreas Transplant alone (PTA) continues to be a significant morbidity. We compared the outcomes of PTA recipients treated…2020 American Transplant Congress
Delayed Graft Function in the Recipients of Simultaneous Liver and Kidney Transplant: A Single-Center Experience
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
*Purpose: Increased rates of delayed graft function (DGF) have been reported in the recipients of simultaneous liver and kidney (SLK) transplant. However, the effect of…2020 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Intravenous Ferric Gluconate on Post Heart Transplant Outcomes in Patients Bridged with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Internal Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Our study examined the effect of intravenous (IV) ferric gluconate compared to oral iron repletion in reducing 30-day hospital readmissions and all-cause mortality in…2020 American Transplant Congress
The Prevalence of Preemptive Transplantation at a Large Volume Kidney Transplant Center
1Houston Methodist Research Institute, Houston, TX, 2Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
*Purpose: In the wake of the Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health, it is essential to fully examine the current care paradigm for chronic…2020 American Transplant Congress
Lowering Meld, Diminishing Length of Stay, and Increasing Liver Transplant Numbers Comes Through the Generosity of Others: Declined HCV-NAT Offers Subsequently Transplanted Have Excellent Outcomes
Transplant Services, Intermountain Healthcare, Murray, UT
*Purpose: There is variability between programs in the acceptance of organ offers. This paper examines offer, acceptance and program performance with HCV NAT positive donor…
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