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
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
The Role of Resilience in Healthcare Transitions among Adolescent and Young Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients
Adolescent and young adult (AYA) kidney transplant (KT) recipients experience high rates of premature allograft loss during healthcare transition (HCT). There is a critical need…2018 American Transplant Congress
Intra- versus Extra-Peritoneal Approaches in Renal Transplantation of Adult-Sized Kidneys for Children Weighting under 15kg – A Single Center Study
Purpose:Renal transplantation (RTx) of adult-sized kidneys leads to size-mismatch for small pediatric recipients. The aim of this study reveals the outcomes between intra- and extra-peritoneal…2018 American Transplant Congress
Role of Obesity in Pediatric Liver Transplantation
PURPOSE: Pediatric obesity rates are climbing and the prevalence of obesity in children undergoing liver transplantation now exceeds that of the general population. Studies in…2018 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes and Risk Factors of Kidney Transplantation from Pediatric Donors to Adult Recipients
Objective To investigate the outcomes of kidney transplantation from pediatric donors to adult recipients, and explore the risk factors for DGF and graft loss after…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…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
Temporal Changes in Impact of HLA Mismatch among Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
U.S. pediatric deceased-donor kidney transplantation (pDDKT) allocation now deemphasizes HLA matching to improve equality in access to transplantation, but other national systems still consider HLA…
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