2017 American Transplant Congress
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Detects High Prevalence of Hypertension in Recipients of Non-Renal Transplants.
Long-term survival after pediatric non-renal organ and stem cell transplantation (tx) has become increasingly better. The optimal post-transplant care therefore goes beyond organ-specific issues and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Rates of Lost to Follow-Up Among Pediatric Heart, Kidney, and Liver Transplant Recipients.
Background. Pediatric transplant recipients are typically transitioned to adult transplant programs for post-transplant care after age 18. For pediatric kidney (KI) recipients transitioning to adult…2017 American Transplant Congress
Longitudinal Study of Donor Specific Antibodies in a Pediatric Kidney Transplant Population; Response to Optimization of Anti-Proliferative Therapy.
Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
In 2015 we implemented surveillance donor-specific antibody (DSA) monitoring in our pediatric kidney transplant recipients (pKTR); we found that in stable pKTRs (i.e. no changes…2017 American Transplant Congress
T Cell Responses to Viral Peptide Stimulation Predict Influenza Vaccine-Induced Seroconversion in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.
Introduction: Biomarkers predictive of vaccine response are needed to determine the optimal timing of immunization post-transplantation. We previously found that low T-cell ELISPOT responses to…2017 American Transplant Congress
Conservative Management of Pneumatosis Intestinalis After Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
BACKGROUND: Pnuematosis intestinalis (PI), characterized by gas in the bowel wall, is a rare pathologic finding in pediatric liver transplantation (PLT) recipients. PI has been…2017 American Transplant Congress
A Decade of Paediatric Kidney Transplantation in Children Weighing <20kg.
Introduction: Renal transplantation is the gold standard treatment for end-stage kidney disease. There are increased challenges in paediatric renal transplant recipients under 20kg, especially when…2017 American Transplant Congress
Successful Implementation of a Pneumococcal Vaccination Program for Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients.
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Vaccine preventable diseases remain a serious problem among transplanted patients. Many children remain under vaccinated after a kidney transplant because of a lack of physician…2017 American Transplant Congress
HLA Eplet Mismatches Predict DSA Formation, Graft Survival, and Re-Transplantation Rate in Pediatric Renal Transplantation.
The potential benefits of HLA epitope based matching are greatest for pediatric recipients, however, there is little published data on the association of epitope mismatches…2017 American Transplant Congress
Long-Term Outcomes of Renal Function in Pediatric Living Related Intestinal Transplantation.
1Surgery, UIC, Chicago, IL; 2Pediatrics, UIC, Chicago, IL; 3Surgery, Baylor University, Texas
Background: Renal function after organ transplantation is affected by several factors. The use of calcineurin inhibitors has a direct impact on the kidney. Material and…2017 American Transplant Congress
Gastrointestinal Perforation After Liver Transplantation in Pediatric Patients.
Introduction: The improved surgical techniques, antirejection treatment, and postoperative management have made liver transplantation (LT) the treatment of choice for pediatric patients with end-stage liver…
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