2018 American Transplant Congress
The THINKER Trial: Quality of Life Results at 6- and 12-Month Follow-Up among Hepatitis C-Negative Patients Who Received Kidney Transplants from Deceased Donors with Hepatitis C Infection
Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Background: Short-term (6-month) data from the first 10 subjects in the pilot THINKER-1 trial (NCT02743897; funder: Merck) suggested that kidneys from HCV-infected donors could be…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes after HIV+ Kidney Transplant: A HOPE in Action Study
The HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act allows HIV-infected donor (HIV D+) organs to be transplanted into HIV+ recipients (HIV R+) under research protocols. We…2018 American Transplant Congress
Frequency of Whole-Organ in Lieu of Split-Liver Transplantation over the Last Decade: Children Experienced Increased Wait Time and Death
Background: Organ shortage is a barrier in liver transplantation (LT). Split liver transplantation (SLT) increases organ utilization where a donor provides segmental grafts to 2…2018 American Transplant Congress
LDLT for High MELD Recipients: A Single Center Experience
Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Objectives: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is underutilized in high MELD patients. Our aim was to assess the impact of high MELD score on short-term…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes of Kidney Transplantation from HBsAg Positive Donors to HBsAb Positive Recipients
Objective To investigate the outcomes of transplanting kidneys from HBsAg positive donors to HBsAb positive recipients.Methods We retrospectively collected data of 57 kidney transplants from…2018 American Transplant Congress
No Correlation between US News "Best Hospitals" Rank and Outcome of Liver or Kidney Transplantation
Introduction:Increased need for quality and cost effective healthcare has led to lay-press rankings such as U.S. News and World Report (USN). USN's “Best Hospitals” publication…2018 American Transplant Congress
BK Viremia in Simultaneous Kidney Pancreas Recipients: Single Center Experience
Introduction: The impact of BK viremia in recipients of simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation (SPK) is not well known. We therefore studied the incidence and…2018 American Transplant Congress
Short-Term Outcome Prediction Model in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Recipients
1OSU, Columbus; 2UVA, Charlottesville; 3Montefiore, New York; 4NWU, Chicago.
Background: Lack of accurate outcome prediction models may be a reason for the increase in organ discard rate that further burdens the growing kidney transplant…2018 American Transplant Congress
Age Difference between Donor and Recipient Predisposes to Early Interstitial Fibrosis and Tubular Atrophy in Pediatric Kidney Transplantation
Pediatric Nephrology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
Introduction: Previous studies in adult kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) have shown that an increased age difference between donor and recipient increases the risk of arterial…2018 American Transplant Congress
National Outcomes of Donor and Recipient Sex Mismatch in Kidney Transplantation
Introduction: Gender Outcomes remain controversial in solid organ transplantation.Aim: The study aim was to evaluate the outcomes of sex mismatched donors and recipients where a…
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