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…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
Endothelin-1 Type A Receptor Antibodies Are Associated with Elevated Il-8, Arteritis and Decline in Renal Function in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients
1University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; 2Duke University, Durham, NC.
Background: We have recently shown that the non-HLA antibody, AT1R-Ab, is prevalent and associated with poor outcomes in pediatric kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). The prevalence…2018 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Disparity in Access to Deceased-Donor Liver Transplantation for Pediatric Candidates
1JHU, Baltimore; 2US Naval Academy, Annapolis.
Geographic disparity in access to deceased-donor liver transplantation (DDLT) is largely uncharacterized for pediatric candidates. We investigated geographic disparity in DDLT rates across Donation Service…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
Differences in Pediatric and Adult Lost to Follow-Up Events for Heart, Kidney, and Liver Recipients
Background: Long-term follow-up data are necessary for accurate survival estimation. While the majority of heart (HR), kidney (KI), and liver (LI) transplant recipients (TxR) are…
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