2018 American Transplant Congress
Effects of Health Literacy and Numeracy Literacy on Adherence, Quality of Life and Readiness to Transition in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
Introduction: An adequate level of functional health literacy is essential for transplant recipients and caregivers to comprehend complex information and be adherent to recommendations. Given…2018 American Transplant Congress
Facial Allotransplantation: An Early Look at OPTN Data
Craniofacial Vascularized Composite Allograft (VCA) transplantation is a developing area in the field of transplantation. Thirteen craniofacial transplants have been performed in the US since…2018 American Transplant Congress
mTOR Inhibitor Based Immunosuppression Regimens Are Not Associated with Lower Risk for BK Infection
Introduction: BK virus continues to be a significant post-transplant complication with increasing incidence in the current era of potent immunosuppression. Mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors…2018 American Transplant Congress
Using a Data Analytics Platform to Improve Patient Care in Pediatric Lung Transplantation
PurposeLung transplantation in children remains challenging, requiring extensive infrastructure and expertise. At our institution, we have performed 191 pediatric lung transplants since 2002. We hypothesized…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Very Old Kidney Recipients of Grafts from Very Old Donors
Nephrology Department, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Aims: Describe the outcomes of very old kidney recipients of grafts from very old donors. Identify pretransplant clinical factors associated with graft and recipient survival.Methods:…2018 American Transplant Congress
No Deleterious Effect from the Presence of Donor Specific Antibodies (DSA) or Positive Flow Cytometry Crossmatch (FCXM) on the Outcomes of Simultaneous Liver-Kidney (SLK) Transplant Recipients
SLK transplant recipients have excellent outcomes that rival kidney alone recipients in terms of graft and patient survival and have better outcomes in terms of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Cannabis Dependence or Abuse before and after Kidney Transplantation: Implications for Post-Transplant Outcomes
Currently, transplant centers vary in screening practices for marijuana use and requirements for abstinence before kidney transplantationWe examined billing claims and linked SRTR data for…2018 American Transplant Congress
Brincidofovir Was Used to Successfully Treat Adenovirus Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients and Other Immunocompromised Patients
Background: Adenovirus (AdV) infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Brincidofovir (BCV) is an investigational antiviral drug with high in vitro potency against…2018 American Transplant Congress
Enteric Conversion after Bladder-Drained Pancreas Transplantation: The Wisconsin Experience
Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
INTRODUCTION: In the early experience of pancreas transplantation, bladder drainage was favored. However, this often caused metabolic and infectious complications that necessitated conversion to enteric…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Bw4 and Bw6 Epitope Mismatch on Clinical Outcomes after Renal Transplantation
HLA class II epitope mismatch has been shown to impact the long-term survival of kidney allografts. HLA-B alleles are traditionally grouped by the Bw4 and…
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