2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Right or Left Kidneys in Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation. Comparative Study of 320 Cases
In more than 95% of worldwide living-donor kidney transplants(LDKT), the donor's left kidney (LK) is preferred because of technical difficulties and a shorter vein of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Effect of Belatacept on Late Acute Rejection Episodes and Graft Loss in Young Adults between the Ages of 18-24 Years: Post-Hoc Analysis of BENEFIT Study
Nephrology, Children National Health System, Washington, DC.
Background: Recent data suggests higher incidence of late acute rejection (LAR) in young adults (18-24 years of age) causing graft loss just like adolescents due…2018 American Transplant Congress
Survival Rates of Patients with Previous Cardiac Surgery Undergoing Lung Transplant
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Severe heart diseases are traditionally considered a contraindication for Lung transplantation (LTx). There are suggestions that patients with severe heart diseases undergoing LTx will…2018 American Transplant Congress
Association of Health Literacy with Adverse Outcomes among Kidney Transplant Candidates and Recipients
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
Limited health literacy (LHL) is known to adversely affect health outcomes in patients managing chronic illness. We aimed to examine the association between LHL, listing,…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Ethical Turmoil of Imminent Death Donation
Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
A. Imminent Death Donation (IDD) is a term to describe organ procurement from a live donor before withdrawal of ventilator support and/or from a patient…2018 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Molecular Assessment of Renal Allograft and Short-Term Outcome: Markers of Injury and Recovery
1Surgery, UVA, Charlottesville; 2NWU, Chicago.
Background: Ischemia reperfusion (I/R) is influenced by both donor and recipient characteristics and affects early graft function and the recovery process. To understand underlying mechanisms…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Anticoagulation Therapy Modifications during the Index Hospitalization on Clinical Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
Background: The aim of this study was to determine whether changing anticoagulation medications during the index admission for kidney transplant (KT) is significantly associated with…2018 American Transplant Congress
Determinants of Delays and Reduced Rates of Waitlisting and Kidney Transplant among American Indians
Introduction: American Indian (AI) patients experience delays in every step of the kidney transplant (KTx) evaluation. Our objective is to determine the contribution of co-morbid…2018 American Transplant Congress
Insulin Use after Pancreas Transplant: Implications for Post-Transplant Outcomes
We examined associations of insulin use after pancreas transplant with patient survival, and with kidney graft survival among simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant (SKPT) recipients, in a…2018 American Transplant Congress
Mortality of Live Kidney Donors in the UK: 15 Year Comparative Cohort Study
To investigate the all-cause mortality o LDs in comparison with healthy controls.Ethics approval was in place to accrue data from database. Protocol reviewed and passed…
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