2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Total Graft Steatotic Mass in Liver Transplant Outcomes
INTRODUCTIONGraft steatosis is a risk factor for early allograft dysfunction (EAD) and is thought to portend inferior transplant outcomes. The impact of total steatosis, combining…2018 American Transplant Congress
Addressing the “Crisis” in Pancreas Transplant Volume Using a Multidisciplinary Approach
Surgery, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Background: Due in part to the recently revised pancreas allocation system, patients who are listed for simultaneous pancreas and kidney (SPK) transplantation can be transplanted…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Renal Sparing Protocol after Heart Transplant That Keeps Giving
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.
Purpose: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNI) such as cyclosporine and tacrolimus are known to cause chronic renal failure. As a result, programs have developed renal-sparing protocols (RSP)…2018 American Transplant Congress
Potential Barriers to Renal Patient Care: Perspectives of Dialysis and Transplant Social Workers
Background: Little is studied about social workers' (SW) perceptions and experiences in dialysis and transplant care. We aimed to assess patient care experiences and perspectives…2018 American Transplant Congress
Liver Transplant Recipients with End-Stage Renal Disease Largely Benefit from Kidney Transplantation
Background: The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) following liver transplant (LT) has increased. The actual benefit of kidney transplantation (KT) is not completely understood…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis on Patient Outcomes after Liver Transplantation Using the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipient (SRTR) Database
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is associated with abdominal inflammation and increased morbidity in patients with end-stage liver disease. However, SBP has generally not been associated…2018 American Transplant Congress
Characterization of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Memory T Cell Subsets in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with Previously Treated Active Tuberculosis
Introduction:Cell-mediated immune (CMI) responses including CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells contribute to control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) infection. There are no data on long term TB-specific…2018 American Transplant Congress
Donor Acute Kidney Injury Does Not Affect Fibrosis on 1 Year Post-Transplant Kidney Biopsy
Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
PurposeThe use of kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury (AKI) at the time of donation is a potential method by which to expand…2018 American Transplant Congress
Complications and QoL after Living Donor Hepatectomy: Analysis of 176 Cases at a Single Center
Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Background: Living liver donation is one of the most selfless and humane acts a person can perform. Few single-center reports have been published specifically evaluating…2018 American Transplant Congress
Secular Trends in the Medical Complexity and Outcomes of Medicare-Insured Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplant
1Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; 2Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Graft and patient survival following kidney transplant (KT) are improving. The reasons for this trend are unclear. We set out to examine concurrent changes in…
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