2018 American Transplant Congress
Protocol Biopsies after Paediatric Kidney Transplantation: A Single Centres' 17 Year Experience
PURPOSE: Standard laboratory measures are not sensitive indicators of kidney dysfunction following transplantation and may be less reliable in paediatric recipients. Early graft surveillance may…2018 American Transplant Congress
High Prevalence of Hypertension and Alterations in Rhythmicity in Recipients of Pediatric Transplants
Hypertension (HTN) is a major issue after transplantation (Tx). Ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring (ABPM) permits the diagnosis of masked HTN and nocturnal HTN. Fourier…2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of a Change in CMV Prevention Strategy Following Pediatric SOT
Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Optimal cytomegalovirus(CMV) prevention strategy following solid organ transplantation(SOT) is uncertain. We report on CMV disease with implementation of prophylaxis-based prevention with intensive monitoring.We retrospectively evaluated…2018 American Transplant Congress
Survival Benefit of Partial Grafts in Pediatric Candidates with Acute Liver Failure Awaiting Liver Transplantation: SRTR Analysis over 26 Years
Objective: Pediatric fulminant hepatic failure (PFHF) is a devastating condition which portends a poor prognosis without liver transplantation (LT). In comparison to adult candidates, there…2018 American Transplant Congress
Safety and Efficacy of Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin Induction in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Transplantation
Purpose: Limited data are available in pediatric cardiac transplant patients that focus on the safety and efficacy of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction therapy. The…2018 American Transplant Congress
Use of Public Health Service Increased Risk Kidneys in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients: Recipient Characteristics
1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia; 2University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Purpose: The number of donors labeled as Public Health Service Increased Risk (IR) is rising. This designation identifies organs from donors at 'increased risk' of…2018 American Transplant Congress
Adult-Sized Kidneys Transplanted into Infants and Small Children: Outcomes after Implementing Aggressive Fluid Regimen and Medications to Support Post-Transplant Perfusion
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, CA.
Background: Risk of chronic graft ischemia secondary to hypoperfusion increases with greater disparity between donor and recipient size. At our center, the smallest recipients receive…2018 American Transplant Congress
28-Year Cumulative US Experience with Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplant – How Far Have We Come?
Surgery, State University of New York, Downstate, Brooklyn, NY.
Introduction: The last 30 years have shown tremendous growth in pediatric liver transplant. Refinements of surgical technique and immunosuppression have improved graft survival. In the…2018 American Transplant Congress
Excellent Long Term Outcomes Transplanting Single Pediatric Kidneys from Donors Five Years and Younger into Adult Recipients
Pediatric kidneys have been traditionally considered marginal organs for transplantation & are underutilized given concerns of poor outcomes. Furthermore, long term outcomes of single kidneys…2018 American Transplant Congress
Inferior Patient and Graft Survival in Highly Sensitized Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients with a Prior Transplant Compared to Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of OPTN Data
Under the current kidney allocation system (KAS), pediatric (PED) renal transplant (RTx) candidates have a priority to kidneys from KDPI <35% donors. However, that excludes…
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