2020 American Transplant Congress
The Forgiven Disease: Outcomes of Lung Transplantation in Two HIV-Infected Patients
*Purpose: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity is generally considered a contraindication to lung transplantation (LTx). HIV-infected adults are at higher risk of developing chronic lung…2020 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of CPRA 100% Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients Under the New Kidney Allocation System: A Single-Center Cohort Study
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: In light of changes in donor/recipient case-mix and increased cold ischemia times under KAS, there is some concern that cPRA 100% recipients might be…2020 American Transplant Congress
Older Livers Should Not Be Utilized in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
*Purpose: Organ scarcity in liver transplantation has required expansion of the acceptable criteria used for donor selection. The utilization of older donors (>60 years) has…2020 American Transplant Congress
Pancreas Transplants in Asian Recipients
SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
*Purpose: Over the years, a change in patients receiving a pancreas transplant could be observed. While in the beginning the standard pancreas transplant recipient was…2020 American Transplant Congress
Transarterial Chemoembolization and Radio-Embolization are Similarly Efficacious in Achieving Successful Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Down-Staging: Results from the Multicenter Evaluation of Reduction in Tumor Size Before Liver Transplantation (MERITS-LT) Consortium
*Purpose: United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) Region 5 has reported excellent liver transplantation (LT) outcomes after successful down-staging (DS) in HCC patients exceeding Milan…2020 American Transplant Congress
Improvement in Long Term Kidney Transplant Survival Most Dramatic among Minorities, Diabetics and Older Patients
*Purpose: Short-term and long-term kidney transplant graft survival has been improving over time, but whether this improvement in outcomes is more pronounced in the early…2020 American Transplant Congress
A Multidisciplinary Protocol for the Management of Hyponatremia at the Time of Liver Transplantation is Associated with Reduced Post-Transplant Neurologic Complications
*Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to assess whether implementation of a multidisciplinary protocol (Figure 1) aimed at limiting rapid changes in serum…2020 American Transplant Congress
Totally Robotic Living Donor Hepatectomy Graft Parenchymal Transection Time
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA
*Purpose: Evaluate duration of parenchymal transection in a series of totally robotic living donor hepatectomies in order to improve time coordination between living donor and…2020 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Metabolic Control and Health Outcomes in Maple Syrup Urine Disease Following Liver Transplantation in Children and Young Adults
*Purpose: Determine outcomes and branch-chain amino acid (BCAA - leucine [LEU], isoleucine [ISO], and valine [VAL]) levels at 1-3, 4-7, and 8-10 years for patient’s…2020 American Transplant Congress
Temporal Trends in Utilization and Outcomes of DCD Livers for Liver Transplantation in the United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
*Purpose: Donation after cardiac death (DCD) livers represent a possible expansion to the donor pool, but are frequently discarded due to an increased mortality and…
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