2018 American Transplant Congress
Renal Transplant Outcomes in Recipients Weighing 8-10 Kilograms
Pediatric Nephrology and Transplantation, Cohen Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY.
Background: Renal transplant is the optimal treatment for children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Most centers require a minimum weight of about 10 kg for…2018 American Transplant Congress
Machine Learning to Assess Kidney Donor Risk
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
Organ quality estimation is critical in allocation and organ acceptance in renal transplantation. Standard methods determine the likelihood of an outcome of interest utilizing Cox…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Impact of a Tobacco Prohibition Policy Compared to a Restrictive Policy on Liver Transplant Candidate Outcomes
Introduction: Substance use disorders (SUD) are common in liver transplant (LT) candidates. Poorer postLT outcomes in tobacco users have led programs to prohibit tobacco use…2018 American Transplant Congress
Infection Outcomes in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients Receiving Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole as Opposed to Atovaquone for Prophylaxis
Background: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP) is an important illness amongst solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is the prophylaxis of choice based on efficacy…2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Perfusion Machine after Long Cold Ischemia Time: 3 Years Results
The rate of delayed graft function (DGF) in Brazil is very high, reaching 80%. This is due to the long cold ischemia time (TIF) and…2018 American Transplant Congress
The Anterior Rectus Sheath Approach Resulted in No Difference in Wound Complication Rates in Obese versus Non-Obese Renal Transplant Recipients
The anterior rectus sheath (ARS) approach is a modification of the conventional Kuss procedure for kidney transplant (KT). We have previously described the ARS approach…2018 American Transplant Congress
Mortality and Kidney Transplantation Outcomes among Chronic Dialysis Patients Who Are Seropositive for Hepatitis C Virus
1Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; 2Univ of Alabama, Birmingham, AL; 3DaVita, Minneapolis, MN.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common among patients receiving chronic dialysis. However, few studies have examined both survival on dialysis as well as transplantation…2018 American Transplant Congress
Worsening Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Outcomes in the US
Purpose: We recently demonstrated narrowed racial/ethnic disparities in adult kidney transplant (KT) outcomes in the US. The goal of this study was to examine twenty-year…2018 American Transplant Congress
A Novel Dropout Risk Score in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Patients Listed for Liver Transplant (LT) – Identifying a Threshold That Predicts Worse Post-LT Survival in Short Wait Regions
Background: Short wait time to LT for HCC patients may result in transplanting aggressive tumors at high risk for HCC recurrence who otherwise would have…2018 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Center Volume on Kidney Transplant Outcomes in Contemporary U.S. Transplant Practice
With the significant organ shortage, transplant professionals have expanded use of higher-risk deceased donor organs. The use of such organs requires surgical expertise and multidisciplinary…
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